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.
School of Nursing, University of California-San Francisco, CA, USA.
William L
WL
Holzemer
Sarie
S
Human
John
J
Arudo
María E
ME
Rosa
Mary Jane
MJ
Hamilton
Inge
I
Corless
Linda
L
Robinson
Patrice K
PK
Nicholas
Dean J
DJ
Wantland
Shahnaz
S
Moezzi
Suzanne
S
Willard
Kenn
K
Kirksey
Carmen
C
Portillo
Elizabeth
E
Sefcik
Marta
M
Rivero-Méndez
Mary
M
Maryland
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