Publications by authors named "Dion M Alperstein"
Despite viral suppression, people living with HIV (PLHIV) report lower quality of life (QoL) than the general population, negatively impacting treatment adherence and wellbeing. This qualitative study explored factors influencing QoL of PLHIV. Participants completed a QoL questionnaire, with cut-off scores used to allocate participants into Low-Moderate QoL ( = 11) or High-Very High QoL ( = 10) focus groups.
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- HIV is seen as a manageable chronic condition nowadays, but individuals living with it still face significant psychosocial issues that affect their quality of life (QoL).
- A study involving 122 participants at a Sydney HIV clinic explored how factors like HIV-related stigma, social support, and mental health influence the QoL of people living with HIV.
- The findings revealed that stigma and mental health problems generally lead to lower QoL, while social connectedness tends to enhance QoL, highlighting potential areas for clinical intervention to improve patients' well-being.
This study examined whether biological sex, social anxiety, and drinking motives relate differently to distinct types of alcohol-related consequences using Poisson regression. One hundred eighteen college students completed self-report measures assessing drinking motives and social anxiety and an interview assessing alcohol consumption and consequences. Highly socially anxious women were particularly apt to experience adverse role functioning consequences, while men were particularly apt to experience physical consequences.
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