Vida positiva: desafios da interação social de pessoas vivendo com HIV AIDS (PVHA)

Abstract

Because of stigma and discrimination, many people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) face the social isolation as the main way of life, suffering as a result of it, the frailty, or even the breaking of emotional bonds. This reality became notorious in the assistance provided at SAE/CTA of Alagoinhas-Ba, where were identified the challenges posed to the social interaction of PLWHA, and the possible gains from promoting of this interaction, concerning both self-care stimulus and therapeutic accession, as well as deal with social isolation, stigma and discrimination. Given the limitations arising from the pandemic scenario, the study restricted to research carried out during the Social Residence at Associação Abraço, located in Lisbon, Portugal, before the COVID-19 pandemic. It was a qualitative and exploratory research, consolidated through individual and collective interviews with users and professionals and from the analysis of documents from the institution. The data collection allowed us to identify the interaction strategies offered to the product sketch of the referred study, the proposal to develop a social network in the Interactive Virtual Environment (IVE) format, using a PWA-type application, developed on the WEB platform, denominated “Positive Life”.