title: Spirituality and HIV disease: an integrated perspective.
abstract: Spirituality is an important resource that individuals use to cope with a chronic illness such as HIV disease. Spirituality has both a religious and an existential component that share the concepts of meaning in life, hope, self-transcendence, and rituals. An integrated perspective utilizing these shared concepts is proposed to assist HIV-positive individuals in coping with the challenges of their disease. Nursing interventions include promoting hope, teaching, sharing information, and creating a sense of empowerment in people with HIV to address spiritual issues. The article concludes with a case study that emphasizes application of the integrated perspective of spirituality with an HIV-positive person.
authors.affiliation: Infectious Disease Clinic, Greenville Hospital System, Greenvile, SC, USA.
authors.forename: D P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: McCormick
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Holder
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Wetsel
authors.forename: T W
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: Cawthon
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012067:Religion; D012944:Social Support