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标题：Effectiveness of Hope-Oriented Group Therapy on Improving Quality of Life in HIV + Male Patients
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作者：Mehdi Ghezelseflo ; Mehdi Ghezelseflo ; Mehrnoush Esbati 等
期刊名称：Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences
印刷版ISSN：1877-0428
出版年度：2013
卷号：84
页码：534-537
DOI：10.1016/j.sbspro.2013.06.599
语种：English
出版社：Elsevier
摘要：AbstractThe purpose of this study was to investigate effectiveness of hope-oriented group therapy on improving quality of life in a group of male HIV+ patients.MethodMethodologically, this study is semi-experimental study, pre-test and post-test with control group. Participants are 20 male patients infected by HIV who had been referred to EMAM-KHOMIEINI hospital in Tehran. They were randomly assigned into experimental and control groups. WHO's Quality of Life brief specific questionnaire was used as instrument. It consists of 26 questions.Results Results of t-test for independent groups indicated that experimental group's quality of life scores after treatment had improved, in regard to control group(p=0/05).Discussion The results of study indicate that hope-oriented group therapy improves quality of life in men suffering from HIV.
关键词：Hope therapy;Quality of life;HIV;+