Wannapa Sittipran. Predicting factors of spiritual well-being in persons living with HIV infection . Master's Degree(Family Nurse Practitioner). Mahidol University. : Mahidol University, 2007.
Predicting factors of spiritual well-being in persons living with HIV infection
Abstract:
The purpose of this study was to examine the power of predicting factors to spiritual well-being
of persons living with HIV infection. The subjects of this study were selected by the convenience
sampling method. The subjects were 117 persons living with HIV infection who were serviced by the
antiretroviral drugs clinic at Ao-Udom Hospital, Chonburi province, from June to September, 2006. The
instruments were the Spiritual Well-being Questionnaire, the Social Support Questionnaire, and the
Demographic Characteristics Questionnaire. Data was analyzed by using descriptive statistics, the
Pearson’s product moment correlation. The enter method of multiple regression analysis was also used
for further analysis of data.
The results indicated that persons living with HIV infection had overall spiritual well-being at a
moderate level, which the theme of soundness of mind was at the highest level and the remaining
themes, were at a moderate level.
In terms of social support, it was found that overall social support was at a moderate level.
Considering each type of support, information support was the highest level and instrument support was
the lowest level. Nurses were the major providers for information support; family members were the
major providers for instrument support and emotional support, while friends were the major providers
for appraisal support.
There was a significant positive correlation between income and level of social support to the
level of spiritual well-being (r = .263, .496, p < .01, respectively).
Multiple regression analysis showed that there was 33.6 percent of variance in spiritual wellbeing
was explained by gender, age, income, and social support. While three variables, age, income,
and social support, were significant predictors of spiritual well-being in persons living with HIV
infection at the .05 level.
The findings of this study suggest that nurses should consider the factors of age, income, and
social support to promote spiritual well-being of persons living with HIV infection, and then enhance
treatment and quality of life in persons living with HIV infection to achieve optimal health