Predictors of perception of cognitive functioning in HIV/AIDS.
J Assoc Nurses AIDS Care
; 11(3): 19-26, 2000.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-10826301
ABSTRACT
This is a descriptive, correlational study of the predictors of perceived cognitive functioning. The convenience sample of 728 nonhospitalized persons receiving health care for HIV/AIDS was recruited from seven sites in the United States. All measures were self-reported. Self-perception of cognitive functioning, the dependent variable, was composed of three items from the Medical Outcomes Study HIV scale thinking, attention, and forgetfulness. Data related to age, gender, ethnicity, education, injection drug use, CD4 count, and length of time known to be HIV-positive were collected on a demographic questionnaire. The scale from the Sign and Symptom Checklist for Persons with HIV Disease was used to measure self-reported symptoms. Data were analyzed using hierarchical multiple regression analysis. Predictors of perception of cognitive functioning explained a total of 36.3% of the variance. Four blocks--person variables (1.5%) (age, gender, education, history of injection drug use), disease status (2.3%), symptom status (26.5%), and functional status (5.4%)--significantly contributed statistically to the total variance. Among those individuals who completed the questions related to depression (n = 450), 28% of the variance in cognitive functioning was explained by this variable. The findings in this multi-site study indicate that symptom status explained the largest amount of variance in perceived cognitive functioning. Early identification of cognitive impairment can result in appropriate clinical interventions in remediable conditions and in the improvement of quality of life.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Self Concept
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HIV Infections
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Cognition
Type of study:
Clinical_trials
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Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Aspects:
Patient_preference
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Country/Region as subject:
America do norte
Language:
En
Journal:
J Assoc Nurses AIDS Care
Journal subject:
ENFERMAGEM
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SINDROME DA IMUNODEFICIENCIA ADQUIRIDA (AIDS)
Year:
2000
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
United States