The 4th International Conference on Nursing

Author :

Hartatik

Affiliation :

Master of Nursing Program, Universitas Brawijaya, Malang, Indonesia

Abstract :

Background HIV/AIDS is a modern worldwide pandemic disease caused by the HIV virus that has a negative impact on the sufferer caused by individuals living with HIV / AIDS that are not just physical but psychosocial and emotional problems and despair of disappointment, anxiety of fear and depression, thus it is necessary for people with HIV/AIDS to improve the coping mechanism towards the adaptive. Method Literature search is done throughprocess searching general internetand academic search site through proquest, science direct, academic portal and national health journal, with predetermined criteria. Results From the search results, there were 29 journal articles that were suitable, and 8 which synthesized were found that coping mechanisms for HIV / AIDS sufferers were not effective because they exposed to environmental stress, one of them was stigma. The factors related to coping mechanisms for HIV / AIDS sufferers include: focal stimulus, contextual stimulus, and residual stimulus, spiritual factors, family support etc. Conclusion Coping mechanism means the method used by individuals in solving problem, overcoming changes that occur, and situations that threaten, both cognitively and behavior. Coping procedures are more directed at what people do to overcome stressful and emotionally arousing demands. This study shows that poor coping mechanisms for HIV / AIDS sufferers have a positive contribution to physical and psychological conditions

Keywords :

Coping Mechanism Factors; HIV/AIDS Patients