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      Social representations of the elderly about HIV/AIDS Translated title: Representações sociais de idosos soropositivos acerca do hiv/aids Translated title: Representaciones sociales de ancianos soropositivos acerca del VIH/SIDA

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          ABSTRACT Objective: to understand the representational content about HIV/AIDS among seropositive elderly people. Method: a qualitative study carried out from April to May 2017, in the city of Recife/PE, with 48 seropositive elderly people, through a semi-structured interview. The Social Representations Theory was used as theoretical framework and the method of lexical analysis through IRAMUTEQ software. Results: it was observed that the social representation of HIV is structured around the proximity of death and that it is a disease of restricted groups, leading to feelings of sadness. On the other hand, it is evident a transformation of the representation linked to the reified knowledge, leading to the process of naturalization of the disease. Final considerations: it is concluded that the elderly living with HIV, when they undergo a process of reframing about the disease, become more flexible to deal with their condition of seropositivity.

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          RESUMO Objetivo: apreender os conteúdos representacionais acerca do HIV/Aids entre pessoas idosas soropositivas. Método: pesquisa qualitativa, realizada de abril a maio de 2017, no município de Recife/PE, com 48 pessoas idosas soropositivas, por meio de entrevista semiestruturada. Utilizou-se a Teoria das Representações Sociais como referencial teórico e o método de análise lexical através do software IRAMUTEQ. Resultados: observou-se que a representação social do HIV se estrutura em torno da proximidade da morte e de que é uma doença de grupos restritos, levando a sentimentos de tristeza. Por outro lado, evidencia-se uma transformação da representação ligada ao conhecimento reificado, conduzindo ao processo de naturalização da doença. Considerações finais: conclui-se que os idosos que vivem com HIV, ao passarem por um processo de ressignificação acerca da doença, se tornam mais flexíveis para lidar com a sua condição de soropositividade.

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          RESUMEN Objetivo: aprehender los contenidos representacionales acerca del VIH/SIDA entre personas mayores seropositivas. Método: la investigación cualitativa, realizada de abril a mayo de 2017, en el municipio de Recife/PE, con 48 personas ancianas seropositivas, por medio de una entrevista semiestructurada. Se utilizó la Teoría de las Representaciones Sociales como referencial teórico y el método de análisis léxico a través del software IRAMUTEQ. Resultados: se observó que la representación social del VIH se estructura en torno a la proximidad de la muerte y de que es una enfermedad de grupos restringidos, llevando a sentimientos de tristeza. Por otro lado, se evidencia una transformación de la representación ligada al conocimiento reificado, conduciendo al proceso de naturalización de la enfermedad. Consideraciones finales: se concluye que los ancianos que viven con VIH, al pasar por un proceso de resignificación sobre la enfermedad, se vuelven más flexibles para lidiar con su condición de seropositividad.

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              Aging in HIV-Infected Subjects: A New Scenario and a New View

              The prevalence of HIV-infected people aged 50 years or older is increasing rapidly; the proportion will increase from 28% to 73% in 2030. In addition, HIV-infected individuals may be more vulnerable to age-related condition. There is growing evidence that the prevalence of comorbidities and other age-related conditions (geriatric syndromes, functional or neurocognitive/mental problems, polypharmacy, and social difficulties) is higher in the HIV-infected population than in their uninfected counterparts. However, despite the potential impact of this situation on health care, little information exists about the optimal clinical management of older HIV-infected people. Here we examine the age-related conditions in older HIV-infected persons and address clinical management according to author expertise and published literature. Our aim is to advance the debate about the most appropriate management of this population, including less well-studied aspects, such as frequency of screening for psychological/mental and social and functional capabilities.
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                Journal
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                Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem
                Rev. Bras. Enferm.
                Associação Brasileira de Enfermagem (Brasília, DF, Brazil )
                0034-7167
                1984-0446
                October 2019
                : 72
                : 4
                : 1349-1355
                Affiliations
                [2] Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro orgnameUniversidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro orgdiv1Faculdade de Enfermagem Brazil
                [1] Recife Pernambuco orgnameUniversidade de Pernambuco orgdiv1Faculdade de Enfermagem Nossa Senhora das Graças Brazil
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                S0034-71672019000501349
                10.1590/0034-7167-2018-0296
                88b79816-495f-4eea-8387-774ae0ca338c

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                : 10 May 2018
                : 03 February 2019
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                Aged,Percepção Social,HIV,Síndrome de Imunodeficiência Adquirida,Idoso,Psicologia Social,Social Perception,Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome,Psychology, Social,Percepción Social,VIH,Síndrome de Inmunodeficiencia Adquirida,Anciano,Psicología Social

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