Abstract
PURPOSE: Finding and keeping employment is difficult for people with HIV. To improve supportive care for people with HIV and employment-related problems, a multidisciplinary guideline was developed in the Netherlands in 2010/2011. To identify the employment-related concerns of people with HIV and to formulate the key questions for the guideline, we conducted a qualitative study. The results of this study are described in this article.
METHODS: This study was performed in three HIV-treatment centers in the Netherlands. In total 18 participants participated in three focus-group interviews and nine participants were interviewed individually. The data were transcribed ad verbatim and were analyzed according to the principle of constant comparison.
RESULTS: Our findings indicate that people with HIV in the Netherlands face many work-related concerns. The themes which emerged from this study were disclosure, stigma and discrimination, knowledge about HIV, physical and psychological factors, working conditions, absenteeism, reintegration, and dismissal and counselling.
CONCLUSIONS: This study provides insight into employment-related concerns for people with HIV living in a Western country. It formed the basis for the key questions which were addressed in a multidisciplinary, evidence-based guideline "HIV and work". Finally, it gives leads for further scientific research and opportunities for improving the vocational guidance of people with HIV.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 790-7 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation |
Volume | 24 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 8-May-2014 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Absenteeism
- Anti-HIV Agents/adverse effects
- Counseling
- Disclosure
- Employment/psychology
- Fatigue/virology
- Female
- Focus Groups
- Guidelines as Topic
- HIV Seropositivity/complications
- Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
- Humans
- Interviews as Topic
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Motivation
- Netherlands
- Prejudice
- Qualitative Research
- Social Stigma
- Workplace