Spirituality and Will to Live in Patients With HIV/AIDS

HIV Infections Clinical Trial

Official title:

Spirituality and Will to Live in Patients With HIV/AIDS

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT00122902
• Other study ID #: R01AT001147-01
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: July 19, 2005
• Last updated: August 17, 2006
• Start date: February 2002
• Est. completion date: February 2004

Study information

• Verified date: August 2006
• Source: National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: United States: Federal Government
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

This study is assessing the extent of spirituality in patients with HIV/AIDS and will determine the relationship between spirituality, health status, and the will to live.

Description:

Approximately 1,000,000 Americans have HIV/AIDS. Although advances in treatment have made HIV/AIDS a relatively manageable chronic disease, the disease can cause significant morbidity and mortality. Surprisingly, research has found that some HIV/AIDS patients feel that their life is better than it was before they had HIV/AIDS. Many of these patients show a strong will to live and often express a preference for longevity over quality of life. Patients who prefer longevity often ascribe their feeling to spiritual growth, or finding a meaning to life. This study is examining the spiritual beliefs of HIV/AIDS patients and will determine the relationship between spirituality, health status, and the will to live.

The study consists of interviews with HIV/AIDS patients from Cincinnati and Washington, D.C. who have been interviewed twice over 12 to 18 months. During the interviews, participants completed self-report scales to assess their quality of life, life satisfaction, concerns about medication, trust in their health care providers, depressive symptoms, self-esteem, optimism, and various clinical and demographic variables. Participants were also asked about their spiritual well-being; spiritual beliefs; spiritual, religious, and social support; and overall functioning.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 350
• Est. completion date: February 2004
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 21 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Diagnosis of HIV or AIDS

Exclusion Criteria:

Study Design

Time Perspective: Longitudinal

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• HIV Infections

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Cincinnati Medical Center	Cincinnati	Ohio

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

References & Publications (5)

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Mrus JM, Sherman KE, Leonard AC, Sherman SN, Mandell KL, Tsevat J. Health values of patients coinfected with HIV/hepatitis C: are two viruses worse than one? Med Care. 2006 Feb;44(2):158-66. — View Citation

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Yi MS, Luckhaupt S, Mrus JM, Tsevat J. Do medical house officers value the health of veterans differently from the health of non-veterans? Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2004 Apr 7;2:19. — View Citation