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The Role of Religiousness/Spirituality in Health-Related Quality of Life Among Adolescents with HIV: A Latent Profile Analysis

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The purpose of this study was to determine whether distinct latent profiles of religiousness/spirituality exist for ALWH, and if so, are latent profile memberships associated with health-related quality of life (HRQoL). Latent profile analysis of religiosity identified four profiles/groups. Compared to the other three groups, higher levels of emotional well-being were found among young perinatally infected adolescents who attended religious services, but who did not pray privately, feel God’s presence or identify as religious or spiritual. Social HRQoL was significantly higher among the highest overall religious/spiritual group. Understanding adolescent profiles of religiousness/spirituality on HRQoL could inform faith-based interventions.

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Acknowledgments

This study was funded by the National Institute of Nursing Research of the National Institutes of Health under Award Number R01 NR012711-06; space for meeting with participants was funded by the CTSI-CN Grant #UL1RR031988. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.

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  1. Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine, Center for Translational Science/Children’s Research Institute, Children’s National Health System, 111 Michigan Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC, 20010-2970, USA

    Maureen E. Lyon, Yao Iris Cheng & Jichuan Wang

  2. Department of Pediatrics, The George Washington University School of Medicine and Public Health, Washington, DC, USA

    Maureen E. Lyon & Jichuan Wang

  3. Boston University, Boston, MA, USA

    Allison L. Kimmel

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Lyon, M.E., Kimmel, A.L., Cheng, Y.I. et al. The Role of Religiousness/Spirituality in Health-Related Quality of Life Among Adolescents with HIV: A Latent Profile Analysis. J Relig Health 55, 1688–1699 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-016-0238-3

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