Social Support, Quality of Life, Immune Function, and Health in Persons Living with HIV:

摘要: The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between social support and quality life in individuals with HIV. Using a descriptive, correlational design, data were collected from 50 HIV-positive who were: (a) participants groups at behavioral medicine unit, (b) inpatient or respite care patients HIV, (c) respondents advertisements AIDS service organizations. Instruments used for collection Personal Resource Questionnaire 85-Part 2 (Weinert, 1987), measuring perceived support, Quality Life Index (QLI) (Ferrans & Powers, 1985), sense well-being including satisfaction importance domains four subscales: health functioning, socioeconomic, psychological/spiritual, family. results indicated that significantly correlated (r = 0.81, p < 0.0001). Further, HIV status (asymptomatic symptomatic AIDS) related (p 0.01). However, not support. No significant found CD4 counts status, status. scores on QLI. findings indicate are intercorrelated higher sample persons living Further areas research include evaluation over span disease interventions aimed enhancing maintaining across spectrum disease.