The process of learning the autogenic training relaxation technique and its benefits on the wellness of people living with HIV.
Autogenic training
HIV
Learning process
Mind-body
Wellness
Journal
BMC complementary medicine and therapies
ISSN: 2662-7671
Titre abrégé: BMC Complement Med Ther
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101761232
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
24 Mar 2022
24 Mar 2022
Historique:
received:
28
09
2020
accepted:
08
03
2022
entrez:
25
3
2022
pubmed:
26
3
2022
medline:
29
3
2022
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Various mind-body practices are used by people living with HIV to promote their general well-being. Among these is autogenic training (AT), a self-guided relaxation technique requiring regular practice for observable benefits. However, little has been written about the process of learning this technique, which is obviously a prerequisite to regular practice. This study therefore aims to describe the process by which people living with HIV learn AT. The study is a descriptive qualitative study using semi-structured interviews and a thematic analysis with a mixed approach. Fourteen participants living with HIV completed sessions to learn autogenic training over a period of 3 months. The process of learning AT was approached through three themes: initiating the learning process, taking ownership of the technique, and observing its benefits on wellness. To initiate learning, participants had to express a need to take action on an aspect of their well-being and their openness to complementary approaches to care. Taking ownership of the technique was facilitated by guidance from the nurse researcher, the participants' personal adaptations to overcome barriers to their practice, regular practice, and rapid observation of its benefits. Finally, the participants reported the observation of benefits on their wellness, including personal development, mainly in terms of the creative self, the essential self, and the coping self. This perception of the technique's benefits was part of the learning process, as it contributed both to the participants' ownership of the technique and to reinforcing their AT practice. People living with HIV see learning AT as a progressive process, in which wellness is a major outcome and a contributing factor in developing a regular practice.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Various mind-body practices are used by people living with HIV to promote their general well-being. Among these is autogenic training (AT), a self-guided relaxation technique requiring regular practice for observable benefits. However, little has been written about the process of learning this technique, which is obviously a prerequisite to regular practice. This study therefore aims to describe the process by which people living with HIV learn AT.
METHODS
METHODS
The study is a descriptive qualitative study using semi-structured interviews and a thematic analysis with a mixed approach. Fourteen participants living with HIV completed sessions to learn autogenic training over a period of 3 months.
RESULTS
RESULTS
The process of learning AT was approached through three themes: initiating the learning process, taking ownership of the technique, and observing its benefits on wellness. To initiate learning, participants had to express a need to take action on an aspect of their well-being and their openness to complementary approaches to care. Taking ownership of the technique was facilitated by guidance from the nurse researcher, the participants' personal adaptations to overcome barriers to their practice, regular practice, and rapid observation of its benefits. Finally, the participants reported the observation of benefits on their wellness, including personal development, mainly in terms of the creative self, the essential self, and the coping self. This perception of the technique's benefits was part of the learning process, as it contributed both to the participants' ownership of the technique and to reinforcing their AT practice.
CONCLUSIONS
CONCLUSIONS
People living with HIV see learning AT as a progressive process, in which wellness is a major outcome and a contributing factor in developing a regular practice.
Identifiants
pubmed: 35331226
doi: 10.1186/s12906-022-03557-6
pii: 10.1186/s12906-022-03557-6
pmc: PMC8953141
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
86Informations de copyright
© 2022. The Author(s).
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