Representação social da qualidade de vida de pessoas vivendo com HIV no município do Rio de Janeiro: comparação intragrupos

Abstract

This study aimed to analyze the Social Representations (RS) of the quality of life of people living with HIV from the perspective of intragroup comparison in the city of Rio de Janeiro. This is a descriptive, exploratory study with a qualitative approach, based on the Theory of Social Representations (TRS), using the structural approach. The study was developed in three Specialized HIV/Aids Assistance Services (SAE) located in the city of Rio de Janeiro. The study included 180 participants in therapeutic follow-up in SAEs chosen for this study. Data were collected through the application of a socioeconomic questionnaire, from the Free Evocations technique to the inductive term "quality of life". The analysis of the data obtained from the application of the Speech-Free Evocations Technique was performed through the construction of the four-house table, and was instrumented by EVOC 2005 software. In the analysis of the structure of the representation of "quality of life" positive elements, good nutrition, health care and health, which suggest that the quality of life of people living with HIV/Aids is associated with an adequate diet, which is health care, indicating the concern of those interviewed with their own health. The term feeding reflects the importance given by participants to adequate and healthy food for health promotion, and consequently to a good quality of life. Conclusion: The participants in this study expressed the relationship between QV and HIV/Aids as good, from the point of view of changing habits and daily activities after diagnosis, in order to provide oneself with physical well-being. Thus, we can perceive the need to follow the psychosocial aspects, such as the variables analyzed in the present study, aiming at continuously contributing to the structuring of services.