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Relationship of emotional intelligence and adherence to combination antiretroviral medications by individuals living with HIV disease
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Drexel University
May 2003
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.17918/etd-161
Abstract
Medication usage is an intentional and purposeful means to the successful management of many chronic diseases. In the treatment of the disease caused by Human Immunodeficiency Syndrome (HIV), adherence to medication is of particular concern in that any level of non-adherence, often a few missed doses, will lead eventually to the development of drug resistance. Many predictors of poor adherence to HIV medications have been identified to be a significant factor in adherence. Among those predictors that have been found to be factor include the emotional aspect affecting adherence. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between emotional intelligence as measured by the Mayer, Salovey, Caruso Emotional Intelligence Test (MSCEIT) and adherence to Combination Anti-retroviral Therapy in individuals who are infected with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). Emotional intelligence (EQ), is defined as the ability to (a) perceive and express emotions, (b) facilitate emotions, (c) understand and reason with emotion and (d) manage emotions. It has been correlated with various aspects of success in life. Adherence was measured by self-report and defined as less than 10% missed doses of medications. Participants were recruited from an urban hospital-based HIV clinic. Eighty-two subjects were recruited with 52 completed data sets for analysis. Pearson's r was used to analyze the data for significance and no correlation was found. This data set was not enough to prove significance, statistically, of the research question. However, an unexpected finding of this study revealed that the overall EQ scores for this particular study population were markedly lower than the test norms. Further study would be warranted and recommended to explore the utilization of EQ in people at risk for HIV disease or those individuals who have the disease to further understand the impact that emotions and EQ have on this specific population.
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- Title
- Relationship of emotional intelligence and adherence to combination antiretroviral medications by individuals living with HIV disease
- Creators
- Suzanne Willard - DU
- Contributors
- James O. McDowelle (Advisor) - Drexel University (1970-)
- Awarding Institution
- Drexel University
- Degree Awarded
- Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
- Publisher
- Drexel University; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Resource Type
- Dissertation
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- School of Education (1997-2026); Drexel University
- Other Identifier
- 161; 991014632084304721