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01-10-2012

The impact of denial on health-related quality of life in patients with HIV

Auteurs: Charles Kamen, Stacy Taniguchi, Ami Student, Eliza Kienitz, Katherine Giles, Christine Khan, Susanne Lee, Cheryl Gore-Felton, Cheryl Koopman

Gepubliceerd in: Quality of Life Research | Uitgave 8/2012

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Abstract

Background/purpose

The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of denial coping on quality of life (QOL) over time among individuals living with HIV, as denial has been understudied as a coping strategy within the literature on HIV/AIDS.

Methods

In a sample of 65 adult men and women, we used multilevel linear modeling to test trajectories of change in physical and mental health-related QOL across baseline, 3, 6, and 12 months, including denial as a predictor and gender as a moderator.

Results

The use of denial coping was associated with lower physical and mental health-related QOL at baseline. Denial coping predicted an increase in QOL over time, though QOL remained low in those who practiced denial coping. Men’s baseline mental health-related QOL was more negatively affected by denial coping than women’s. Women tended to increase in QOL more slowly over time compared to men.

Conclusion

Reliance on denial as a coping strategy is associated with poorer physical and mental health-related QOL in an HIV-positive population, though participants who engaged in denial also displayed more rapid improvement in their QOL over time. Men and women displayed different rates of improvement in QOL, indicating a need for gender-based treatment approaches. Future research should examine the complex role of denial on change in QOL.
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Metagegevens
Titel
The impact of denial on health-related quality of life in patients with HIV
Auteurs
Charles Kamen
Stacy Taniguchi
Ami Student
Eliza Kienitz
Katherine Giles
Christine Khan
Susanne Lee
Cheryl Gore-Felton
Cheryl Koopman
Publicatiedatum
01-10-2012
Uitgeverij
Springer Netherlands
Gepubliceerd in
Quality of Life Research / Uitgave 8/2012
Print ISSN: 0962-9343
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-2649
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-011-0045-y

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