TY - JOUR T1 - Becoming a long term survivor of AIDS involved 5 dimensions of adapting JF - Evidence Based Nursing JO - Evid Based Nurs SP - 32 LP - 32 DO - 10.1136/ebn.1.1.32 VL - 1 IS - 1 A2 - , Y1 - 1998/01/01 UR - http://ebn.bmj.com/content/1/1/32.1.abstract N2 - Barroso J. Reconstructing my life: Becoming a long-term survivor of AIDS. Qual Health Res 1997 Feb; 7 : 57 –74. OpenUrlCrossRefWeb of Science To describe the experiences of long term survivors of AIDS.An ethnographic study.Florida, USA.20 English speaking participants (70% men; 90% white) aged ≥ 18 years, diagnosed with AIDS for ≥ 3 years (2 participants were diagnosed for only 2 y), and self identified as long term survivors of AIDS were recruited through fliers in primary health care agencies and by word of mouth.Open ended interviews were conducted over ≥ 1 session in the participant's or researcher's home. Total interview length ranged from 1–6 hours; any one interview was limited to 2 hours. Interviewers began with the statement “tell me … ER -