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ArticleSSM - population health2017

Engagement with health care providers as a mediator between social capital and quality of life among a sample of people living with HIV in the United States: Path-analysis.

SoSon Jong, Adam Carrico, Bruce Cooper, Lisa Thompson, Carmen Portillo

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Article in SSM - population health, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

SoSon JongSchool of Nursing, University of California, San Francisco, 1650 Funston ave, San Francisco, CA 94122, USA.
Adam CarricoSchool of Nursing, University of California, San Francisco, 1650 Funston ave, San Francisco, CA 94122, USA.
Bruce CooperSchool of Nursing, University of California, San Francisco, 1650 Funston ave, San Francisco, CA 94122, USA.
Lisa ThompsonSchool of Nursing, University of California, San Francisco, 1650 Funston ave, San Francisco, CA 94122, USA.
Carmen PortilloSchool of Nursing, University of California, San Francisco, 1650 Funston ave, San Francisco, CA 94122, USA.
University of California, San Francisco · US

Funding

HIV/AIDS NURSING CARE AND PREVENTIONT32NR007081 · NINR · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI DAWSON-ROSE, CAROL, VLAHOV, DAVID · 1995 to 2016
$3.8M
NINR NIH HHS T32 NR007081
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSocial capital is "features of social organizations-networks, norms, and as trust that facilitate coordination and cooperation for mutual benefit". People with high social capital have lower mortality and better health outcomes. Although utilization of social networks has grown, social capital continues to be a complex concept in relation to health promotion. This study examined 1) associations between social capital and quality of life (QoL), 2) factors of social capital leading to higher QoL among people living with HIV (PLWH), 3) role of health care providers (HCP) as a mediator between social capital and QoL.

methodsThis is a secondary analysis of the International Nursing HIV Network for HIV/AIDS Research. This cross-sectional study included 1673 PLWH from 11 research sites in the United States in 2010. Using path analysis, we examined the independent effect of social capital on QoL, and the mediating effect of PLWH engagement with HCP.

resultsThe majority of participants were male (71.2%), and 45.7% were African American. Eighty-nine percent of the participants were on antiretroviral therapy. Social capital consisted of three factors - social connection, tolerance toward diversity, and community participation - explaining 87% of variance of social capital. Path analysis (RMSEA = 0, CFI = 1) found that social connection, followed by tolerance toward diversity, were the principal domain of social capital leading to better QoL (std. beta = 0.50, std. error = 0.64,

conclusionsThis study emphasizes importance of social connections and mediating role of HCP in improving QoL for PLWH. To develop social capital effectively, interventions should focus on strengthening PLWH's social connections and engagement to HCP.

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PMCPMC5769046
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