Lifestyle in people living with HIV: a study of patients in Kermanshah, Iran
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2023
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Zanganeh, A.
Khademi, N.
Ziapour, A.
Farahmandmoghadam, N.
Izadi, N.
Saeidi, S.
Aghayani, A.
Teimouri, R.
Moghadam, S.
Khodaey, A.
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Inquiry: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing, 2023; 60:1-8
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There is limited research on the role of lifestyle in people living with HIV (PLWH). This study investigated the health-promoting lifestyle among PLWH in Kermanshah-Iran. This cross-sectional study was conducted in 321 PLWH patients referred to the Kermanshah Behavioral Diseases counseling Center between 2017 and 2018. Patients were selected using the convenience sampling method. Data was collected using a standard health promotion lifestyle profile (HPLP-II) questionnaire. Regression and T-tests were used in SPSS 21 and Stata software to analyze the data. The mean age of patients was 41.07 ± 9.14 years. The mean HPLP score of patients in stress management had the lowest mean score (19.44 ± 4.22), and health responsibility had the highest mean score (22.22 ± 4.57). Comparisons between women and men also showed that women had a lower mean score than men in stress management.
In addition, significant differences in their HPLP were observed only in the area of physical activity. The final model had significant influence on the PLWH (P < .001), in which the main predictors were housing status, family members, and feelings of happiness. These variables had a negative effect on HPLP in PLWH’s. An appropriate education and training has improved the PLWH health-oriented lifestyle. Given that the housing situation affected health responsibility, nutrition, spiritual growth, interpersonal relationships, and stress management, may have caused severe anxiety and confusion in PLWH. Addiction also had a negative effect on patients’ spiritual growth. Relatively simple lifestyle changes such as nutrition and stress management can significantly improve PLWH.
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