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- Title
Persons with AIDS and their support persons: stress and life satisfaction.
- Authors
Darling, Carol Anderson; Olmstead, Spencer B.; Tiggleman, Cornelius
- Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of historical family functioning, family stress, coping, perceived impact of acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), and health stress upon the life satisfaction of persons with AIDS (PWAs) and their support persons. Utilizing Family Stress Theory, a survey research design was employed involving 114 PWAs and 114 support persons. Historical family functioning was indirectly related to life satisfaction as mediated by family coping. Current family stress was indirectly related to life satisfaction as mediated by perception of stress. Female support persons experienced greater perceptions of caregiver stress. Family and health-care professionals need to be aware of the importance of family stress and coping as they influence the health stress and life satisfaction of PWAs and their support persons. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
- Subjects
AIDS patients; IMMUNOLOGICAL deficiency syndromes; SELF-realization; HIV-positive persons; IMMUNOLOGIC diseases; IMMUNODEFICIENCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL stress; FAMILY relations
- Publication
Stress & Health: Journal of the International Society for the Investigation of Stress, 2010, Vol 26, Issue 1, p33
- ISSN
1532-3005
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/smi.1254