The relationship between acceptance of illness and quality of life among men who have sex with men living with human immunodeficiency virus: A cross-sectional study

OBJECTIVES: To explore the relationship between acceptance of illness and quality of life (QOL), and factors associated with acceptance of illness among men who have sex with men (MSM) living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). METHODS: Three hundred and one MSM were recruited from an HIV clini...

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Autores principales: Gao, Chang, Xiao, Xueling, Zhang, Li, Xu, Hehua, Wang, Min, Wang, Honghong
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Chinese Nursing Association 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9305002/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35891907
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnss.2022.05.001
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author Gao, Chang
Xiao, Xueling
Zhang, Li
Xu, Hehua
Wang, Min
Wang, Honghong
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Xiao, Xueling
Zhang, Li
Xu, Hehua
Wang, Min
Wang, Honghong
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description OBJECTIVES: To explore the relationship between acceptance of illness and quality of life (QOL), and factors associated with acceptance of illness among men who have sex with men (MSM) living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). METHODS: Three hundred and one MSM were recruited from an HIV clinic between August and December 2018. The battery of measurements consisted of the Acceptance of Illness Scale, World Health Organization Quality of Life Questionnaire for HIV brief version, HIV Cognitive Appraisal Scale and a self-designed questionnaire used to collect general information. Pearson correlation test was used to examine the relationship between acceptance of illness and QOL. Univariate and multivariate ordinal logistic regression analyses were used to examine whether the general data (demographic and HIV-related clinical data) and HIV cognitive appraisal were associated with acceptance of illness levels. RESULTS: Descriptive analysis showed the acceptance level among MSM living with HIV was moderate (Mean = 26.29, SD = 5.28). Those with a better acceptance of illness had a better QOL (r = 0.69, P < 0.01). In the multivariate ordinal logistic regression model, education level, threat appraisals (OR:1.09; 95%CI [1.06–1.13]), and controllability appraisals (OR: 0.82; 95%CI [0.71–0.94]) were significantly associated with acceptance of illness. CONCLUSIONS: Results showed acceptance level was moderate and had a positive correlation with QOL. High level of education, low threat appraisals and high controllability appraisals were related to high illness acceptance. This finding highlights the importance of focusing on HIV-infected MSM with low education and on their perceptions of threat and controllability about HIV-related issues when designing interventions to promote illness acceptance in this vulnerable population.
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spelling pubmed-93050022022-07-25 The relationship between acceptance of illness and quality of life among men who have sex with men living with human immunodeficiency virus: A cross-sectional study Gao, Chang Xiao, Xueling Zhang, Li Xu, Hehua Wang, Min Wang, Honghong Int J Nurs Sci Research Paper OBJECTIVES: To explore the relationship between acceptance of illness and quality of life (QOL), and factors associated with acceptance of illness among men who have sex with men (MSM) living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). METHODS: Three hundred and one MSM were recruited from an HIV clinic between August and December 2018. The battery of measurements consisted of the Acceptance of Illness Scale, World Health Organization Quality of Life Questionnaire for HIV brief version, HIV Cognitive Appraisal Scale and a self-designed questionnaire used to collect general information. Pearson correlation test was used to examine the relationship between acceptance of illness and QOL. Univariate and multivariate ordinal logistic regression analyses were used to examine whether the general data (demographic and HIV-related clinical data) and HIV cognitive appraisal were associated with acceptance of illness levels. RESULTS: Descriptive analysis showed the acceptance level among MSM living with HIV was moderate (Mean = 26.29, SD = 5.28). Those with a better acceptance of illness had a better QOL (r = 0.69, P < 0.01). In the multivariate ordinal logistic regression model, education level, threat appraisals (OR:1.09; 95%CI [1.06–1.13]), and controllability appraisals (OR: 0.82; 95%CI [0.71–0.94]) were significantly associated with acceptance of illness. CONCLUSIONS: Results showed acceptance level was moderate and had a positive correlation with QOL. High level of education, low threat appraisals and high controllability appraisals were related to high illness acceptance. This finding highlights the importance of focusing on HIV-infected MSM with low education and on their perceptions of threat and controllability about HIV-related issues when designing interventions to promote illness acceptance in this vulnerable population. Chinese Nursing Association 2022-05-20 /pmc/articles/PMC9305002/ /pubmed/35891907 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnss.2022.05.001 Text en © 2022 The Authors https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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Gao, Chang
Xiao, Xueling
Zhang, Li
Xu, Hehua
Wang, Min
Wang, Honghong
The relationship between acceptance of illness and quality of life among men who have sex with men living with human immunodeficiency virus: A cross-sectional study
title The relationship between acceptance of illness and quality of life among men who have sex with men living with human immunodeficiency virus: A cross-sectional study
title_full The relationship between acceptance of illness and quality of life among men who have sex with men living with human immunodeficiency virus: A cross-sectional study
title_fullStr The relationship between acceptance of illness and quality of life among men who have sex with men living with human immunodeficiency virus: A cross-sectional study
title_full_unstemmed The relationship between acceptance of illness and quality of life among men who have sex with men living with human immunodeficiency virus: A cross-sectional study
title_short The relationship between acceptance of illness and quality of life among men who have sex with men living with human immunodeficiency virus: A cross-sectional study
title_sort relationship between acceptance of illness and quality of life among men who have sex with men living with human immunodeficiency virus: a cross-sectional study
topic Research Paper
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9305002/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35891907
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnss.2022.05.001
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