Utility of a Partner Communication Scale and a Personal Meaning Scale in Newly Diagnosed HIV-Infected Persons

作者:Buscher April*; Latini David M; Hartman Christine; Kallen Michael; Sansgiry Shubhada; Giordano Thomas P
来源:Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care, 2013, 24(2): 126-134.
DOI:10.1016/j.jana.2012.05.003

摘要

No studies to our knowledge have examined the Lepore Social Constraint Scale or Fife Constructed Meaning Scale in recently diagnosed HIV-infected persons. Twenty-four participants in a prospective observational cohort completed the social-constraint measure, and 47 completed the constructed-meaning scale at either 3 or 9 months after diagnosis. Participants completed a 4-week visual analogue scale to assess adherence to antiretroviral therapy, and validated depression and self-efficacy scales. Spearman correlation coefficients compared measures. In cross-sectional analyses, participants with higher social-constraint scores had lower constructed meaning and adherence. Higher social constraint correlated negatively with self-efficacy and positively with depression. Higher constructed-meaning scores did not correlate with adherence but correlated positively with self-efficacy and negatively with depression. The quality of HIV-infected individuals%26apos; discussions of HIV with their partners and positive constructed meaning were associated with better mental health and could be targets for improving medication adherence.

  • 出版日期2013-4