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Psychosocial predictors of life satisfaction among persons living with HIV infection and AIDS. J Assoc Nurses AIDS Care 1997;8(5):21-30

Date

09/23/1997

Pubmed ID

9298467

DOI

10.1016/S1055-3290(97)80026-X

Scopus ID

2-s2.0-0031228842 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site)   46 Citations

Abstract

As AIDS becomes a more chronic but manageable illness, understanding quality of life issues among persons living with this disease has become an important goal of health care researchers. However, most quality of life investigations of persons living with HIV disease have relied heavily on clinical samples (e.g., hospitalized patients, psychiatric outpatients). The present study sought to identify psychosocial predictors of general life satisfaction in a community sample of 275 persons living with HIV/AIDS in a large midwestern state. Principal components and multiple regression analyses revealed that improved physical/functional well-being, increased social support, more frequent use of active coping strategies, and fewer incidents of AIDS-related discrimination and stigma predicted higher levels of general life satisfaction (R2 = 39). Intervention strategies likely to produce higher levels of life satisfaction among persons living with HIV disease are discussed.

Author List

Heckman TG, Somlai AM, Sikkema KJ, Kelly JA, Franzoi SL

Author

Jeffrey A. Kelly PhD Professor in the Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine department at Medical College of Wisconsin

MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold

Adaptation, Psychological
Adult
Analysis of Variance
Female
HIV Infections
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Multivariate Analysis
Personal Satisfaction
Quality of Life
Regression Analysis
Social Support
Wisconsin