The Burden of Care of Gay Male Carers Caring for Men Living With HIV/AIDS
Objective: The notion of caregiver ‘burden’ has been used as a term that refers to the financial, physical and emotional effects of caring. This Australian 2002 research investigated the caregiver burden of HIV/AIDS on the gay male carers of gay men with the disease. Methods: This study was a phenom...
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doaj-4cd9d3f0fa144ce19b9d06cc8b79b9eb2020-11-25T03:27:19ZengSAGE PublishingAmerican Journal of Men's Health1557-98832010-12-01410.1177/1557988309331795The Burden of Care of Gay Male Carers Caring for Men Living With HIV/AIDSIan Munro RN, PhDKaren-Leigh Edward RN, PhDObjective: The notion of caregiver ‘burden’ has been used as a term that refers to the financial, physical and emotional effects of caring. This Australian 2002 research investigated the caregiver burden of HIV/AIDS on the gay male carers of gay men with the disease. Methods: This study was a phenomenological inquiry and employed van Manen’s approach to content analysis. Data saturation occurred at twelve participants. Results: The findings produced carer themes relating to coping with the burden of care of a person living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) in the context of living day-to-day with HIV/AIDS, coping with the last phase of AIDS toward death, saying goodbye and remembrance. Conclusion: Allocating resources to gay male carers such as; education, respite care, family therapy and cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) to address grief and stigma issues, has implications for how health services might reduce the burden of care for these carers.https://doi.org/10.1177/1557988309331795 |
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The Burden of Care of Gay Male Carers Caring for Men Living With HIV/AIDS |
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American Journal of Men's Health |
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1557-9883 |
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2010-12-01 |
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Objective: The notion of caregiver ‘burden’ has been used as a term that refers to the financial, physical and emotional effects of caring. This Australian 2002 research investigated the caregiver burden of HIV/AIDS on the gay male carers of gay men with the disease. Methods: This study was a phenomenological inquiry and employed van Manen’s approach to content analysis. Data saturation occurred at twelve participants. Results: The findings produced carer themes relating to coping with the burden of care of a person living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) in the context of living day-to-day with HIV/AIDS, coping with the last phase of AIDS toward death, saying goodbye and remembrance. Conclusion: Allocating resources to gay male carers such as; education, respite care, family therapy and cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) to address grief and stigma issues, has implications for how health services might reduce the burden of care for these carers. |
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