Quality of life and people living with AIDS: relationship with sociodemographic and health aspects

to analyze the relationship of sociodemographic and health dimensions with the quality of life of people living with the human immunodeficiency virus. descriptive and quantitative study. The subjects were 131 seropositive people treated in a specialized center of the Norte-Fluminense municipality, B...

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Published in:Revista latino-americana de enfermagem 2014-07, Vol.22 (4), p.582-590
Main Authors: da Costa, Tadeu Lessa, de Oliveira, Denize Cristina, Gomes, Antonio Marcos Tosoli, Formozo, Gláucia Alexandre
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome - complications
Adult
Calidad de Vida
Demography
Enfermería
Female
Health Status
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
NURSING
Original
Quality of Life
Socioeconomic Factors
Surveys and Questionnaires
Síndrome de Inmunodeficiencia Adquirida
Young Adult
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Summary:to analyze the relationship of sociodemographic and health dimensions with the quality of life of people living with the human immunodeficiency virus. descriptive and quantitative study. The subjects were 131 seropositive people treated in a specialized center of the Norte-Fluminense municipality, Brazil. A form with sociodemographic and health data was applied, as well as the World Health Organization instrument for the assessment of the quality of life of people with the human immunodeficiency virus. the statistical analysis revealed a significant difference in the assessment of the various dimensions of quality of life by the subjects for gender, education, employment, personal income, medical condition, self-perception of sickness, history of hospitalizations, and bodily alterations due to the antiretroviral drugs. professional nursing and health care, as well as public policies in the area, should valorize the quality of life approach, considering the conditions related to its configuration.
ISSN:0104-1169
1518-8345
1518-8345
0104-1169
DOI:10.1590/0104-1169.3350.2455