| Learning Objective #1: Identify socio-demographic variables that influence health-related quality of life and satisfaction with care among adults at a community-based AIDS service organization | |||
| Learning Objective #2: Recognize the importance of nurse practitioners in the care and management of adults with HIV-infection at a community-based AIDS service organization |
The purpose of this study was two-fold: (a) to describe health-related quality of life and satisfaction with care among adults at a community-based AIDS service organization, and (b) to identify the socio-demographic variables (age, educational level, and time since HIV diagnosis) that influence health-related quality of life and satisfaction with care. The focus of this research was to examine the influence among socio-demographic variables (age, educational level, and time since HIV diagnosis) on health-related quality of life and satisfaction with care. A convenient sample of 81 subjects that consisted of adults who (a) were 18 years of age or older, (b) had documented positive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and western blot tests for HIV-1 or 2 viruses, (c) read and spoke English, (d) had a Karnofsky score of 80 or higher, and (e) had attended a minimum of four primary health care appointments at one of the community-based AIDS service organization’s regional clinic. Data were collected using the HIV Overview Problems-Evaluation System (HOPES) and DiTomasso-Willard Patient Satisfaction Questionnaire (DWPSQ). The results of this study indicate that health-related quality of life and satisfaction with care were positive among adults receiving care at a community-based AIDS service organization. One-way analysis of variances (ANOVA) revealed that differences in health-related quality of life scores were statistically significant between regional clinics’and that satisfaction with care was the highest among subjects who had a nurse practitioner as a health care provider. There was a statistically significant negative correlation between health-related quality of life and Karnofsky scores. Satisfaction with care had two statistically significant negative correlations: (a) gender and (b) treatment with HIV medications. Socio-demographic variables (age, educational level, and time since HIV diagnosis) did not determine the perception of health-related quality of life and satisfaction with care among the adults who were participants in this study.
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Sigma Theta Tau International
10-12 July 2003