Quality of Life among Persons with HIVAIDS in Iran : Internal Reliability and Validity of an International Instrument and Associated Factors
Joint Authors
Paydary, Koosha
McFarland, Willi
Saeidi, Behtash
Mohraz, Minoo
Hajifathalian, Kaveh
SeyedAlinaghi, SeyedAhmad
Razavi, Pedram
Kheirandish, Parastoo
Foroughi, Mahsa
Esmaeeli Djavid, Gholamreza
Rasoulinejad, Mehrnaz
Hajiabdolbaghi, Mahboube
Source
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-01-12
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The purpose of this cross-sectional study on 191 HIV/AIDS patient was to prepare the first Persian translation of complete WHOQOL-HIV instrument, evaluate its reliability and validity, and apply it to determine quality of life and its associated factors in Tehran, Iran.
Student's t-test was used to compare quality of life between groups.
Mean Cronbach’s α of facets in all six domains of instrument were more than 0.6 indicating good reliability.
Item/total corrected correlations coefficients had a lower limit of more than 0.5 in all facets except for association between energy and fatigue facet and physical domain.
Compared to younger participants, patients older than 35 years had significantly lower scores in overall quality of life (P = 0.003), social relationships (P = 0.021), and spirituality/religion/personal beliefs (P = 0.024).
Unemployed patients had significantly lower scores in overall quality of life (P = 0.01), level of independence (P = 0.004), and environment (P = 0.001) compared to employed participants.
This study demonstrated that the standard, complete WHOQOL-HIV 120 instrument translated into Farsi and evaluated among Iranian participants provides a reliable and valid basis for future research on quality of life for HIV and other patients in Iran.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Razavi, Pedram& Hajifathalian, Kaveh& Saeidi, Behtash& Esmaeeli Djavid, Gholamreza& Rasoulinejad, Mehrnaz& Hajiabdolbaghi, Mahboube…[et al.]. 2012. Quality of Life among Persons with HIVAIDS in Iran : Internal Reliability and Validity of an International Instrument and Associated Factors. AIDS Research and Treatment،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-6.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Razavi, Pedram…[et al.]. Quality of Life among Persons with HIVAIDS in Iran : Internal Reliability and Validity of an International Instrument and Associated Factors. AIDS Research and Treatment No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-6.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Razavi, Pedram& Hajifathalian, Kaveh& Saeidi, Behtash& Esmaeeli Djavid, Gholamreza& Rasoulinejad, Mehrnaz& Hajiabdolbaghi, Mahboube…[et al.]. Quality of Life among Persons with HIVAIDS in Iran : Internal Reliability and Validity of an International Instrument and Associated Factors. AIDS Research and Treatment. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-503121
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-503121