To understand the status of alexithymia in people living with HIV aged 50 years and over, and to analyze its influencing factors.
From November 2023 to March 2024, HIV-infected people aged 50 and over in Luzhou City, Ziyang City and Zigong City of Sichuan Province were selected by convenience sampling method. The 20-item Toronto Alexithymia Scale(TAS-20), Loneliness Scale(UCAL) and Montreal Cognitive Assessment Scale(MoCA) were used to conduct a questionnaire survey on people living with HIV aged 50 and over. T-test and ANOVA were used to compare the scores of alexithymia in HIV-infected people aged 50 years and above with different characteristics. Multiple linear regression analysis was used to explore the influencing factors of alexithymia in HIV-infected people aged 50 years and above.
The average scores of TAS-20, UCAL and MoCA were (61.93±10.99) points, (44.91±9.87) points and (18.56±4.86) points, respectively, in 207 HIV-infected patients aged 50 years and above. The detection rate of Alexithymia was 52.2%. The results of multivariate analysis showed that non-marriage (β=0.13,95%CI: 0.03-0.53), loneliness (β=0.44, 95%CI: 0.32-0.55), poor cognitive function (β=-0.25, 95%CI: -0.37-0.14) may be the influencing factor of alexithymia in HIV-infected persons aged 50 years and above.
Compared with other age groups, HIV-infected people aged 50 and above have a higher prevalence of alexithymia, and AIDS prevention and control managers should focus on unmarried, lonely and poor cognitive performance of infected people, to develop personalized interventions for them to alleviate alexithymia.
| 科 Family | 属数 Number of genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) | 属 Genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 鹅膏菌科Amanitaceae | 2 | 11 | 5.26 | 鹅膏菌属 Amanita | 10 | 4.78 |
| 小菇科 Mycenaceae | 2 | 12 | 5.74 | 丝盖伞属 Inocybe | 5 | 2.39 |
| 多孔菌科 Polyporaceae | 8 | 14 | 6.70 | 蜡蘑属 Laccaria | 5 | 2.39 |
| 红菇科 Russulaceae | 3 | 23 | 11.00 | 小皮伞属 Marasmius | 6 | 2.87 |
| 小菇属 Mycena | 11 | 5.26 | ||||
| 光柄菇属 Pluteus | 5 | 2.39 | ||||
| 红菇属 Russula | 17 | 8.13 | ||||
| 栓菌属 Trametes | 5 | 2.39 |