Perceived support in newly registered HIV/AIDS clinic outpatients

Autor:	R. W. Burgoyne, D. S. Saunders
Rok vydání:	2000
Předmět:	Adult Male Gerontology Health (social science) Adolescent Social Psychology Health Status Population HIV Infections Social support Quality of life (healthcare) Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) Surveys and Questionnaires Ambulatory Care Humans Medicine education Sida Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome education.field_of_study Social network biology business.industry Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Social Support Middle Aged medicine.disease biology.organism_classification Social relation Ambulatory Female Perception business Attitude to Health Delivery of Health Care
Zdroj:	AIDS Care. 12:643-650
ISSN:	1360-0451 0954-0121
DOI:	10.1080/095401200750003815
Popis:	This study compares levels of perceived social support in newly registered outpatients attending an HIV/AIDS clinic to those reported in a reference sample of other ambulatory medical populations. Perceived availability of four types of functional support is assessed: tangible, affectionate, positive social interaction and emotional-informational. Other elements of patients' support networks that might be associated with perceived support are also examined. In general, functional support levels in the outpatient PHA population were found to be similar to those of the MOS-SSS reference sample. Patient factors including age, gender, family awareness of HIV/AIDS diagnosis, time elapsed since diagnosis, employment status, physical health indicators, antiretroviral treatment history and support network size showed no relationship to functional support. Network composition factors significantly associated with higher social support ratings included the presence of a partner (all dimensions of functional support) and a greater proportion of close friends as opposed to close family members (emotional-informational support). Requesters of clinic support services tended to exhibit lower emotional-informational support scores compared to non-requesters. Implications for the provision of support services to people living with HIV/AIDS are discussed.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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