Mostafavian Zahra, Abbasi Shaye Zahra, Faraj Pour Arezou, Hosseini Golkoo
Department of Community Medicine, Mashhad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Mashhad, Iran.
Clinical Research and Development Unit, Akbar Hospital, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Data Brief. 2018 May 5;18:1967-1971. doi: 10.1016/j.dib.2018.04.131. eCollection 2018 Jun.
Locus of control is a concept defined based on social learning theory, and focuses on individuals' beliefs regarding factors that influence their health status. Health Locus of Control (HLC) and its relationship with Quality of Life (QOL) in HIV positive patients in local population were studied. This was a cross-sectional study on 80 HIV-positive patients. Multidimensional Health Locus of Control (MHLC) Scale and Medical Outcome Study Short-Form Health Survey (MOS-SF-36) used to measure patients' HLC and QOL, respectively. Internal, external, and chance HLC mean ± SD scores were 30.31±3.87, 24.17±5.03, and 32.01±4.49, respectively. Positive correlation was found between internal HLC scores and both physical (p <0.001, r = 0.53) and mental quality of life (p <0.001, r = 0.48). Multiple regression analysis showed that internal HLC was the only significant predictor of quality of life. HIV-positive patients who believe their health is mostly influenced by individual's actions and behaviors (internal HLC) showed a higher quality of life. These findings suggest that modifying health locus of control beliefs, hypothetically could influence patients' quality of life.
控制点是基于社会学习理论定义的一个概念，关注个体对于影响其健康状况因素的信念。本研究探讨了当地人群中HIV阳性患者的健康控制点（HLC）及其与生活质量（QOL）的关系。这是一项针对80名HIV阳性患者的横断面研究。分别使用多维健康控制点（MHLC）量表和医学结局研究简明健康调查（MOS-SF-36）来测量患者的HLC和QOL。内在、外在和机遇HLC的均值±标准差得分分别为30.31±3.87、24.17±5.03和32.01±4.49。内在HLC得分与身体生活质量（p<0.001，r = 0.53）和心理生活质量（p<0.001，r = 0.48）均呈正相关。多元回归分析表明，内在HLC是生活质量的唯一显著预测因素。认为自身健康主要受个体行为和行动影响（内在HLC）的HIV阳性患者生活质量更高。这些发现表明，假设改变健康控制点信念，可能会影响患者的生活质量。
