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The effect of Spirituality on Quality of Life in People Living with HIV/AIDS in Korea

HIV/AIDS 감염인의 영성이 삶의 질에 미치는 영향

  • Kim, Ri-Won (Division of Social Welfare, Sogang University) ;
  • Kim, Gun-Tai (Division of Social Welfare, Sogang University)
  • 김리원 (서강대학교 사회복지학과) ;
  • 김건태 (서강대학교 사회복지학과)
  • Received : 2017.07.11
  • Accepted : 2017.09.15
  • Published : 2017.09.30
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Abstract

The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of spirituality on the quality of life in people living with HIV/AIDS. The survey was conducted with 260 people living with HIV/AIDS to analyze the effect of sociodemographic factors, spiritual experience in ordinary life, value and belief, forgiveness, personal religious life, religious/spiritual response skills and the spiritual factor of religious support. As a result of the OLS regression analysis, the income level, seriousness of illness, forgiveness and religious/spiritual response skill were found to have an effect on the quality of life of people living with HIV/AIDS. This study proved that spiritual factors as well as demographic factors strongly influence the quality of life in people with HIV/AIDS. In summary, the effect of spirituality on the quality of life was discussed and on the basis of the results, it is deemed necessary to emphasize spirituality factors to improve the mental health of people living with HIV/AIDS. The limitations of this study are discussed and future investigations envisaged.

본 연구에서는 HIV/AIDS 감염인의 삶의 질에 영성이 어떠한 영향을 미치는지 확인하고자 하였다. 이를 위해 HIV/AIDS 감염인 260명을 대상으로 분석하였다. 우선 인구사회학적 요인을 삶의 질의 관계를 살펴보았고 그 다음 단순화된 종교 영성 다차원척도 Brief Multidimensional Measure of Religiousness Spirituality 척도를 이용하여 영성적 요인의 영향을 살펴보았다. 영성적 요인은 일상생활 안에서의 영적 경험, 가치/믿음, 용서, 개인적인 종교생활, 종교적/영적 대처기술, 종교적 후원의 6개의 하위범주로 구성되어 있으며, 영성적 요인이 HIV/AIDS 감염인의 삶의 질에 미치는 영향을 조사하고자 이용가능 표본추출 방법으로 설문을 실시하였다. 삶의 질에 대한 변인들의 영향력 검증을 위해 OLS 회귀분석을 한 결과, 소득수준, 질병의 심각도, 용서, 그리고 종교적/영적 대처기술이 영향을 주는 것으로 나타났으며, 특히 HIV/AIDS 감염인의 삶의 질은 인구사회학적 요인뿐만 아니라 영성적 요인도 크게 영향을 미침을 확인할 수 있었다. 연구결과를 바탕으로 HIV/AIDS 감염인의 영성적 요인이 삶의 질에 미치는 영향을 논의했으며, 감염인의 정신건강을 위한 제언, 연구의 제한점, 그리고 앞으로의 연구 방향에 대해 제안하였다.

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