Introduction: In the last few years, there has been a growth in the number of cases of people with\nHIV/AIDS aged 50 years and older. This is explained by the inclusion of antiretroviral therapy, increased\nsurvival of patients as well as by the growth in the number of infected people in this age\ngroup. Objective: To analyze the association between sociodemographic and clinical characteristics\nwith the QOL of people aged 50 years or older living with HIV/AIDS. Methods: Quantitative,\ncross-sectional study conducted in the outpatient clinic of a reference hospital in Natal, Brazil. The\nsample consisted of 50 subjects, aged over 50, seropositive for HIV and with cognitive conditions\nto answer the interview. Authors used sociodemographic and clinical evaluation tools and the\nWHOQOL-HIV BREF scale. Results: Sociodemographic: respondents� average age was 57.32 years,\n58% male, 38% brown, 26% incomplete primary education, 46% single, 56% retired, 70% with a\nmonthly income of 1 to 2 minimum wages and 70% Catholic. Clinical: 60% have a partner without\nthe diagnosis of HIV/AIDS; 62% had not been hospitalized previously; 66% did not have opportunistic\ninfections; 40% indicated that there was a change in the physiological sexual function after\nthe onset of the disease. Quality of life: people living with HIV/AIDS had low scores in QOL domains.\nWhen associating sociodemographic and clinical aspects, it was observed that they had associations\nwith QOL, especially in regard to education, income, religion, change in sexual function\nand feelings. Conclusion: The spiritual domain was highlighted with the best performance, collaborating\nto facing, hope and resilience of HIV/AIDS.
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