Gender Differences in the Relationship Between Social Support and Quality of Life Among People Living with HIV During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The COVID-19 pandemic and related social distancing greatly impacted quality of life, in part, by disrupting access to social support. We examined the relationship between social support and quality of life among people living with HIV (PWH) who participated in a cross-sectional survey during the COVID-19 pandemic, evaluating differences in this relationship by age and gender.

Materials and methods

Between August 2020 and March 2021, 397 PWH completed an online Research Electronic Data Capture survey. Social support was assessed using the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support, and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) was assessed using the EuroQol EQ-5D-3L. Linear regression was used to examine the relationship between social support and quality of

SUBMITTER: Bhatia N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12722283 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature