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Volume 19, Issue 2 (Suppl) Int J Emerg Ment Health, an open access journal
ISSN: 1522-4821 Mental Health 2017
June 21-23, 2017
Mental Health and Human Resilience
June 21-23, 2017 London, UK
3rd International Conference on
Health locus of control and its relationship with quality of life in HIV-infected patients
Zahra Mostafavian and Masoumeh Sadat Dastgheib
1Islamic Azad University, Iran
2Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Iran
Statement of the Problem: The influence of various psychological factors on quality of life (QOL) in HIV infected patients including
health locus of control has been well established. In our study, health locus of control (HLOC) in Iranian HIV-infected patients was
evaluated and its association with QOL among them investigated.
Methodology & Theoretical Orientation: In this cross-sectional study, 80 patients with HIV infection who referred to behavioral
and infectious diseases consultation center in health departments of Mashhad University of Medical Sciences in 2015 were recruited
by convenience sampling. Patients were assessed for demographic characteristics, HLOC and QOL. Health locus of control beliefs
were measured with the multidimensional health locus of control (MHLOC) scale and quality of life with the medical outcome study
short-form health survey (MOS-SF-36).
Findings: Participants had a mean internal HLOC score of 30.31±3.87, external HLOC score of 24.17±5.03 and a mean chance
HLOC score of 32.01±4.49. Positive correlation between internal HLOC scores and both physical dimension (p<0.001, r=0.53) and
mental dimension of quality of life (p<0.001, r=0.48) was found.
Conclusion & Significance: Quality of life was positively influenced in the patients with HIV infection who had internal health locus
of control. These findings suggest the importance of considering the psychological characteristics and psychosocial beliefs of patients
in evaluation and treatment of patients with HIV infection.
Biography
Zahra Mostafavian has her expertise in researching about health including mental health. She has done several researches about validation of health questionnaire
in her country.
Zahra Mostafavian et al., Int J Emerg Ment Health 2017, 19:2(Suppl)
DOI: 10.4172/1522-4821-C1-009