From: Disability and self-care living strategies among adults living with HIV during the COVID-19 pandemic
HDQ domain | Spearman correlation coefficients | Pre-pandemic Mean (sd) HDQ severity scores | During pandemic Mean (sd) HDQ severity scores | Mean (sd) change in HDQ severity scoresa | Paired t-test | p value |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Physical | 0.6 | 13.6 (9.3) | 18.5 (12.0) | 4.9 (9.6) | − 3.64 | 0.001*** |
Cognitive | 0.6 | 15.1 (14.9) | 21.9 (22.3) | 6.8 (17.6) | − 2.76 | 0.008* |
Mental-emotional | 0.7 | 20.8 (18.0) | 32.2 (21.3) | 11.4 (15.3) | − 5.30 | < 0.001*** |
Uncertainty | 0.8 | 26.4 (20.3) | 31.1 (22.0) | 4.7 (11.5) | − 2.93 | 0.005** |
Day-to-day activities | 0.7 | 11.1 (11.9) | 15.1 (18.5) | 4.1 (11.9) | − 2.45 | 0.018* |
Social inclusion | 0.8 | 23.3 (18.7) | 29.2 (23.0) | 5.8 (14.2) | − 2.93 | 0.005** |