title: Correlates of stress in HIV disease.
abstract: A group of 53 men with HIV disease participated in this correlational study of the relationships among psychological distress, quality of life, uncertainty, coping patterns, stress, and CD4+ T-lymphocyte levels. Meaningful correlations (r > .40, p < .01) indicated that higher levels of negative-impact stressful experiences were associated with more frequent use of emotion-focused coping; both higher levels of negative stress and more frequent use of emotion-focused coping were associated with lower quality of life, higher psychological distress, and more uncertainty; lower quality of life was associated with higher psychological distress and more uncertainty; and lower CD4+ counts were associated with higher levels of positive-impact stressful experiences.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Nursing, Rush University, Chicago, IL, USA.
authors.forename: N L
authors.initials: NL
authors.lastname: McCain
authors.forename: D F
authors.initials: DF
authors.lastname: Cella
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D018791:CD4 Lymphocyte Count; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000276:immunology / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011788:Quality of Life; D012044:Regression Analysis; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000523:psychology*; D014481:United States