title: Investing in self-care: a midrange theory of self-care grounded in the lived experience of low-income HIV-positive white women.
abstract: Little is known about the types of interventions that invite low-income women into partnerships that motivate self-care practices when living with human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS). The increasing incidence of HIV infection in low-income women with histories of inattention to self-care calls for nursing theories that address self-care practices. The purpose of this article is to describe a midrange theory developed from grounded theory research and to discuss implications of theoretical construction for future knowledge development. For the 12 women in this study, self-care practices developed over time and through four categories: focusing self, fitting resources, feeling emotions, and finding meaning. The core category, investing in self-care, linked the categories and carried explanatory power for developing midrange theory. Implications for nursing knowledge development through partnerships with low-income women are discussed.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, University of Kansas, Kansas City, USA.
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Leenerts
authors.forename: J K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Magilvy
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health; D003405:Creativity; D004644:Emotions; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D019359:Knowledge; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D009742:Nursing Theory; D011203:Poverty / Q000523:psychology*; D012648:Self Care / Q000379:methods* / Q000523:psychology*; D012649:Self Concept; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D044465:White People / Q000523:psychology*; D014930:Women / Q000523:psychology*