1. A path analysis of impacts of social support and rumination on posttraumatic growth of patients with human immunodeficiency virus
Shenmin WAN ; Hongzhou LU ; Meijuan BAO ; Lin ZHANG ; Meiyan SUN
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing 2019;35(16):1207-1214
Objective:
To explore the effect of social support and rumination on posttraumatic growth of patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
Methods:
A total of 1 152 patients with HIV from Shanghai Public Clinical Center were investigated using General questionnaire, Perceived Social Support Scale, Event Related Rumination Inventory and Posttraumatic Growth Inventory by cross-sectional survey method from January 2018 to October 2018. The path of social support and rumination on post-traumatic growth was established by correlation analysis and structural equation model.
Results:
The total score of posttraumatic growth in patients with HIV was (47.93±23.55) points, which was at the low-middle level. Correlation analysis showed that posttraumatic growth was positively correlated with comprehension of social support (