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Background: Most patients with HIV confront a range of psychological challenges, including the prospect of loss of social support, worsening quality of life, and coping with uncertainty. Objective: This study aimed to assess the coping, social support and quality of life of PLWH and to determine effect of coping strategies intervention on coping, social support and quality of life of PLWH. Methods: A pre-experimental-one group pre-test post-test time series design was used on 200 PLWH who were seropositive for last six months and were recruited for the study from ART clinic of a tertiary care hospital in Northern India. BREF COPE, MOS Social support and WHOQOL-BREF HIV questionnaires were administered to assess the coping, social support and quality of life of PLWH respectively at baseline, posttest-1 (after one month) and posttest 2(after three months). Results: The most commonly used coping styles were acceptance and religion. The social supports mostly used by PLWH were tangible support and affectionate support, and least used support was positive social interaction. The lowest quality of life was seen in social relations, followed by physical quality of life. There was statistically significant increase in coping, social support and quality of life after the administration of coping strategies intervention. The structured coping intervention was found effective in improving coping, social support and quality of life. Conclusion: The findings of this study suggest that coping strategies intervention improved coping,QOL and social support in People living with HIV.

A Coping Strategies Intervention makes a Difference on Coping, Social Support and Quality of Life of People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLWH)