The influence of stress management training in HIV disease.
A pretest-posttest design (with a 6-week wait-list control and a 6-month comparison group) was used to compare the effectiveness of a 6-week stress management training program with standard outpatient care for 45 men with HIV disease. Outcomes included stress levels, coping patterns, quality of life, psychological distress, illness-related uncertainty, and CD4+ T-lymphocyte levels. At 6 weeks, intervention was associated with increases in the emotional well-being dimension of quality of life. After 6 months, the intervention group had a relative decline in HIV-related intrusive thinking, indicating that stress management training may have buffered illness-related psychological distress over time.
McCain
N L
NL
Department of Adult Health Nursing, School of Nursing, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, USA.
Zeller
J M
JM
Cella
D F
DF
Urbanski
P A
PA
Novak
R M
RM
D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health; D018791:CD4 Lymphocyte Count; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012064:Relaxation Therapy; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*