Psychosomatics 43:400-404, October 2002
© 2002 The Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine
Effect of Employment on Quality of Life and Psychological Functioning in Patients With HIV/AIDS
Andrew C. Blalock, Ph.D.,
J. Stephen McDaniel, M.D., and
Eugene W. Farber, Ph.D.
Received Sept. 6, 2001; revision received March 19, 2002; accepted April 2, 2002. From the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine. Address reprint requests to Dr. Blalock, Emory University, Rollins School of Public Health, 3915 Cascade Rd., Suite 350, Atlanta, GA 30331; acblalo{at}sph.emory.edu (e-mail).
The need to address the role of employment in the psychosocial adjustment of persons with HIV/ AIDS has been consistently recognized in the clinical care and research literature. In this study, 200 volunteer HIV/AIDS patients completed questionnaires assessing medical and vocational histories, quality of life, and psychological functioning. Employed and unemployed participants did not significantly differ in terms of gender, education level, ethnicity, prevalence of diagnosed psychiatric and substance use disorders, or overall level of psychological functioning. However, with HIV illness severity statistically controlled, employed participants reported significantly higher overall quality of life.
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