Assess the level of depression and quality of life among people living with hiv/aids Dhillon Swaroop1,*, Sandhu Dimple2 1Lecturer, SGRD CON, Hoshiarpur 2Principal, SGRD CON, Hoshiarpur *Address for Correspondence: Ms Swaroop Dhillon, Lecturer, SGRD CON, Hoshiarpur, M. NO. 9915154302, Email: swaroop.dhillon@gmall.com
Online published on 22 August, 2019. Abstract Introduction Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). AIDS is a chronic disease and that its sufferers have a high risk of developing depressive symptoms, which has been associated with a decrease in the quality of life, this study was undertaken with the aim to assess the level of depression and quality oflife among people living with HIV/AIDS. Aim The study aimed to assess the level of depression and quality of life among people living with HIV/AIDS. Material And Methods A descriptive study was conducted to assess the level of depression and quality of life among people living with HIV/AIDS in selected hospital, Hoshiarpur, Punjab. Purposive sampling technique was used to obtain 40 patients. Standardized tool(s)-Major (ICD-10) depression inventory and WHOQOL-BREF were used to assess the level of depression and quality oflife among people living with HIV/AIDS. The data was gathered and analyzed by descriptive and inferential statistical such as mean, standared devision(SD), ‘t ’test and ‘F ’test. Results Majority (52.50%) of people living with HIV/AIDS have severe level of depression, wereas (7.50%) of people living with HIV/AIDS have no depression. On the otherhand (52.5%) of people living with HIV/AIDS have low of quality of life, and (10%) of people living with HIV/AIDS have high of quality of life Conclusion The study revealed that majority of people living with HIV/AIDS had severe level of depression and low quality of life. There is no statistical significant Association among selected socio-demographic variables with level of depression and quality of life at p < 0.05 level of significance. Top Keywords People living with HIV/AIDS, Level of depression, Quality of life. Top |