Understanding the Experience of HIV/AIDS for Women: Implications for Occupational Therapists

BACKGROUND: Within the past few years, HIV/AIDS has shifted from being an acute, palliative disease to one that is more chronic and episodic in nature. This shift has major implications for the role of occupational therapy in women's lives. Very few studies, however, have examined the perspective of women living with HIV/AIDS from an occupational therapy perspective. PURPOSE: This qualitative study was designed to examine the experiences of …