J Assoc Nurses AIDS Care. 2012 Jan-Feb;23(1):63-72. doi: 10.1016/j.jana.2011.01.003. Epub 2011 Apr 15.
This study examined the relationships between personal characteristics, social support, spiritual well-being, coping style and adaptation process, and quality of life (QOL) among Thai people living with HIV infection (Thai PLWH) in Suphanburi Province, Thailand. Predictors of QOL were also investigated. Molassiotis's Quality of Life Assessment in Chronic Patients provided the theoretical framework for this descriptive correlational design. The sample consisted of 120 Thai PLWH. Multiple regressions were used to estimate correlates between the independent study variables and QOL in Thai PLWH. The results revealed that age, education level, employment status, monthly income, living in own house, living with family member, social support, spiritual well-being, and coping style and adaptation process were related to QOL. This study provides a backdrop for the implementation of nursing interventions that will be designed to reshape QOL among Thai PLWH.
本研究旨在探讨个人特征、社会支持、精神健康、应对方式和适应过程与生活在泰国素攀府的艾滋病毒感染者（泰国 PLWH）的生活质量（QOL）之间的关系。本研究还调查了 QOL 的预测因素。莫拉西奥蒂斯慢性患者生活质量评估为这一描述性相关设计提供了理论框架。该样本由 120 名泰国 PLWH 组成。多元回归用于估计泰国 PLWH 中独立研究变量与 QOL 之间的相关性。结果表明，年龄、教育水平、就业状况、月收入、自有住房、与家庭成员同住、社会支持、精神健康以及应对方式和适应过程与 QOL 相关。本研究为实施护理干预提供了背景，旨在重塑泰国 PLWH 的 QOL。
