Integration versus disintegration: a grounded theory study of adolescent and young adult development in the context of perinatally-acquired HIV infection.
Adolescents/young adults with perinatally-acquired HIV infection experience a number of issues that impact developmental tasks. No study to date has described the process by which this occurs. The purpose of this grounded theory study was to describe the process by which HIV infection impacts adolescent/young adult development. Interviews were conducted and analyzed with 25 participants age 18 to 24. Six core categories emerged that were used to generate a theory, integration versus disintegration, that describes how perinatal HIV impacts participants' development. The results of this study provide unique clinical considerations for pediatric and adult clinicians providing care for this population.
University of Miami School of Nursing & Health Studies, Coral Gables, FL. Electronic address: Jdesantis@miami.edu.
Joseph P
JP
De Santis
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases & Immunology, Miami, FL.
Ana
A
Garcia
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases & Immunology, Miami, FL.
Aida
A
Chaparro
University of Texas at El Paso College of Health Sciences/School of Nursing, El Paso, TX.
Oscar
O
Beltran
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D041923:Adolescent Development; D062309:Community Integration; D005260:Female; D066296:Grounded Theory; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy / Q000635:transmission*; D006801:Humans; D018445:Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D010349:Patient Compliance; D057545:Social Stigma; D055815:Young Adult
Adolescents; HIV; Perinatal; Qualitative; Young adults