The investigation on psychological status and quality of life for HIV/AIDS patients in Minhang District of Shanghai
10.3969/j.issn.1672-8467.2017.05.007
- VernacularTitle:上海市闵行区HIV/AIDS患者心理状况及生活质量调查
- Author:
Ying YANG
1
;
can Xing ZHANG
;
mei Hua YAN
;
Wan ZHAO
;
chen Chen BI
;
lin Hua SU
;
Na HE
Author Information
1. 上海市闵行区疾病预防控制中心 上海 2011011
- Keywords:
human immunodeficiency virus;
quality of life;
depression;
anxiety;
social support
- From:
Fudan University Journal of Medical Sciences
2017;44(5):590-595
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To investigate the quality of life (QOL) and mental health status of patients with HIV/AIDS in Minhang District of Shanghai,and to explore the factors that affect their quality of life.Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted in Minhang District among HIV/AIDS patients.All subjects finished general situation questionnaire,Beck depression inventory (BDI),self rating anxiety scale (SAS),social support scale (SSS) and generic quality of life inventory-74 (GQOLI-74) survey.Results A total of 294 patients were recruited in this study with mean age of (39.6 ± 12.6) years old.Among the subjects,mean score of SAS was 40.5 ± 8.8,higher than national normative score (t =20.8,P＜0.001).The prevalence of anxiety was 13.9％.The mean score of BDI was 8.90 ± 8.59,and the prevalence of depression was 28.6％.The mean score of quality of life (QOL) was 66.6 ± 10.9.Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that QOL of patients with high school or secondary school was lower than those with college and above education (OR =0.34,95 ％ CI:0.12-0.95).QOL scores of patients with moderate or severe depression were lower than those with less depressed patients,OR values were 0.14(95 ％ CI:0.06-0.34) and 0.07(95 CI:0.03-0.20)respectively.QOL of patients with anxiety was lower than the patients without anxiety (OR =0.10,95 ％CI:0.04-0.27).QOL of patients with high scores of social support was higher than the patients with low scores of social support (OR =3.95,95 ％ CI:1.82-8.59).Conclusions We should pay more attention to the psychological state of patients with HIV/AIDS.The quality of life can be improved by improving social support and reducing the occurrence of anxiety and depression.
