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Effect of flick application on pain level and duration of crying during infant vaccination
Association between quality of life and social support among women suffering from HIV/AIDS
Background: HIV/AIDS, as a chronic disease, deeply affects the patients’ quality of life (QOL).
Objective: To determine the association between QOL and social support among women suffering from HIV/AIDS.
Methods: This analytical study was conducted on 60 HIV/AIDS women, under the coverage of behavioral diseases counseling center that were selected through census sampling in Isfahan, 2014. Data were collected with SF-36 and social support was investigated by family and friends scale. Data were analyzed using independent t-test, chi-square, one-way ANOVA, Pearson's correlation and linear regression analysis.
Findings: Mean scores of subjects’ physical and psychosocial dimensions and overall QOL were 60.62±22.76, 56.58±21.47, 58.95±20.4 out of 100 respectively. Pearson correlation coefficient showed a positive and significant association between social support and QOL.
Conclusion: With regards to the results, there was a positive relationship between social support of friends and family scale with QOL in HIV/AIDS.
Keywords: Quality of Life, Social Support, HIV, AID
The Impact of Educational Intervention Based on Empowerment Model in Preventing Violence Against Women
Association between quality of life and social support among women suffering from
Background: HIV/AIDS, as a chronic disease, deeply affects the patients’ quality of life (QOL).
Objective: To determine the association between QOL and social support among women suffering from HIV/AIDS.
Methods: This analytical study was conducted on 60 HIV/AIDS women, under the coverage of behavioral diseases counseling center that were selected through census sampling in Isfahan, 2014. Data were collected with SF-36 and social support was investigated by family and friends scale. Data were analyzed using independent t-test, chi-square, one-way ANOVA, Pearson's correlation and linear regression analysis.
Findings: Mean scores of subjects’ physical and psychosocial dimensions and overall QOL were 60.62±22.76, 56.58±21.47, 58.95±20.4 out of 100 respectively. Pearson correlation coefficient showed a positive and significant association between social support and QOL.
Conclusion: With regards to the results, there was a positive relationship between social support of friends and family scale with QOL in HIV/AIDS