Study on the status quo and correlation between social support and stigma in elderly acquired immunodeficiency syndrome inpatients
Objective To explore the status quo of social support and stigma in elderly acquired immunodeficiency syndrome(AIDS)inpatients and their correlation.Methods A total of 150 elderly AIDS inpatients admitted to Public Health Clinical Center of Chengdu from August 2019 to June 2020 were selected as study subjects and investigated by questionnaire with social support rating scale(SSRS)and social impact scale(SIS).The status quo of patients'social support and stigma were analyzed,and the correlation between them was discussed by Pearson correlation analysis.Results A total of 134 valid questionnaires were collected,with an effective collection rate of 89.33％.Education level,marital status,number of family members,and monthly income level all affect the SSRS scores of elderly inpatients with AIDS(P＜0.05).In this study,the scores for economic insecurity,internal shame,social isolation,and social exclusion are all higher than those in foreign studies(P＜0.05).The stigma of elderly AIDS inpatients was negatively correlated with social support(r=-0.229,P=0.008).Conclusions Elderly AIDS hospitalized patients have moderate social support and high stigma,and the two are negatively correlated.It is recommended that clinical medical staff can help to improve patients'self-cognition,encourage them to actively seek social support,so as to reduce stigma.
ElderlyAcquired immunodeficiency syndromeStigmaSocial support
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