Effectiveness of Supportive Psychotherapy on Quality of Life of Women with HIV in Kermanshah

摘要

The present research investigated the effectiveness of supportive psycho–therapy on quality of life of women with HIV in Kermanshah. 20 women as sample out of 250 women who afflicted to HIV referred to Health Center of Kermanshah Medical Science University were randomly selected. WHO QOL– HIV Brief questionnaire validity calculated through test – retest 0.70 to 0.89 and Chronbach‘s Alfa 0.63 to 0.81. A unilateral covariance analysis was employed. Supportive psycho–therapy had positive effect on improvement of quality of life of women with HIV ( P 0.05). Such therapies recommended for women who afflicted to HIV.