Affectivity as mediator of the relation between optimism and quality of life in men who have sex with men with HIV

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Background/Objective: Increased life expectancy has made quality of life the primary objective in the care of chronic patients and people living with HIV. It found evidence of the link between optimism, quality of life and well-being. This article aimed to determine whether affectivity in its two dimensions (positive and negative) played a mediating role in the association between optimism and quality of life in men living with HIV. Method: 116 men living with HIV (the average age was 36.8 years (SD=9.06), and the average time from the diagnosis was 8.2 years) responded to three instruments: Life Orientation Test revised version (LOT-R), the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS) and the World Health Organization Quality of Life-Bref (WHOQoL-Bref). Results: The results showed that positive affect had no mediating effect, whereas negative affect mediated the relation of optimism with two quality-of-life dimensions (overall quality of life and environment). Conclusion: In conclusion, negative affect was found to participate only partially, acting as a mediating variable.

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Alfonso Urzúa M., Alejandra Caqueo-Urízar (2012)

El concepto de calidad de vida ha comenzado a utilizarse cada vez más en el campo de las evaluaciones en salud o como medida de bienestar. Pese a esto, no existe una definición única del concepto ni una completa diferenciación con otros conceptos similares, siendo frecuentemente mal utilizado. El presente trabajo presenta una revisión teórica del concepto, así como una clasificación de los distintos modelos de definiciones, incluyendo una propuesta de modelo centrado en la evaluación cognitiva. Se desarrollan también los principales problemas de la investigación en el área de la calidad de vida.