Study on the Relationship Between Self-efficacy for Disease Management and Quality of Life Among People Living with HIV/AIDS

TLDR: Self-efficacy for disease management is related to quality of life of Chinese HIV-infected people and nurses should instruct PLWHA to manage symptoms to increase self- efficacy for Disease management.

Abstract: Objective:To investigate the relationship between self-efficacy for disease management and quality of life among of people living with HIV/AIDS(PLWHA).Methods:A cross-sectional study was conducted.The HIV Self-Efficacy(HIV-SE) Questionnaire and Quality of Life Scale for Chinese HIV-infected people(QOL-CHIV) were used to assess self-efficacy for disease management and QOL of 242 patients with HIV/AIDS.Results:The mean HIV-SE score of this group was 6.59±1.57,comparing to the similar study abroad,it was significantly lower(P0.01).The mean total score of QOL-CHIV was 56.21±16.22,the QOL of these subjects were low.Self-efficacy for disease management was positively correlated with quality of life(r=0.26~0.59,P0.01).Conclusion:Self-efficacy for disease management is related to quality of life of Chinese PLWHA.Nurses should instruct PLWHA to manage symptoms to increase self-efficacy for disease management.