Coping style in relation to the consumption of factor concentrate in HIV-infected hemophiliacs during the years after their infection became known.
A psychosocial investigation offered to all HIV-infected men with moderately severe or severe hemophilia in Sweden was made in 1986. Most of these men had been infected in the years 1980-1984 and told about their own infection in 1985. A noninfected group of hemophiliacs was used as a reference group in the psychosocial investigation. A psychosocial prognosis was made on the basis of the coping style observed by means of the Coping Wheel. Among subjects who showed evidence of a passive-pessimistic copying style, there was a significant decrease in the number of factor concentrate units received in 1987 and 1988. Among subjects in the group with a more active-optimistic coping style, there was a tendency of increasing the use of factor concentrate during the years after the HIV-infection became known. This result indicates that awareness of HIV-infection may influence specific hemophilia behavior among subjects with passive-depressed copying style.
Blomkvist
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V
National Institute of Psychosocial Factors and Health, Stockholm, Sweden.
Theorell
T
T
Jonsson
H
H
Schulman
S
S
Berntorp
E
E
Stiegendal
L
L
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D001779:Blood Coagulation Factors / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000097:blood / Q000523:psychology* / Q000635:transmission; D006679:HIV Seropositivity / Q000523:psychology; D006467:Hemophilia A / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D008297:Male; D012803:Sick Role; D013548:Sweden
D001779:Blood Coagulation Factors