title: The Role of Religiousness/Spirituality in Health-Related Quality of Life Among Adolescents with HIV: A Latent Profile Analysis.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to determine whether distinct latent profiles of religiousness/spirituality exist for ALWH, and if so, are latent profile memberships associated with health-related quality of life (HRQoL). Latent profile analysis of religiosity identified four profiles/groups. Compared to the other three groups, higher levels of emotional well-being were found among young perinatally infected adolescents who attended religious services, but who did not pray privately, feel God's presence or identify as religious or spiritual. Social HRQoL was significantly higher among the highest overall religious/spiritual group. Understanding adolescent profiles of religiousness/spirituality on HRQoL could inform faith-based interventions. Trial registration NCT01289444.
authors.affiliation: Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine, Center for Translational Science/Children's Research Institute, Children's National Health System, 111 Michigan Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC, 20010-2970, USA. mlyon@cnmc.org.|Department of Pediatrics, The George Washington University School of Medicine and Public Health, Washington, DC, USA. mlyon@cnmc.org.
authors.forename: Maureen E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Lyon
authors.affiliation: Boston University, Boston, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Allison L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Kimmel
authors.affiliation: Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine, Center for Translational Science/Children's Research Institute, Children's National Health System, 111 Michigan Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC, 20010-2970, USA.
authors.forename: Yao Iris
authors.initials: YI
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.affiliation: Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine, Center for Translational Science/Children's Research Institute, Children's National Health System, 111 Michigan Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC, 20010-2970, USA.|Department of Pediatrics, The George Washington University School of Medicine and Public Health, Washington, DC, USA.
authors.forename: Jichuan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology*; D012069:Religion and Psychology; D016037:Single-Blind Method; D029181:Spirituality; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Adolescence; HIV; Health-related quality of life; Palliative care; Religion; Spirituality