Exploring HIV stigma and quality of life for persons living with HIV infection.
The purpose of this study was to explore the potential contribution of perceived HIV stigma to quality of life for people living with HIV infection. A cross-sectional design explored the contribution of demographic variables, symptoms, and stigma to quality of life in an international sample of 726 people living with HIV infection. Stigma independently contributed a significant 5.3% of the explained variance in quality of life, after removing contributions of HIV-related symptoms and severity of illness. This study empirically documents that perceived HIV stigma had a significantly negative impact upon quality of life for a broad sample of people living with HIV infection.
Holzemer
William L
WL
School of Nursing, University of California-San Francisco, CA, USA.
Human
Sarie
S
Arudo
John
J
Rosa
María E
ME
Hamilton
Mary Jane
MJ
Corless
Inge
I
Robinson
Linda
L
Nicholas
Patrice K
PK
Wantland
Dean J
DJ
Moezzi
Shahnaz
S
Willard
Suzanne
S
Kirksey
Kenn
K
Portillo
Carmen
C
Sefcik
Elizabeth
E
Rivero-Méndez
Marta
M
Maryland
Mary
M
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003710:Demography; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011788:Quality of Life; D013240:Stereotyping; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires