Document 0345
 DOCN  M9460345
 TI    Self-care, psychological distress, and HIV disease.
 DT    9404
 AU    Valente SM; Saunders JM; Uman G; University of Southern California, Los
       Angeles.
 SO    J Assoc Nurses AIDS Care. 1993 Oct-Dec;4(4):15-25. Unique Identifier :
       AIDSLINE MED/94176665
 AB    Self-care behaviors may be positive (healthy) or negative (unhealthy).
       Many factors may influence whether individuals choose healthy or
       unhealthy self-care behaviors. This study examined the relationships of
       perceived impact of HIV status, distress, and subsequent changes in
       self-care activities among men and women who were at risk for or
       infected with HIV. Significant findings included a positive correlation
       between the number of symptoms experienced and both depression and
       change toward unhealthy self-care behaviors. The impact of event
       avoidance and depression were associated with changes to unhealthy
       self-care behaviors, although hopelessness was associated with fewer
       unhealthy changes.
 DE    Adult  Aged  Analysis of Variance  Avoidance Learning  Depressive
       Disorder/PSYCHOLOGY  Female  Health Behavior  Health Status  Human  HIV
       Infections/BLOOD/EPIDEMIOLOGY/IMMUNOLOGY/*PSYCHOLOGY  Leukocyte Count
       Male  Middle Age  Models, Psychological  Risk Factors  Sampling Studies
       Self Care/*PSYCHOLOGY  Stress, Psychological/*PSYCHOLOGY  Support,
       Non-U.S. Gov't  T-Lymphocytes  JOURNAL ARTICLE

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