| Literature DB >> 19427593 |
William L Holzemer1, Sarie Human, John Arudo, María E Rosa, Mary Jane Hamilton, Inge Corless, Linda Robinson, Patrice K Nicholas, Dean J Wantland, Shahnaz Moezzi, Suzanne Willard, Kenn Kirksey, Carmen Portillo, Elizabeth Sefcik, Marta Rivero-Méndez, Mary Maryland.
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to explore the potential contribution of perceived HIV stigma to quality of life for people living with HIV infection. A cross-sectional design explored the contribution of demographic variables, symptoms, and stigma to quality of life in an international sample of 726 people living with HIV infection. Stigma independently contributed a significant 5.3% of the explained variance in quality of life, after removing contributions of HIV-related symptoms and severity of illness. This study empirically documents that perceived HIV stigma had a significantly negative impact upon quality of life for a broad sample of people living with HIV infection.Entities:
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Year: 2009 PMID： 19427593 DOI： 10.1016/j.jana.2009.02.002
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Assoc Nurses AIDS Care ISSN： 1055-3290 Impact factor: 1.354