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ArticleJournal of clinical psychology in medical settings2023

Stigma Affects the Health-Related Quality of Life of People Living with HIV by Activating Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms.

Desmond Uchechukwu Onu, Stanley S Ugwu, Ebele E Nnadozie, Charles Tochukwu Orjiakor

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Article in Journal of clinical psychology in medical settings, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Desmond Uchechukwu OnuDepartment of Psychology, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State, Nigeria.
Stanley S UgwuDepartment of Psychology, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State, Nigeria.
Ebele E NnadozieDepartment of Psychology, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State, Nigeria.
Charles Tochukwu OrjiakorDepartment of Psychology, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State, Nigeria. tochukwu.orjiakor@unn.edu.ng.ORCID 0000-0001-5379-8915
University of Nigeria · NG

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Stigma is a strong concern in the effort to manage the impact of many chronic diseases on patients and affects the quality of life (QoL) of patients, but little is understood regarding how this happens. We explored the perspective that stigma reduces health-related QoL (HRQoL) by evoking the traumatic experiences associated with HIV diagnosis. Outpatients (n = 250) receiving HIV-related care were recruited from 2 hospitals in the southeastern region of Nigeria. Participants completed measures of stigma, posttraumatic stress symptoms, and HRQoL. Mediation analyses were conducted using Hayes PROCESS Macro for SPSS. Result showed that stigma was negatively associated with HRQoL; patients who reported more traumatic symptoms also reported poorer HRQoL. Traumatic stress symptoms mediated the path between stigma and all the dimensions of HRQoL. Findings suggest that recognizing and addressing trauma symptoms are important in the management of PLWH. Perhaps addressing trauma would reduce the impact of stigma on HRQoL.

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HIV InfectionsProblem BehaviorStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticHumansQuality of LifeSocial StigmaHealth-related quality of lifeHIVStigmaTrauma

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