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      Maintaining normalcy: a grounded theory of engaging in HIV-oriented primary medical care.

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          Despite advances in the medical treatment of HIV disease, marginalized populations continue to shoulder a disproportionate burden of HIV/AIDS-related morbidity and mortality. This study explored the process by which clients at HIV-oriented primary care clinics transition from being sporadic users of care to engaging as regular users of care. A model illustrating how participants were striving to maintain normalcy, manage perceptions, and develop life mastery skills contributes to an understanding of living with HIV disease in a social context. Elements of the model are sensitive to nursing interventions aimed at improving health outcomes and reducing health disparities among persons at highest risk.

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          ANS Adv Nurs Sci
          ANS. Advances in nursing science
          0161-9268
          0161-9268
          : 28
          : 3
          Affiliations
          [1 ] School of Nursing & Health Studies, Georgetown University, Washington, DC 20057, USA. km293@georgetown.edu
          Article
          00012272-200507000-00008
          16106155
          fa1569d6-9c72-4fc5-9f3b-1690341a67b1
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