Study on the related factors and nursing intervention measures of mental health status of HIV/AIDS patients
Objective:To analyze the factors affecting the mental health status of individuals infected with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus(HIV)or patients with AIDS,and to explore nursing intervention strategies for HIV-infected individuals or AIDS patients.Methods:Based on admission time,120 HIV-infected indi-viduals or AIDS patients admitted to our hospital were divided into a control group and an observation group,with 60 patients in each group.The control group received conventional nursing interventions,while the obser-vation group received psychological nursing interventions.Baseline data of the patients were collected and ana-lyzed for factors affecting their mental health status.The patients'mental health status was assessed using the Self-Rating Depression Scale(SDS),Self-Rating Anxiety Scale(SAS),Simplified Berger AIDS Stigma Scale(BHSS),and Social Support Rating Scale(SSS).The effects of the two nursing interventions were compared.Results:Factors such as age greater than 50 years,annual household income less than 50,000 yuan,being married,and a disease duration exceeding 10 years are high-risk factors affecting HIV-infected individuals or AIDS patients(P<0.05).After nursing interventions,patients in the observation group had lower scores on SAS,SDS,BHSS,and higher SSS compared to those in the control group(P<0.05).Con-clusion:The factors affecting the mental health status of HIV-infected individuals or AIDS patients are di-verse.Timely interventions to prevent depression are beneficial to improve the quality of life for these patients,facilitating their return to a normal life.
HIV-infected individualsAIDS patientsMental health statusInfluencing factorsPsy-chological intervention