Mediators and Moderators of Health‐Related Quality of Life in People Living with HIV. (July 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Kim, Gwang Suk; Kim, Suhee; Choi, Jun Yong; Lee, Jeong In; Park, Chang Gi; McCreary, Linda L.
• Is Part Of: Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care. Volume 29:Number 4(2018)
• Publication Date: 2018-07
• Subjects: communication -- HIV -- quality of life -- self‐management -- social support; AIDS (Disease) -- Nursing -- Periodicals; AIDS (Disease) -- Treatment -- Periodicals; AIDS (Disease) -- Periodicals; HIV infections -- Nursing -- Periodicals; HIV infections -- Treatment -- Periodicals; HIV infections -- Periodicals; 616.97920231
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jana.2018.02.001
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1055-3290

Abstract

Abstract : N/A: We examined whether social support moderated communication and self‐management, and tested whether self‐management mediated communication, instrumental and emotional social support (ISS, ESS), and health‐related quality of life (HRQOL) in Korean people living with HIV (PLWH). A cross‐sectional research design using a self‐reported survey questionnaire was conducted. Data for 205 PLWH were collected at the outpatient divisions of seven hospitals. HRQOL was positively associated with communication, ISS, ESS, and self‐management. ESS moderated the relationship between communication and self‐management through a significant interaction with communication. Johnson‐Neyman analysis indicated that the interaction effect of ESS was significant at the range from 4 to 14.4. However, the ISS did not moderate the relationship between communication and self‐management. Self‐management mediated the relationship between communication, ESS, and HRQOL. The findings suggest that nursing interventions should be focused on providing interactive communication and ESS to improve self‐management and HRQOL of PLWH.