Relationship between stigma and health-related quality of life in patients diagnosed with HIV

IF 0.3 Q4 INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Susana Barradas, C. Finck
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Introduction: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) epidemic is one of the main problems in public health, and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is usually negatively affected. Stigma is one of the factors related to a lower HRQoL. Material and methods: We aimed to assess this relationship, and felt stigma was measured using HIV felt stigma scale, while HRQoL was measured with EORTC QLQ-C30. We interviewed 140 patients, and 10.9% of our respondents reported feeling severe stigma, 25.4% moderate stigma, 26.1% mild stigma, and 37.7% absence of stigma. Results: Average score for overall HRQoL was 83.3 (SD = 21.4). Higher levels of stigma were associated with lower levels of perceived global HRQoL (β = –0.32, p = 0.001). Moreover, higher levels of stigma were correlated with a lower physical function (β = –0.27, p = 0.005), role function (β = –0.28, p = 0.001), cognitive function (β = –0.30, p = 0.001), social function (β = –0.32, p = 0.001), and emotional function (β = –0.60, p < 0.001). Conclusions: Reducing felt stigma could help improve HRQoL in HIV-positive patients.
艾滋病患者的病耻感与健康相关生活质量的关系
人类免疫缺陷病毒(HIV)的流行是公共卫生的主要问题之一,与健康相关的生活质量(HRQoL)通常受到负面影响。耻辱感是与较低HRQoL相关的因素之一。材料和方法:我们旨在评估这种关系,使用HIV感觉耻辱量表测量感觉耻辱,HRQoL用EORTC QLQ-C30测量。我们采访了140名患者,10.9%的受访者表示有严重的耻辱感,25.4%的人有中度的耻辱感,26.1%的人有轻度的耻辱感,37.7%的人没有耻辱感。结果:总HRQoL平均得分为83.3分(SD = 21.4)。较高的耻辱感水平与较低的感知总体HRQoL水平相关(β = -0.32, p = 0.001)。此外,较高的耻辱感水平与较低的身体功能(β = -0.27, p = 0.005)、角色功能(β = -0.28, p = 0.001)、认知功能(β = -0.30, p = 0.001)、社会功能(β = -0.32, p = 0.001)和情绪功能(β = -0.60, p < 0.001)相关。结论:减少耻辱感有助于改善hiv阳性患者的HRQoL。
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