To study the relationship between quality of life and suicidal ideation among HIV

Pages: 283-286
Dinesh Niaz (N.V.P. Mondals Arts, Commerce, & Sciences College, Lasalgaon, Nasik, Maharashtra)

The aim of the present study is to see relationship between quality of life and suicidal ideation HIV/AIDS patients. Human Immunodeficiency Virus/ Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS) is a global health problem which has brought new dimensions to some of the already complex issues threatening India. We all know the impact HIV/AIDS has had on the World, but what people don’t realize is the impact it is having on other serious health issues in the country. Quality of life is a phrase used to refer to an individual’s total well-being. Suicidality may be the direct physiological result of HIV (e.g., owing to the impact of HIV in the brain), a reaction to chronic pain, an emotional reaction to having a chronic and life-threatening illness (e.g., major depression as a result of physical illness or psychiatric side effects caused by medications used to treat HIV infection & associated co morbidities). Many events may trigger suicidal thoughts among people with HIV. The sample size of the study is 100 HIV/AIDS patients and the tools used for assessing the variables are WHO quality of life (WHOOL-BRIEF) and Scale of Suicidal Ideation (Beck, 1979). All the domains of quality of life had no significant relationship with suicidal ideation.