ArticleQuality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation2013
Subjective wellbeing and ‘felt’ stigma when living with HIV.
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- Informing the measurement of wellbeing among young people living with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa for policy evaluations: a mixed-methods systematic review.Health and quality of life outcomes · 2020Pooled it
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- "They Kept Away": Social Isolation of Cisgender Women Living with HIV in Hyderabad, India.Clinical social work journal · 2020Article
- Experiences of patients with primary HIV diagnosis in Kermanshah-Iran regarding the nature of HIV/AIDS: A qualitative study.Heliyon · 2019Article
- The relationship between endometriosis-related pelvic pain and symptom frequency, and subjective wellbeing.Health and quality of life outcomes · 2019Article
- Factors Affecting HIV Testing among Youth in Kenya.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
- HOW PSYCHIATRIC REFERRALS INFLUENCE STIGMATIZATION IN PATIENTS WITH MYALGIC ENCEPHALOMYELITIS AND CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME: AN EXAMINATION OF AMERICAN AND BRITISH MODELS.Community psychology in global perspective · 2019Article
- Decrements in health-related quality of life associated with gender nonconformity among U.S. adolescents and young adults.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2017Article
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Abstract
purposeThe impact of stigma on subjective wellbeing was explored in adults living with HIV in Australia and the USA. It was hypothesised that this population would report poorer subjective wellbeing than the general population and that ‘felt’ stigma would contribute significantly to reported levels of subjective wellbeing.
methodsA total of 274 participants were recruited through Australian AIDS councils and HIV-specific online support groups. Participants completed a composite questionnaire comprising the personal wellbeing index—adult (PWI-A), the HIV version of the unsupportive social interactions inventory (USII) and demographic and health-related items. The PWI-A total score was used to form a personal wellbeing index, ranging from 0 to 100.
resultsParticipants reported mean PWI-A total scores of 54.7, considerably below the normative range of 70–80 for Western populations. There was a strong negative correlation between PWI-A total scores and USII total scores with the experience of high levels of unsupportive social interactions being associated with reduced levels of subjective wellbeing.
conclusionsOur study suggests that despite antidiscrimination legislation, ‘felt’ stigma in the form of unsupportive social interactions continues to exert a negative impact on subjective wellbeing. Reduced subjective wellbeing may increase the risk of adverse health behaviours, such as medication non-adherence, substance abuse, risky sexual behaviours and non-disclosure of HIV serostatus.
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