Association between quality of life and social support among women suffering from HIV/AIDS

Behmanesh, M and Taeri, K and Hosseini, SM and Boroumandfar, Z (2016) Association between quality of life and social support among women suffering from HIV/AIDS. The Journal of Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, 20 (3). pp. 40-47. ISSN 24235814

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Abstract

Background: HIV/AIDS, as a chronic disease, deeply affects the patients’ quality of life (QOL). Objective: To determine the association between QOL and social support among women suffering from HIV/AIDS. Methods: This analytical study was conducted on 60 HIV/AIDS women, under the coverage of behavioral diseases counseling center that were selected through census sampling in Isfahan, 2014. Data were collected with SF-36 and social support was investigated by family and friends scale. Data were analyzed using independent t-test, chi-square, one-way ANOVA, Pearson's correlation and linear regression analysis. Findings: Mean scores of subjects’ physical and psychosocial dimensions and overall QOL were 60.62±22.76, 56.58±21.47, 58.95±20.4 out of 100 respectively. Pearson correlation coefficient showed a positive and significant association between social support and QOL. Conclusion: With regards to the results, there was a positive relationship between social support of friends and family scale with QOL in HIV/AIDS. Keywords: Quality of Life, Social Support, HIV, AIDS

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	R Medicine > RT Nursing
Divisions:	University Portal > vice chancellor > vcr
Depositing User:	pr vcen research
Date Deposited:	24 Dec 2017 09:27
Last Modified:	24 Dec 2017 09:27
URI:	http://eprints.qums.ac.ir/id/eprint/7082

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