Psychological change of patients with human immunodeficiency virus infection or acquired immune deficiency syndrome
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1674-0815.2010.04.002
- VernacularTitle:艾滋病患者及人类免疫缺陷病毒感染者心理健康状况及其影响因素
- Author:
Jianning WANG
;
Wenyan QU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
HIV infections;
Anxiety;
Depression
- From:
Chinese Journal of Health Management
2010;04(4):196-199
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To investigate the mental health status of adults with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)infection or acquired immune deficiency syndrome(AIDS).Methods Ninety-four patients with HIV infection or AIDS and 38 healthy subjects were enrolled and filled in the Symptom Checklist 90(SCL-90),Coping Styles Questionnaire(CSQ)and Eysenck Personality Questionnaire(EPQ).Resultsin SCL-90,the scores of compulsion ,depression,anxiety and psychoticism factor were significantly increased in the patient group(all P＜0.05).In the study group,the scores of depression and paranoid ideation factors of male patients were higher than those of female patients.For the participants with HIV infection or AIDS,several factors of SCL-90 were correlative with CSQ and EPQ(r=0.21 to 0.70).ConclusionEmotional disorders may be the most common mental problem of patients with HIV infection or AIDS,and social and psychological supports should be needed.
