Are women a different group of HIV-infected individuals?

Carvalhal, Adriana

doi:10.1007/s00737-010-0167-1

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“…In considering the aforementioned findings, it seems that no comprehensive explanation for the observed gender differences in HRQoL among PLWH exists to date. As such, the present study examines one variable that may provide important context on this topic – social support (Carvalhal, 2010).…”

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Trajectories of Health-Related Quality of Life and Perceived Social Support Among People Living With HIV Undergoing Antiretroviral Treatment: Does Gender Matter?

Gruszczyńska

Rzeszutek

2019

Front. Psychol.

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The study examined the trajectories of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and perceived social support (PSS) among people living with HIV (PLWH), with a special focus on gender differences. The participants included 252 PLWH (18% female) undergoing antiretroviral therapy. HRQoL (WHO Quality of Life-BREF; WHOQOL Group, 1998 ) and PSS (Berlin Social Support Scales; Schulz and Schwarzer, 2003 ) were measured three times at six-month intervals. Using a univariate approach, three trajectories of HRQoL and four trajectories of PSS were identified. Gender and relationship status were significant covariates for PSS only, with overrepresentation of single women in the increasing trajectory. The dual trajectory approach revealed a match in the decrease of HRQoL and PSS, but only for 31% of the sample. In fact, decreasing PSS co-occurred with increasing as well as stable HRQoL. There was no significant gender effect in this regard. Although a clear correspondence for decreasing trajectories exists, the findings also highlight a discrepancy between HRQoL and PSS changes that are unrelated to gender.

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Trajectories of Health-Related Quality of Life and Perceived Social Support Among People Living With HIV Undergoing Antiretroviral Treatment: Does Gender Matter?

Gruszczyńska

Rzeszutek

2019

Front. Psychol.

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“…The effectiveness of biomedical management allows clinical research and practice to broaden its scope and explore issues pertaining to psychosocial factors, such as quality of life (QoL). Research suggests that despite the success of HIV treatments, several psychosocial challenges remain and generally diminish QoL [ 3 , 4 ]. In particular, HIV-related stigma/discrimination, social disconnection, and mental health difficulties remain prevalent among this population and have harmful effects on QoL [ 5 , 6 ].…”

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Quality of Life of People Living with HIV in Australia: The Role of Stigma, Social Disconnection and Mental Health

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HIV is a manageable chronic illness, due to advances in biomedical management. However, many people living with HIV (PLHIV) continue to experience psychosocial challenges, which have been associated with poorer quality of life (QoL). This study aimed to explore how psychosocial factors contributed to the QoL of PLHIV in Australia; specifically, the relationship between HIV-related stigma, social connectedness, mental health, and QoL. Participants were 122 PLHIV attending The Albion Centre (a tertiary HIV clinic in Sydney, Australia), who completed questionnaires which measured HIV-related stigma, social support, mental health symptomology and QoL. Results indicated that HIV-related stigma predicted poorer QoL, as did mental health symptomology. Conversely, social connectedness improved QoL. Additionally, social connectedness was found to mediate the relationship between HIV-related stigma and QoL, whereas the hypothesized moderating role of mental health symptomology on this model was not significant. These findings provide insight into the impact of psychosocial factors on QoL, offering practitioners various points of clinical intervention.

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“…One topic that deserves more attention deals with gender differences in HRQoL among PLWH, which especially applies to HIV-infected women (Carvalhal 2010 ). Although the number of HIV-infected women has been constantly increasing globally (UNAIDS Report 2017 ), considerably more research has been conducted among HRQoL in HIV-infected men (Emuren et al 2017 ; Jia et al 2004 ; Liu et al 2006 ; Song et al 2016 ), compared with HIV-infected women (e.g., Gielen et al 2001 ; McDonnell et al 2000 ).…”

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Health-related quality of life and coping strategies among people living with HIV: the moderating role of gender

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2017

Arch Womens Ment Health

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The aim of the study was to explore gender differences in the level of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and coping strategies among people living with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) (PLWH). In particular, the moderating role of participants’ gender on the relationship between coping strategies and HRQoL was explored, while controlling for socio-medical data. A total of 444 HIV-infected men and 86 HIV-infected women were recruited to participate in the study. This was a cross-sectional study with the HRQoL assessed by the World Health Organization (WHO) Quality of Life-BREF (WHOQOL-BREF) and the coping strategies measured by the Brief COPE inventory. Although the HIV-infected men and HIV-infected women differed in terms of some HRQoL domains, these differences disappeared in the regression analysis after controlling for socio-demographic data (employment and higher education). In addition, several statistically significant interactions between participants’ gender and coping strategies in relation to HRQoL domains were observed. Future research on gender differences in HRQoL among PLWH should take into account unique differences between HIV-infected men and HIV-infected women across, not only in respect to socio-medical factors but also regarding psychosocial variables.

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Are women a different group of HIV-infected individuals?

Cited by 10 publications

References 12 publications

Trajectories of Health-Related Quality of Life and Perceived Social Support Among People Living With HIV Undergoing Antiretroviral Treatment: Does Gender Matter?

Trajectories of Health-Related Quality of Life and Perceived Social Support Among People Living With HIV Undergoing Antiretroviral Treatment: Does Gender Matter?

Quality of Life of People Living with HIV in Australia: The Role of Stigma, Social Disconnection and Mental Health

Health-related quality of life and coping strategies among people living with HIV: the moderating role of gender

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