Does self-compassion buffer the impact of fear of COVID-19 on health-related quality of life for people living with HIV?

IF 2.5 3区心理学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL Journal of Health Psychology Pub Date : 2025-02-28 DOI:10.1177/13591053251317370

Okechukwu Timothy Ozor, Chuka Mike Ifeagwazi, JohnBosco Chika Chukwuorji, Christy Ngozi Obi-Keguna, Elisha John Igwe, Desmond Uchechukwu Onu

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Extant literature has consistently documented the adverse impact of fear of COVID-19 on the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of people living with HIV (PLWHIV), as they are more prone to being infected with this deadly disease than the normal population. However, studies on the mechanism that could mitigate this adverse impact are lacking. We investigated whether self-compassion could buffer the negative impact of fear of COVID-19 on HRQoL among PLWHIV. Utilizing a cross-sectional design, 241 outpatients (41.5% male, 58.5% female) from two Nigerian healthcare facilities were conveniently sampled. Results showed that heightened fear of COVID-19 was associated with poorer HRQoL across four domains. Unexpectedly, self-compassion neither predicted HRQoL nor buffered the impact of fear of COVID-19 on HRQoL. Practical interventions should prioritize reducing fear of COVID-19 and addressing broader psycho-social factors to enhance HRQoL in this vulnerable population.

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现有文献不断记载了对 COVID-19 的恐惧对艾滋病病毒感染者（PLWHIV）健康相关生活质量（HRQoL）的不利影响，因为他们比正常人群更容易感染这种致命疾病。然而，有关减轻这种不利影响的机制的研究还很缺乏。我们研究了自我同情能否缓冲对 COVID-19 的恐惧对 PLWHIV HRQoL 的负面影响。我们采用横断面设计，从尼日利亚两家医疗机构方便地抽取了 241 名门诊患者（男性占 41.5%，女性占 58.5%）。结果显示，对 COVID-19 的高度恐惧与四个领域的 HRQoL 较差有关。出乎意料的是，自我同情既不能预测 HRQoL，也不能缓冲对 COVID-19 的恐惧对 HRQoL 的影响。实际干预措施应优先考虑减少对COVID-19的恐惧，并解决更广泛的社会心理因素，以提高这一弱势群体的HRQoL。

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Journal of Health Psychology PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL-

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期刊介绍： ournal of Health Psychology is an international peer-reviewed journal that aims to support and help shape research in health psychology from around the world. It provides a platform for traditional empirical analyses as well as more qualitative and/or critically oriented approaches. It also addresses the social contexts in which psychological and health processes are embedded. Studies published in this journal are required to obtain ethical approval from an Institutional Review Board. Such approval must include informed, signed consent by all research participants. Any manuscript not containing an explicit statement concerning ethical approval and informed consent will not be considered.