Investigating the effect of social support, social capital, and coping on the positive state of mind of Iranian older people with human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

Neda SoleimanvandiAzar; Nasibeh Zanjari; Salah Eddin Karimi; Seyed Fahim Irandoost; Mohammad Ali Mohammadi Gharehghani; Arash Ziapour; Sina Ahmadi; Mozhgan Moshtagh

doi:10.4103/jehp.jehp_956_20

Investigating the effect of social support, social capital, and coping on the positive state of mind of Iranian older people with human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

J Educ Health Promot. 2021 Aug 31:10:286. doi: 10.4103/jehp.jehp_956_20. eCollection 2021.

Authors

Neda SoleimanvandiAzar¹, Nasibeh Zanjari², Salah Eddin Karimi³, Seyed Fahim Irandoost⁴, Mohammad Ali Mohammadi Gharehghani⁵, Arash Ziapour⁶, Sina Ahmadi⁷, Mozhgan Moshtagh⁸

Affiliations

¹ Preventive Medicine and Public Health Research Center, Psycho social Health Research Institute, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
² Iranian Research Center on Aging, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
³ Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Health Management and Safety Promotion Research Institute, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
⁴ Department of Public Health, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran.
⁵ Social Welfare Management Research Center, University of Social Welfare, and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
⁶ Research Center for Environmental Determinants of Health (RCEDH), Health Institute, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran.
⁷ Department of Social Welfare Management, Social Welfare Management Research Centre, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
⁸ Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Faculty of Health, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran.

Abstract

Background: Social resources help to adapt to stress and might positively affect the well-being of individuals with severe conditions like human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS). The present study investigates the effect of social support, social capital, and coping in a positive state of mind of Iranian older people with HIV/AIDS.

Materials and methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 160 older people with HIV referred to AIDS clinics in Tehran in 2019. Samples were randomly selected from patients aged 50 years and older. Data were collected using a questionnaire, a positive state of mind, social capital, coping, social support, and a checklist of demographical variables. Data analysis was performed using SPSS software version 21.

Results: A significant positive correlation was found between social support, social capital, coping, education, and a positive state of mind. A significant negative correlation was also found between age, several chronic diseases of the patient, and a positive state of mind. The linear regression results showed that social support, social capital, coping, and education improved the positive state of mind.

Conclusions: Based on our findings, we believe that social and psychological interventions effectively enhance patients' positive state of mind with HIV and ultimately, improve their quality of life.

Keywords: Aged; Iran; coping; human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; social capital; social support; the positive state of mind.