Search for a cure: narratives of Thai family caregivers living with a person with AIDS

被引：10
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作者：
Nilmanat, K [1 ]
Street, A
机构：
[1] Prince Songkla Univ, Fac Nursing, Dept Med Nursing, Had Yai Songkhla 90112, Thailand
[2] Lab Trobel Austin Hlth Clin Sch Nursing, Canc & Palliat Care Studies, Heidelberg, W Vic 3081, Australia
来源：
SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE | 2004年 / 59卷 / 05期
关键词：
Thailand; AIDS; family; traditional/folk medicine; supernatural healing rites; Thai religious performances;
D O I：
10.1016/j.socscimed.2003.12.003
中图分类号：
R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
学科分类号：
1004 ; 120402 ;
摘要：
Facing an incurable prognosis Thai families search for a cure for AIDS using all possible means available to them. This paper reports a longitudinal narrative case study of eight family caregivers caring for a relative with AIDS in rural Southern Thailand. The paper demonstrates how the caregivers living with a person with AIDS made sense of illness episodes, and how they chose and evaluated particular treatments and care. Caregivers moved between modern medicine, traditional/folk medicine, supernatural healing rites, religious performances, and home remedies in their search for a cure. The findings indicate that a more holistic and palliative approach is needed toward AIDS care. (C) 2003 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码：1003 / 1010
页数：8
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