HIV Resilience Qualitative Study Hong Kong

NCT ID: NCT05021653

Last Updated: 2023-06-15

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

20 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2021-11-01

Study Completion Date

2023-06-10

Brief Summary

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This qualitative study aims to explore lived experiences of older adults living with HIV in Hong Kong. Twenty older Chinese adults of age 50 or above will be recruited from an HIV specialist clinic providing HIV care in the public service. Qualitative, semi-structured interview will be conducted to explore risk factors contributing to life stress and adversity, and protective factors associated with resilience. The qualitative data will be delineated to propose a typology of older adults living with HIV as characterized by their unmet needs, barriers and facilitators of resilience-building.

Detailed Description

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Objectives: The intersection of HIV and ageing has important implications for health and psychosocial wellbeing, which are complex in nature. In a setting with growing number of older adults living with HIV in Hong Kong, as in many other regions in the world, addressing their unmet healthcare needs is paramount. Failure to understand and recognise their needs will impede healthy ageing. This study aims to explore lived experiences of older adults living with HIV in regards their complex needs and resilience-building, with the specific objectives of examining associated factors of resilience development at individual-social- and structural level.

Design: A qualitative study targeting 20 older Chinese adults of age 50 or above who are living with HIV who are divided under the following groups: Group A: Chinese men who have sex with men and Group B: Chinese heterosexual males and females

Settings: Clinic providing HIV care in the public service

Methods: Participants will be recruited through purposive sampling based on their age (50-64; 65 and above of age), gender and sexual orientation. Qualitative, semi-structured interview will be conducted to explore: (1) risk factors contributing to life stress and adversity, and (2) protective factors associated with resilience. Interviews will be digitally recorded, transcribed verbatim and managed using "NVivo" software. Themes will be developed, constantly compared within and between targeted groups, using Grounded Theory approach.

Anticipated outcomes:

The qualitative data will be delineated to propose a typology of older adults living with HIV as characterized by their (1) unmet needs, (2) barriers of resilience-building, and (3) facilitators of resilience-building.

Conditions

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HIV Infections Elderly Infection

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

CASE_ONLY

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Men who have sex with men (MSM)

Chinese men who have sex with men living with HIV infection and attending the service of HIV specialist service in Hong Kong

no intervention

Intervention Type OTHER

No intervention involved

non-MSM

Chinese heterosexual men and women living with HIV infection and attending the service of HIV specialist service in Hong Kong

no intervention

Intervention Type OTHER

No intervention involved

Interventions

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no intervention

No intervention involved

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Known and confirmed HIV infection
* age of 50 or above
* normally living in Hong Kong
* permanent residents of Hong Kong
* able to communicate in Cantonese

Exclusion Criteria

* Active psychiatric disorder
* prisoners or under institutionalized care
* unable to give consent
Minimum Eligible Age

50 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Chinese University of Hong Kong

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Shui-Shan Lee, MD

Research Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Shui Shan Lee

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Chinese University of Hong Kong

Locations

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Prince of Wales Hospital

Hong Kong, , Hong Kong

Site Status

Countries

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Hong Kong

Other Identifiers

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HKHIV resilience 01

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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