Predicting quality of life for people living with HIV: International evidence from seven cultures

AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 614-622

  Skevington, S M ^a,b   Norweg, S ^a,b,c   Standage, M ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

^b University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

^d University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CIQOL; Cross cultural; HIV; Model; Quality of life; WHOQOL HIV

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INDEPENDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AUSTRALIA; BRAZIL; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INDIA; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, THEORETICAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; THAILAND; UKRAINE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952527433     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: 13600451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540120903311466     Document Type: Article

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