| Title | Improvements in health-related quality of life following a group intervention for coping with AIDS-bereavement among HIV-infected men and women. |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2005 |
| Authors | Sikkema, Kathleen J., Nathan B. Hansen, Christina S. Meade, Arlene Kochman, and Rachel S. Lee |
| Journal | Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pagination | 991-1005 |
| Date Published | 2005 May |
| ISSN | 0962-9343 |
| Keywords | Adaptation, Psychological, Adult, Bereavement, Disease Progression, Female, HIV Seropositivity, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Psychotherapy, Quality of Life, Self-Help Groups, Sickness Impact Profile, Treatment Outcome, United States |
| Abstract | AIDS-related bereavement is a severe life stressor that may be particularly distressing to persons themselves infected with HIV. Increasing evidence suggests that psychological health is associated with disease progression, HIV-related symptoms, and mortality. |
| DOI | 10.1002/jts.21658 |
| Alternate Journal | Qual Life Res |
