Journal of Psychosomatic Research
Volume 59, Issue 6 , Pages 407-413, December 2005

Health-related quality of life and health locus of control beliefs among HIV-infected treated patients

  • Marie Préau

      Affiliations

    • INSERM U379/ORS, Marseille, France
    • Laboratory of Social Psychology, University Aix-Marseille I, Aix en Provence, France
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. INSERM U379, 23 rue Stanislas Torrents, Marseille 13006, France. Tel.: +33 4 96 10 28 80; fax: +33 4 96 10 28 99
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  • Emmanuelle Vincent

      Affiliations

    • INSERM U379/ORS, Marseille, France
    • ,
  • Bruno Spire

      Affiliations

    • INSERM U379/ORS, Marseille, France
    • ,
  • Véronique Reliquet

      Affiliations

    • Hotel Dieu Hospital, Nantes, France
    • ,
  • Isabelle Fournier

      Affiliations

    • Bichat Hospital, Paris, France
    • ,
  • Christian Michelet

      Affiliations

    • CHU, Rennes, France
    • ,
  • Catherine Leport

      Affiliations

    • X. Bichat Faculty, Paris, France
    • ,
  • Michel Morin

      Affiliations

    • INSERM U379/ORS, Marseille, France
    • Laboratory of Social Psychology, University Aix-Marseille I, Aix en Provence, France
    • ,
  • the APROCO study group

Received 19 January 2005; received in revised form 22 April 2005; accepted 2 June 2005.

Abstract 

Obsjective:This study examined the relations between health locus of control (HLOC) beliefs and health-related quality of life (HRQL) in 302 HIV-infected patients enrolled in a French cohort, 44 months (M44) after they began highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). Methods: HLOC beliefs were measured with the Multidimensional Health Locus of Control (MHLOC) scale and HRQL, with the Medical Outcome Study Short-Form Health Survey (MOS-SF-36). Results: Internal HLOC beliefs at the initiation of treatment were associated with both physical HRQL in multivariate analysis, while chance HLOC beliefs on beginning HAART were associated with mental HRQL at M44. Conclusion: These findings suggest the importance of considering the psychological characteristics and psychosocial beliefs of patients at the initiation of ARV treatment to optimise the long-term HRQL of HIV-infected patient and to develop adaptive intervention on coping strategies.

Keywords: Depression, Health locus of control, Health-related quality of life, Highly active antiretroviral therapy, HIV infection

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PII: S0022-3999(05)00122-4

doi:10.1016/j.jpsychores.2005.06.005

Journal of Psychosomatic Research
Volume 59, Issue 6 , Pages 407-413, December 2005

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