ABSTRACT

LITERATURE REVIEW: OVERVIEW OF ANXIETY LEVELS IN HIV / AIDS

PATIENTS

Bagas Novan Imandi

HIV / AIDS is a collection of symptoms caused by a decline in the immune

system due to infection by the HIV virus. HIV / AIDS is a disease with a high
level of sufferers, so people with HIV / AIDS will feel anxious. Most of the
anxiety caused by HIV / AIDS sufferers are worried about their condition and
sufferers' feelings become uneasy. The psychological disorders experienced by
HIV / AIDS sufferers are grouped into four groups. The purpose of this study was
to describe the level of anxiety in people with HIV / AIDS based on the results of
the literature review. The method used is descriptive literature review. The data
sources for the review literature used are from Google Scholar and PubMed.
Researchers took literature published in the last 10 years, namely in 2010 - 2020
then analyzed using the pico approach. The results of the journal review obtained
HIV / AIDS patients from 10 journals with moderate concerns, there are 5
journals, including the journal Lelly Aprilia (2016), Jek Amidos et al (2020), Ni
Made Diah et al (2019), AA Sri Sasmita et al (2020), Monica Narvaez Betancur
(2017), there are 2 journals, including Nurul Chusna et al (2019) and Adhe Bagus
et al (2019), and those without anxiety (nomral) there are 2 journals including
Ricca Angelina Ethel et al (2016) and Muflihatunnaimah et al. (2018). The
conclusion of the 10 journals that most of them experienced moderate anxiety
levels.

Keywords: Anxiety, HIV / AIDS, A picture of anxiety