The Effect of Interpersonal Psychotherapy on Quality of Life Among People Living With HIVAIDS

Mattu University128 enrolled

Overview

Quality of life (QOL) is a significant importance for people living with HIV/AIDS by modifying the adverse psychosocial consequences that accompany the disease. In Ethiopia, interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT) has never been tried for people living with HIV/AIDS for quality of life. The objective of the study was to assess the effects of interpersonal psychotherapy on quality of life among PLWHA at Mettu Karl referral and Bedele hospital, southwest Ethiopia, 2022.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

128

Conditions

Breif Description: Patients' Quality of Life of

Interventions

Interpersonal PsychotherapyBEHAVIORAL

Intervention Group were took interpersonal psychotherapy

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 59 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * PLWHA who were 18 years of age or above were included in the study Exclusion Criteria: * PLWHA who are either currently or previously used IPT and acute physical or mental disturbances will be excluded

Locations (1)

Mattu University

Addis Ababa, Oromiya, Ethiopia

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

The effect of Interpersonal Psychotherapy on quality of life among people living with HIVAIDS

Quality of Life measured by World Health Organization Health Related Quality of Life (WHOQOL- BREF).

Time frame: two months

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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