title: Resilience, ageing, and quality of life in long-term diagnosed HIV-infected patients.
abstract: Resilience is a predictor of emotional well-being and psychological adjustment in people living with HIV infection. We report the results of a cross-sectional study in which we evaluated resilience and its association with perception of ageing, coping strategies, quality of life, and emotional status in a group of long-term diagnosed HIV-infected patients. The analysis included 151 consecutive participants (57.6% men). Resilience was moderately high to high in 65 (43%) participants, moderately low to moderate in 57 (37.7%), and very low in 29 (19.2%). Univariate and multivariate analyses were performed. Two factors of perception of ageing (good cognitive self-concept and good subjective perception of social relationships), the use of positive reframing as a coping strategy and better emotional status remained associated with high resilience. Our findings suggest that successful ageing is possible in people living with HIV infection. Resilience seems to play a key role in the ageing process.
authors.affiliation: a Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona , Bellaterra , Barcelona , Spain.|b HIV Unit , Germans Trias i Pujol University Hospital , Badalona , Barcelona , Spain.|c Lluita contra la Sida Foundation , Badalona , Barcelona , Spain.
authors.forename: Carmina R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Fumaz
authors.affiliation: c Lluita contra la Sida Foundation , Badalona , Barcelona , Spain.|d Statistics and Operations Research Department - Universitat Politècnica de Barcelona , Barcelona , Spain.
authors.forename: Aintzane
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ayestaran
authors.affiliation: c Lluita contra la Sida Foundation , Badalona , Barcelona , Spain.|d Statistics and Operations Research Department - Universitat Politècnica de Barcelona , Barcelona , Spain.
authors.forename: Nuria
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Perez-Alvarez
authors.affiliation: a Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona , Bellaterra , Barcelona , Spain.|c Lluita contra la Sida Foundation , Badalona , Barcelona , Spain.
authors.forename: Jose A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Muñoz-Moreno
authors.affiliation: a Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona , Bellaterra , Barcelona , Spain.|b HIV Unit , Germans Trias i Pujol University Hospital , Badalona , Barcelona , Spain.|c Lluita contra la Sida Foundation , Badalona , Barcelona , Spain.
authors.forename: Jose
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Moltó
authors.affiliation: b HIV Unit , Germans Trias i Pujol University Hospital , Badalona , Barcelona , Spain.
authors.forename: Maria Jose
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Ferrer
authors.affiliation: e AIDS Research Institute IrsiCaixa-HIVACAT , Badalona , Barcelona , Spain.
authors.forename: Bonaventura
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Clotet
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging / Q000523:psychology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D010465:Perception; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology*; D055500:Resilience, Psychological; D012649:Self Concept; D012917:Social Adjustment; D012934:Social Isolation; D012944:Social Support; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013030:Spain; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology*
keywords: HIV infection; Resilience; ageing