Psychological conditions of HIV/AIDS patients' families:a qualitative study / 现代临床护理

Objective To study the psychological conditions of HIV/AIDS patients' families.Methods The non-structural interview was done with 4 HIV/AIDS patients' families.The data were analyzed for summarizing the themes.Results Six themes were summarized including suspicion and denial,humiliation and discrimination,helplessness and guilty,fear and sadness, desperate,threat and revenge.Conclusion HIV/AIDS patients’families are under tremendous psychological pressure and economic pressure,and their quality of life is very low.Therefore,it is necessary to lower the negative emotions in HIV/AIDS patients' families so that their quality of life is to be increased.