Association between quality of life and social support among women suffering from HIV/AIDS
| Author | M Behmanesh | en |
| Author | K Taeri | en |
| Author | zahra boroumandfar | en |
| Orcid | zahra boroumandfar [0000-0002-4383-692X] | en |
| Issued Date | 2016-09-30 | en |
| 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. | en |
| DOI | https://doi.org/ | en |
| Keyword | Quality of Life | en |
| Keyword | Social Support | en |
| Keyword | HIV | en |
| Keyword | AIDS | en |
| Publisher | Brieflands | en |
| Title | Association between quality of life and social support among women suffering from HIV/AIDS | en |
| Type | Research Article | en |
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