ACCESS Personal features and well-being as predictors of meaning in life among people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHAs) in Nigeria

Abstract

Aims: The study examined self-esteem, life

satisfaction and hopelessness as predictors of

meaning in life among people living with HIV/

AIDS. Methods: Two hundred patients; 126

females and 74 males, aged between 17 and 70

years were used for the study. Their mean age

was 38.9 years with a standard deviation of

10.2 years. Results: The findings revealed that

self-esteem, life satisfaction and hopelessness

significantly predicted meaning in life and they

are important constructs in assessing meaning

in the lives of PLWHAs. Conclusion: Therefore,

it was recommended that meaning centered

therapy programs should be put in place by health

care givers and other stakeholders dealing with

PLWHAs to increase patient’s meaning in life

Keywords: Life satisfaction, Hopelessness,