Moderating role of social support in the relationship between pain and health-related quality of life among people living with HIV: a cross-sectional study.

IF 2.3 3区医学 Q2 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

Psychology Health & Medicine Pub Date : 2025-02-15 DOI:10.1080/13548506.2025.2465656

Desmond Uchechukwu Onu, Chijioke Kenneth Ayogu, Christy Ngozi Obi-Keguna, Elisha John Igwe

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Abstract

Pain is a prevalent and debilitating symptom among people living with HIV (PLWH) with negative impacts on their health and well-being. Studies examining factors that may mitigate the impacts of pain on health outcome variables are scarce. This study examined the moderating role of social support in the relationship between pain and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among PLWH in Nigeria. One hundred and ninety-six (196) PLWH completed measures of pain, social support, and HRQoL. Results showed that Pain was negatively associated with HRQoL and that social support was positively associated with HRQoL. The result also showed that social support moderated the relationship between pain and HRQoL. This finding highlights the importance of social support in ameliorating the impact of pain on the health of people living with HIV.

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疼痛是艾滋病病毒感染者（PLWH）中普遍存在的一种使人衰弱的症状，对他们的健康和福祉产生了负面影响。有关减轻疼痛对健康结果变量影响的因素的研究很少。本研究探讨了社会支持在尼日利亚艾滋病病毒感染者疼痛与健康相关生活质量（HRQoL）之间关系中的调节作用。196名 PLWH 完成了对疼痛、社会支持和 HRQoL 的测量。结果显示，疼痛与 HRQoL 呈负相关，而社会支持与 HRQoL 呈正相关。结果还显示，社会支持调节了疼痛与 HRQoL 之间的关系。这一结果凸显了社会支持在减轻疼痛对艾滋病毒感染者健康影响方面的重要性。

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Psychology Health & Medicine PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH-

CiteScore

6.20

自引率

0.00%

发文量

200

审稿时长

6-12 weeks

期刊介绍： Psychology, Health & Medicine is a multidisciplinary journal highlighting human factors in health. The journal provides a peer reviewed forum to report on issues of psychology and health in practice. This key publication reaches an international audience, highlighting the variation and similarities within different settings and exploring multiple health and illness issues from theoretical, practical and management perspectives. It provides a critical forum to examine the wide range of applied health and illness issues and how they incorporate psychological knowledge, understanding, theory and intervention. The journal reflects the growing recognition of psychosocial issues as they affect health planning, medical care, disease reaction, intervention, quality of life, adjustment adaptation and management. For many years theoretical research was very distant from applied understanding. The emerging movement in health psychology, changes in medical care provision and training, and consumer awareness of health issues all contribute to a growing need for applied research. This journal focuses on practical applications of theory, research and experience and provides a bridge between academic knowledge, illness experience, wellbeing and health care practice.