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The relationship of social support, mental health, and health-related quality of life in human immunodeficiency virus-positive men who have sex with men: From the analysis of canonical correlation and structural equation model: A cross-sectional study.
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- Social Support as a Mediator in the Relationship Between Stigma and Mental Health in Adults Living with HIV.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- The relationship between good governance, social support, and perceived discrimination with mental health through the mediation role of quality of life: a cross-sectional path analysis in Iran.BMC public health · 2024Article
- State of mental health, sleep status, and the interaction with health-related quality of life in HIV-infected Chinese patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.BMC public health · 2024Article
- A Study of the Relationship between Men Who Have Sex with Men Stigma and Depression: A Moderated Mediation Model.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Health-related quality of life of Chinese AIDS patients: a multi-region study.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2023Article
- Postpartum Depression and Health: Role of Perceived Social Support among Pakistani Women.Diseases (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Multifaceted Determinants of Sexual Intercourse with Non-Regular Female Sex Partners and Female Sex Workers among Male Factory Workers in China-A Cross-Sectional Survey.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- What is the global prevalence of depression among men who have sex with men? A systematic review and meta-analysis.Annals of general psychiatry · 2022Article
- Longitudinal trajectory of the association between quality of life and depression among people living with HIV in China: a mixed effects model.AIDS care · 2022Article
- Social-environmental resiliencies protect against loneliness among HIV-Positive and HIV- negative older men who have sex with men: Results from the Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study (MACS).Social science & medicine (1982) · 2021Article
- Mental Health Services for Men Who Have Sex with Men in China.Community mental health journal · 2021Article
- The Holistic Health Status of Chinese Homosexual and Bisexual Adults: A Scoping Review.Frontiers in public health · 2021Article
- Disparities in health related quality of life among Illinoisans diagnosed with depressive disorder: findings from the 2017 BRFSS.BMC public health · 2020Article
- Psychosocial Factors Associated with Quality of Life in Young Men Who Have Sex with Men Living with HIV/AIDS in Zhejiang, China.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
- Syphilis associated with recreational drug use, depression and high-risk sexual behaviour in men who have sex with men: a case-control study in China.Sexually transmitted infections · 2019Article
- Associations Among Depressive Symptoms, Childhood Abuse, Neuroticism, Social Support, and Coping Style in the Population Covering General Adults, Depressed Patients, Bipolar Disorder Patients, and High Risk Population for Depression.Frontiers in psychology · 2019Article
- Sexual Empowerment Among Young Black Men Who Have Sex with Men.Journal of sex researchArticle
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Abstract
The objective of this study was to reveal the relationships of mental health, social support, health-related quality of life (HRQOL) as well as their dimensions in HIV-positive men who have sex with men (MSM).HIV-positive MSM were interviewed by a cross-sectional study design using the world Health Organization quality of life bref scale, social support rating scale, and self-rated anxiety and depression scales. Canonical correlation analysis and structural equation model (SEM) were utilized to analyze to the collected data.Three first pair of canonical variables that was statistically significant (P < .0001) and verified could account for the largest cumulative proportion were computed from canonical correlation analysis. The results showed, among the dimensions, depression and anxiety were negatively correlated with support utilization and physical health, while subjective support and support utilization were positively correlation with social relationship health. Structural equation model results showed that support utilization (0.632, T = 10.44), depression (0.816, T = 20.37), and environmental dimension (0.833, T = 38.47) had the largest standardized factor loading in social support, mental health, and HRQOL. The structural coefficient between social support and mental health was -0.433 (T = -5.88), between mental health and HRQOL was -0.592 (T = -10.33), between social support and HRQOL was 0.290 (T = 4.10), indicated social support not only exerted a direct influence, but also mediated mental health to have an indirect effect on HRQOL for HIV-positive MSM.Environmental dimension is the foremost factor of HRQOL for HIV-positive MSM. Alleviating anxiety symptoms maybe improve physical health, while promoting the support utilization is an effective measure of alleviating depression and improving social relationship health for this special group.
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