[Survey on psychologic status and quality of life for HIV infected people or AIDS patients]

Abstract

Objective: To make a comparison on the psychologic status and quality of life between HIV infected people/AIDS patients and noninfected people in two counties (Zizhong and Zhaojue) with high rates of AIDS morbidity and HIV infection.

Methods: The psychologic status and quality of life for 71 HIV infected people or AIDS patients and 97 non-infected people were measured by a questionnaire containing SAS, SDS, GQOLI-74 and SSS. Data were analyzed with SPSS.

Results: SDS and SAS scores for HIV/AIDS people were significantly higher than those for non-infected people (t=5.343, t=5.272; P<0.001). Total GQOL-74 scores for HIV/AIDS people were significantly lower than those for non-infected people [total scores for HIV/AIDS people 52.20 (9.41), for non-infected people 66.36 (8.90); P<0.001]. The score in each of the four dimensionalities (physical function, psychological function, social function and material status) for HIV/AIDS people was lower than that for non-infected people (P<0.01). SDS and SAS scores of HIV/AIDS people were significantly correlated with disease status, substances abuse, social support and quality of life. GQOLI-74 scores of HIV/AIDS people were significantly correlated with disease status and social support.

Conclusion: Depression and anxiety exist commonly among the HIV/AIDS people, and these negative emotions are particularly related to the severity of their disease, substances abuse and lack of social support. The quality of life of HIV/AIDS people is significantly lower than that of the general population, and this is particularly related to the severity of their disease, lack of social support and low level of quality of life.