Relationship of social support and quality of life among persons infected with HIV

dc.contributor.authorKirksey, Kenn M.
dc.contributor.committeeChairAdamson, Carolyn
dc.contributor.committeeMemberYoung, Anne
dc.contributor.committeeMemberMcFarlane, Judith
dc.date.accessioned2021-03-30T01:50:25Z
dc.date.available2021-03-30T01:50:25Z
dc.date.issued1993-12
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this research was to determine the relationship between social support and quality of life among persons infected with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). An exploratory, survey design was used to obtain subjects from an outpatient clinic in an urban area of the Southwest. Eighty-nine HIV-infected subjects completed a demographic data sheet, the Norbeck Social Support Questionnaire (NSSQ), and the Sickness Impact Profile (SIP). Subjects in heterosexual and homosexual male groups had NSSQ and SIP scores which indicated that social support positively affected quality of life, while heterosexual females had high social support scores, but low quality of life indexes. HIV-infected individuals had a greater disruption in psychosocial aspects of life than in physical aspects. A positive relationship between perceived health status and quality of life was found. There was also a significant relationship between social support and ethnicity.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11274/12926
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.subjectNursingen_US
dc.subjectQuality of lifeen_US
dc.subjectHuman immunodeficiency virus--HIVen_US
dc.subjectHealth and environmental sciencesen_US
dc.subjectimmune deficiencyen_US
dc.titleRelationship of social support and quality of life among persons infected with HIVen_US
dc.typeDissertationen_US
thesis.degree.collegeCollege of Nursingen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineNursingen_US
thesis.degree.grantorTexas Woman's Universityen_US
thesis.degree.levelDoctoralen_US
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Philosophyen_US

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