Self-compassion and risk behavior among people living with HIV/AIDS
Dawson Rose, C.; Webel, A.; Sullivan, K.M.; Cuca, Y.P.; Wantland, D.; Johnson, M.O.; Brion, J.; Portillo, C.J.; Corless, I.B.; Voss, J.; Chen, W.-T.; Phillips, J.C.; Tyer-Viola, L.; Rivero-Méndez, M.; Nicholas, P.K.; Nokes, K.; Kemppainen, J.; Sefcik, E.; Eller, L.S.; Iipinge, S.; Kirksey, K.; Chaiphibalsarisdi, P.; Davila, N.; Hamilton, M.J.; Hickey, D.; Maryland, M.; Reid, P.; Holzemer, W.L.
Research in Nursing and Health 37(2): 98-106
2014
ISSN/ISBN: 1098-240X PMID: 24510757 DOI: 10.1002/nur.21587Document Number: 580032
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.
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