Self-rated emotional health in adults with and without HIV.
Affect is an important indicator of quality of life; unfortunately, many people with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) disease are vulnerable to depression and negative affect. In a secondary data analysis, 50 HIV-positive and 50 HIV-negative adults between 30 and 65 years old completed several affective measures and rated their emotional health. The HIV-positive adults reported more negative affect than the HIV-negative adults. Older age, loneliness, and HIV stigma were associated with such negative affect.
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David E
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University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1530 3rd Ave. South, Birmingham, AL 35294-2100, USA. devance@uab.edu