title: Self-compassion and risk behavior among people living with HIV/AIDS.
abstract: Sexual risk behavior and illicit drug use among people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) contribute to poor health and onward transmission of HIV. The aim of this collaborative multi-site nursing research study was to explore the association between self-compassion and risk behaviors in PLWHA. As part of a larger project, nurse researchers in Canada, China, Namibia, Puerto Rico, Thailand and the US enrolled 1211 sexually active PLWHA using convenience sampling. The majority of the sample was male, middle-aged, and from the US. Illicit drug use was strongly associated with sexual risk behavior, but participants with higher self-compassion were less likely to report sexual risk behavior, even in the presence of illicit drug use. Self-compassion may be a novel area for behavioral intervention development for PLWHA.
authors: Department of Community Health Systems, UCSF School of Nursing, San Francisco, CA, 94143-0608.
authors: Carol
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authors: Dawson Rose
authors: Allison
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authors: Webel
authors: Kathleen M
authors: KM
authors: Sullivan
authors: Yvette P
authors: YP
authors: Cuca
authors: Dean
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authors: Wantland
authors: Mallory O
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authors: Johnson
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authors: Brion
authors: Carmen J
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authors: Portillo
authors: Inge B
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authors: Corless
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authors: Voss
authors: Wei-Ti
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authors: Chen
authors: J Craig
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authors: Phillips
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authors: Tyer-Viola
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authors: Rivero-Méndez
authors: Patrice K
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authors: Nicholas
authors: Kathleen
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authors: Nokes
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authors: Kemppainen
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authors: Sefcik
authors: Lucille Sanzero
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authors: Eller
authors: Scholastika
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authors: Iipinge
authors: Kenn
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authors: Kirksey
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authors: Chaiphibalsarisdi
authors: Nancy
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authors: Davila
authors: Mary Jane
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authors: Hamilton
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authors: Hickey
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authors: Maryland
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authors: Holzemer
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004645:Empathy; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011581:Psychological Tests; D012309:Risk-Taking; D012649:Self Concept; D057566:Self Report; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D047568:Unsafe Sex / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
keywords: HIV/AIDS; International Nursing Network for HIV/AIDS Research; illicit drug use; nursing; self-compassion; sexual risk behavior