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The Impact, Meaning, and Challenges of Work: Perspectives of Individuals with HIV/AIDS
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Timmons, Jaimie Ciulla; Fesko, Sheila Lynch – Health and Social Work, 2004
This study used a qualitative methodology to examine the work needs and experiences of 29 individuals with HIV/AIDS. Findings revealed the value and significance of employment, concerns related to social security benefits and discrimination, informal and formal supports and barriers, and the needs of unemployed compared with employed individuals.…
Descriptors: Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Employment, Disabilities
Employment Needs of Individuals with HIV/AIDS.
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Timmons, Jaimie Ciulla; Fesko, Sheila Lynch – Research to Practice, 1997
This report summarizes the employment experiences of 103 individuals with HIV/AIDS in the context of the existing service delivery system. Seventy-four individuals with HIV/AIDS completed surveys about their employment-related experiences. In addition, five focus groups were conducted throughout Massachusetts with 29 individuals with HIV/AIDS.…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Adults, Agencies, Delivery Systems
Report on the Status of Midlife and Older Women in America. Mother's Day Report 1986.
Older Women's League, Washington, DC. – 1986
The U.S. population includes over 23 million women aged 45 to 64 and 17 million women aged 65 and over. Their life experiences are very different from those of men. The median total income of women trails that of men at all ages. Women at all ages are twice as likely as men to be poor. Poverty among the elderly is closely associated with sole…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Diseases, Divorce, Dual Career Family