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Resilience partially mediates the influence of HIV-related stress on HRQoL in older adults living with HIV/AIDS
Tuesday, November 5, 2013
: 5:00 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.
Wilson Vincent, Ph.D.,
Division of Prevention and Community Research, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
Sarah K. Calabrese, Ph.D.,
Yale School of Public Health/ Center for Interdisciplinary Research on AIDS, Yale University, New Haven, CT
Background: By 2015, 50% of all HIV/AIDS cases in the United States will be in persons 50-plus years of age. Very little, if any, research has examined resilience in older HIV-infected persons. This research investigated the mediating effect of resilience between HIV-related stress and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in PLWHA over fifty. Methods: Data from a sample of 303 PLWHA over 50 was analyzed using structural equation modeling (SEM) to define a hypothesized resilience measure (represented by self-efficacy, coping, hope/optimism and social support) and to test a meditating effect of resilience between HIV-related stress and HRQoL (physical well-being, function and global well-being, and emotional well-being). Results: The SEM results showed satisfactory model fit for resilience construct, χ2 (14, N=301) =14.9, p=0.387, and CFI=0.99, IFI=0.99, TLI=0.99, RMSEA=0.014 (95% CI: 0.000, 0.059), with all factor loading raging from 0.60 to 0.80. The meditational model with an adequate fit (χ2 (63, N=301) =164.273, p<0.0001, CFI=0.95, IFI=0.95, TLI=0.93, RMSEA=0.073 (95% CI: 0.060, 0.087)) revealed a partial mediating effect of resilience between HIV-related stress and HRQoL. Conclusion: The model indicated a well-defined resilience construct and suggested that HIV-related stress partially reduces the negative influence of HIV-related stress on HRQoL. Future design of interventions that build personal capacity and environmental support may contribute to better management of HIV/AIDS and may be more efficacious in increasing HRQoL in older PLWHA.
Learning Areas:
Public health or related research
Social and behavioral sciences
Learning Objectives:
Identify the conceptual construct of resilience and its components in older PLWHA; Assess the mediating effect of resilience on the predictive path between HIV-related stress and health-related quality of life.
Keyword(s): HIV/AIDS, Mental Health
Presenting author's disclosure statement:Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I am currently a MPH candidate and will graduate in May, 2013. My experiences in HIV/AIDS include conducting community based research to evaluate a nutritional intervention program and a needs assessment for AIDS-specific residential care housing in greater New Haven area. I have a broad interest in psychosocial and behavioral aspects of HIV/AIDS and quantitative research methods.
Any relevant financial relationships? No
I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines,
and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed
in my presentation.
