Quality of life and associated factors among HIV-infected individuals in Jing’an District， Shanghai
10.19428/j.cnki.sjpm.2022.21910
- VernacularTitle:上海市静安区HIV感染者生活质量及影响因素调查
- Author:
Lei HAN
1
;
Kaikan GU
1
;
Yingying DING
2
;
Yan BAO
1
;
Yun YANG
1
;
Haitao WANG
1
Author Information
1. Jing’an District Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai 200072, China
2. Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
HIV;
quality of life;
SF-36;
risk factor
- From:
Shanghai Journal of Preventive Medicine
2022;34(9):865-869
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
ObjectiveTo determine the quality of life among HIV-infected individuals and risk factors in Jing’an District of Shanghai. MethodsThis is a cross-sectional study. Cluster sampling strategy was used to select HIV-infected individuals who were registered with the national HIV/AIDS case reporting system in eight community health service centers in Jing’an District of Shanghai. The short form 36 （SF-36） scale， self-rating anxiety scale （SAS）， social support scale （SSS） and specifically designed questionnaires were used to collect information. Logistic regression was used to determine the factors associated with quality of life. ResultsIn total， 365 HIV-infected individuals were included in the study. The total average score of quality of life was 79.5±10.4. The scores in general health， vitality and emotional well-being were lower than the norm， whereas the scores in other dimensions were higher than the norm. Multivariable logistic regression indicated that age of 45‒ years （vs age of 18‒ years： OR=0.23， 95%CI： 0.08‒0.68） was significantly associated with the quality of life. Furthermore， smoking （OR=2.18， 95%CI： 1.22‒3.90）， lower CD4+T cell counts （<350 cell·μL-1， OR=2.89， 95%CI： 1.54‒5.40）， comorbidity （≥2 kinds， OR=3.40， 95%CI： 1.15‒10.04） and anxiety （OR=1.09， 95%CI： 1.05‒1.14） were risk factors associated with declining quality of life. ConclusionIt warrants more attention to those HIV-infected individuals with poor psychological status， smoking， low CD4+T cell counts and comorbidities. Targeted health care and social support could effectively improve the quality of life among HIV-infected individuals.
