Factors Related to Quality of Life among Patients with HIV/AIDS in Vietnam

• Main Authors: Bui Minh Thu, วิมลรัตน์ ภู่วราวุฒิพานิช, Wimolrat Puwarawuttipanit, อรพรรณ โตสิงห์, Orapan Thosingha
• Other Authors: มหาวิทยาลัยมหิดล. คณะพยาบาลศาสตร์
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: quality of life; HIV/AIDS; social support; medication adherence; คุณภาพชีวิต; เอชไอวี/เอดส์; การสนับสนุนทางสังคม; ความสม่ำเสมอในการรับประทานยา; วารสารพยาบาลศาสตร์; Journal of Nursing Science
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/44099
• Institution: Mahidol University

Purpose: To determine the relationships among education level, medication adherence, social support, and quality of life in patients with HIV/AIDS in Vietnam. Design: Descriptive correlational design. Methods: Sample was 115 HIV/AIDS patients at outpatient center in Bach Mai Hospital, Hanoi, Vietnam. Data were collected using questionnaires: WHOQOL-HIV BREF, Medication Adherence scales, and the Multi-dimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS). Spearman’s rho was employed to examine the relationships among studied variables. Main findings: The findings showed that there was a positive correlation between social support and overall score of QOL (rs = .38, p < .05). Conclusions and recommendations: The results imply that perceive social support from different sources are very important to promote quality of life. So, nurses should provide counseling to caregivers, family members, and friends to support patients with HIV/AIDS both physical and psychological aspects.