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The spiritual needs of people infected with and affected by HIV and AIDS
Dlask, Tomáš ; Červenková, Denisa (advisor) ; Ventura, Václav (referee)
The purpose of this thesis is to investigate the area of systematic spiritual companionship for people infected with the HIV virus and ill with AIDS, its present possibilities and limits. It attemps to answer the question what spiritual needs do people with HIV/AIDS have and whether they are successful in finding spiritual support in others. The first part of the thesis is devoted to the present state of spiritual companionship for terminally ill, basic facts on the issue of AIDS/HIV in the Czech Republic and the characteristics of the most threatened groups. The second part details original qualitative research carried out within this thesis, analyses the state of spiritual life of HIV-positive people by means of in-depth interviews and presents the issue from the viewpoint of companions. Finally, the thesis proposes specific steps to be taken to improve the situation of those infected, in particular in what concerns interaction with the Roman Catholic Church. Keywords spiritual needs, spiritual direction, HIV/AIDS

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