Abstract
Aim: to analyze the quality of life (QoL) and its representations in different diagnostic times. Method: This is a descriptive, cross-sectional study with a stratified sample by the time of diagnosis, consisting of 100 people living with HIV of a specialized service in the coastal lowlands of the municipality of Rio de Janeiro. The sociodemographic and health forms were used, followed by the WHOQOL-HIV BREF and semi-structured interviews. Descriptive and inferential statistical analysis was used. Lexical analysis was operationalized by the Alceste software. Results: The perception of QoL was intermediate in all areas, as well as the contents of QoL representation pointed to the hypothesis of non-autonomous representation regarding the social representation of AIDS. Conclusion: We observed a representational profile of the quality of life aimed for positive aspects and reinterpretation, based on the new symbology attributed to the object AIDS. It is necessary to consider satisfaction with health and longer time for diagnosis in the physical domain as relevant aspects to nursing care.References
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