title: [Quality of life and its influencing factors of people living with HIV or AIDS in Beijing].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess the quality of life of people living with HIV or AIDS (PLWHA) and to identify influencing factors.
  
  
  METHODS
  During September to December 2010, by a convenience sampling, a questionnaire survey was undertaken in 310 PLWHA living in Beijing, which included the general questionnaires, SF-36 for assessing quality of life and Berger-HIV stigma scale. T test and multivariable linear regression model were used to analyze the results.
  
  
  RESULTS
  For the subjects investigated, the age was (32.87±8.76) years old. Homosexual behavior was the main dissemination (84.52%, 262/310). The results of SF-36 questionnaire were: the summary score 66.75±15.70; physical function 93.00±9.49, role physical 66.53±40.26, bodily pain 73.88±22.63, general health 50.06±22.75, vitality 61.11±19.67, social function 69.50±24.24, role emotional 59.68±42.38, mental health 60.63±19.81. Except physical functioning, the scores of every scale were lower than general persons (P<0.05). Multivariable linear regression analysis showed that the stronger stigma, the lower the summary score (standardized coefficients (β')=-0.38), role physical (β'=-0.21), bodily pain (β'=-0.13), general health (β'=-0.33), vitality (β'=-0.31), social function (β'=-0.34), role emotional (β'=-0.31), mental health (β'=-0.47) (all P values<0.05). The higher expend on treating HIV, the lower the summary score (β'=-0.17), physical function (β'=-0.28), role physical (β'=-0.15), bodily pain (β'=-0.19), general health (β'=-0.15), social function (β'=-0.11), role emotional (β'=-0.16) (all P values<0.05). Who having work got higher score in the summary score (β'=0.13), physical function (β'=0.13), role physical (β'=0.12), bodily pain (β'=0.12), vitality (β'=0.13), social function (β'=0.12), role emotional (β'=0.12) than others (all P values<0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The quality of PLWHA's life was low. High stigma feeling, high expend on treating HIV, having a job were the main influencing factors of quality of life in PLWHA.
authors.affiliation: Beijing Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100013, China.
authors.forename: Yan-ming
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Yang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Yue-juan
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Hong-yan
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Lu
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011788:Quality of Life; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult