title: Social roles and health in women living with HIV/AIDS: A pilot study.
abstract: The purpose of this report is to share results from a pilot study about the social role experiences and health of women living with HIV/AIDS. This pilot was designed as part of a larger study undertaken to ensure cultural competence of measures and methods proposed for testing a model of role quality and health in culturally diverse low-income women. Thirteen women participated in the study (69% African American; 77% less than dollar 10,000 annual income; range of years since HIV diagnosis, 3-21). Measures of physical health, role quality, and psychological well-being previously used to test relationships among the variables in women with chronic illness were administered using a face-to-face interview format. Results indicated that the women experienced a number of HIV symptoms and coexisting health problems, moderate physical limitations, positive perceptions of their roles, moderate levels of well-being, and high depression scores. The pilot study represents the first step in the development of a theory-based approach to understanding linkages among health and role quality in women with HIV.
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, USA.
authors.forename: Sandra K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Plach
authors.forename: Patricia E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Stevens
authors.forename: Susan M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Heidrich
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D005783:Gender Identity; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000523:psychology*; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011788:Quality of Life; D014481:United States