Poster Presentation
Wednesday, 19 July 2006
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Wednesday, 19 July 2006
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Symptomatology and Self-Care Practices Related to Quality of Life in Persons with HIV/AIDS
Ginger K. Peterson-Mitchell, RN, BSN, MS, MSN, Naval Hospital Lemoore, Internal Medicine Clinic, United States Navy, Lemoore, CA, USA
| Learning Objective #1: Identify the relationship between the frequency of symptomatology and pattern/use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in persons with HIV/AIDS, |
| Learning Objective #2: Determine the relationship between sociodemographic pattern and use of CAM therapy utilized in persons with HIV/AIDS |
Objective: The primary objective of this study, via secondary analysis, was to determine the relationships among reported symptoms (i.e., anxiety, depression, and fatigue), the use of self-care practices (i.e., complementary and alternative medicine, activities/thoughts, and exercise), and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in persons with HIV/AIDS.
Methods: A descriptive design was used to obtain information from 372 HIV-infected subjects in an outpatient clinic in southeast Texas. Participants completed a sociodemographic data form, Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (CES-D), Living With HIV/AIDS Scale (LIV), Revised Sign and Symptom Check-List for HIV (SSC-HIV rev), and Self-Care Symptom Management for People Living with HIV/AIDS (SSM). The CES-D is a 20-item self-report scale designed to measure depressive symptomatology. The 38-item LIV Scale measures HRQOL. Items on the SSC-HIVrev consisted of 72 items with possible scores ranging from “0” (blank) to “3” (severe). Using the SSM, participants were asked to identify self-care activities used to manage reported symptoms, frequency of use, and perceived effectiveness.
Results: Sociodemographic attributes of the sample (n=372) were between the ages of 18 and 66 years, with a mean age of 39.98 (+ 8.27). The participants were comprised of 250 (67.2%) males and 118 (31.7%) females with 4(1%) transgender. Approximately 72% were African American, 15% Caucasian, and 9% Latino/Hispanic. Clients used a large number of self-care activities, with activity/thoughts, exercise, and complementary/alternative medicine being among the most frequently reported. There was a negative correlation (r = -0.258, p = 0.010) between ethnicity and talking with family/friends with a positive correlation (r = 0.223, p = 0.028) between gender and talking with others on the symptom of anxiety.
Conclusions: A positive relationship was correlated between age and gender with the variables of anxiety and depression with a significant relationship between the variables of depression and fatigue and HRQOL.
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