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Bassi PU, Gashau W. Impact of serious adverse drug reactions on the quality of life of patients on highly active antiretroviral therapy in Maiduguri, northeast Nigeria: a four-year retrospective study. AIDS Care 2024:1-10. [PMID: 39024657 DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2024.2365857] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2023] [Accepted: 06/03/2024] [Indexed: 07/20/2024]
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ABSTRACTSerious adverse drug reactions (sADRs) have a serious impact on the progress being made in providing antiretroviral therapy. The presence of HIV/AIDS and its complications associated with sADRs, has a negative effect on the quality of life (QoL) of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA). This was a descriptive retrospective cohort study of 400 adult HIV patients in which the QoL of PLWHA with sADRs was compared to patients that did not experience ADR who had been on antiretroviral therapy (ART) was followed up for 48 months using the WHOQOL-HIV BREF to measure QoL. Out of 400 patients, 373 (93.25%) respondents completed the study with an overall mean age was 40.8 years (SD ± 8.64). One hundred and ninety-nine patients (53.4%) reported to have experiencing sADR. The response consistently showed significantly higher mean scores in the QoL of patients who had no ADRs in the psychological, social and environments state of health domains compared to those who had ADRs with mean scores (P = 0.000, 0.037 and 0.028), respectively. This study revealed significantly higher scores in patients who had no ADRs compared to those who had ADRs. Low QoL due to serious ADR may add additional burden to HIV disease and complications, and the related discrimination often faced by PLWHA. This study would help clinicians pay serious attention to identifying and promptly managing ADR.
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- Peter U Bassi
- Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Clinical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, University of Abuja, Abuja, Nigeria
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- Department of Medicine, Faculty of Clinical Sciences, College of Medical Sciences, University of Maiduguri, Maiduguri, Nigeria
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Portilla-Tamarit I, Rubio-Aparicio M, Fuster-RuizdeApodaca MJ, Portilla-Tamarit J, Reus S, Portilla J. Health-Related Quality of Life in People with Advanced HIV Disease, from 1996 to 2021: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. AIDS Behav 2024; 28:1978-1998. [PMID: 38743382 PMCID: PMC11161547 DOI: 10.1007/s10461-024-04298-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/16/2024] [Indexed: 05/16/2024]
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The purpose of the study was to assess the effects of advanced HIV disease (AHD) on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in PLHIV, the changes in HRQoL outcomes over the last 25 years, and the differences between countries according to level of economic development. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis. The search was conducted in PubMed and Web of Science using the terms: "health-related quality of life", "HQRoL", "HIV", "AIDS", "advanced HIV disease" and "low CD4 cells". Studies inclusion criteria were: adult population; initiated after 1996 and published before July 2021; clinical trials, cross-sectional, cohort, and case-control studies; studies analyzing the relationship between AHD and HRQoL; English or Spanish language. Standardized mean differences (d+) were calculated to estimate the effect size for the meta-analyses. Summary statistics were calculated using a random-effects model, and analyses of effect moderators, using mixed-effects models. The meta-analysis included 38 studies. The results indicated that HRQoL is worse in patients with AHD compared to those without. The main HRQoL domains affected were overall health perception and concern and physical and functional health and symptoms. We found a moderate impact for age and gender on some HRQoL domains. There were no differences in relation to socioeconomic inequities, country of residence, or time period analyzed. In conclusion, advanced HIV disease has a negative impact on health and well-being in PLHIV. Our results show that despite all the advances in antiretroviral treatments over the last 25 years, AHD persists as a source of extreme vulnerability, regardless of where PLHIV live.
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- I Portilla-Tamarit
- Department of Health Psychology, University of Alicante, Alicante, Spain
- Alicante Institute for Health and Biomedical Research (ISABIAL), Alicante, Spain
- Infectious Diseases Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, Alicante University General Hospital, Alicante, Spain
- Spanish AIDS Research Network, Carlos III Health Institute, Madrid, Spain
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- Alicante Institute for Health and Biomedical Research (ISABIAL), Alicante, Spain.
- Department of Basic Psychology & Methodology, Faculty of Psychology and Speech Therapy, University of Murcia, Avda. Teniente Flomesta, 5, 30003, Murcia, Spain.
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- Faculty of Psychology, National Distance Learning University (UNED), Madrid, Spain
- Spanish Interdisciplinary AIDS Society (SEISIDA), 28036, Madrid, Spain
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- Alicante Institute for Health and Biomedical Research (ISABIAL), Alicante, Spain
- Infectious Diseases Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, Alicante University General Hospital, Alicante, Spain
- Spanish AIDS Research Network, Carlos III Health Institute, Madrid, Spain
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- Alicante Institute for Health and Biomedical Research (ISABIAL), Alicante, Spain
- Infectious Diseases Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, Alicante University General Hospital, Alicante, Spain
- Spanish AIDS Research Network, Carlos III Health Institute, Madrid, Spain
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Miguel Hernandez University, Elche, Alicante, Spain
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- Alicante Institute for Health and Biomedical Research (ISABIAL), Alicante, Spain
- Infectious Diseases Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, Alicante University General Hospital, Alicante, Spain
- Spanish AIDS Research Network, Carlos III Health Institute, Madrid, Spain
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Miguel Hernandez University, Elche, Alicante, Spain
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Stanton AM, Boyd RL, O’Cleirigh C, Olivier S, Dolotina B, Gunda R, Koole O, Gareta D, Modise TH, Reynolds Z, Khoza T, Herbst K, Ndung’u T, Hanekom WA, Wong EB, Pillay D, Siedner MJ. HIV, multimorbidity, and health-related quality of life in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: A population-based study. PLoS One 2024; 19:e0293963. [PMID: 38381724 PMCID: PMC10880982 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0293963] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2022] [Accepted: 10/23/2023] [Indexed: 02/23/2024] Open
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Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) assesses the perceived impact of health status across life domains. Although research has explored the relationship between specific conditions, including HIV, and HRQoL in low-resource settings, less attention has been paid to the association between multimorbidity and HRQoL. In a secondary analysis of cross-sectional data from the Vukuzazi ("Wake up and know ourselves" in isiZulu) study, which identified the prevalence and overlap of non-communicable and infectious diseases in the uMkhanyakunde district of KwaZulu-Natal, we (1) evaluated the impact of multimorbidity on HRQoL; (2) determined the relative associations among infectious diseases, non-communicable diseases (NCDs), and HRQoL; and (3) examined the effects of controlled versus non-controlled disease on HRQoL. HRQoL was measured using the EQ-5D-3L, which assesses overall perceived health, five specific domains (mobility, self-care, usual activities, pain/discomfort, and anxiety/depression), and three levels of problems (no problems, some problems, and extreme problems). Six diseases and disease states were included in this analysis: HIV, diabetes, stroke, heart attack, high blood pressure, and TB. After examining the degree to which number of conditions affects HRQoL, we estimated the effect of joint associations among combinations of diseases, each HRQoL domain, and overall health. Then, in one set of ridge regression models, we assessed the relative impact of HIV, diabetes, stroke, heart attack, high blood pressure, and tuberculosis on the HRQoL domains; in a second set of models, the contribution of treatment (controlled vs. uncontrolled disease) was added. A total of 14,008 individuals were included in this analysis. Having more conditions adversely affected perceived health (r = -0.060, p<0.001, 95% CI: -0.073 to -0.046) and all HRQoL domains. Infectious conditions were related to better perceived health (r = 0.051, p<0.001, 95% CI: 0.037 to 0.064) and better HRQoL, whereas non-communicable diseases (NCDs) were associated with worse perceived health (r = -0.124, p<0.001, -95% CI: 0.137 to -0.110) and lower HRQoL. Particular combinations of NCDs were detrimental to perceived health, whereas HIV, which was characterized by access to care and suppressed viral load in the large majority of those affected, was counterintuitively associated with better perceived health. With respect to disease control, unique combinations of uncontrolled NCDs were significantly related to worse perceived health, and controlled HIV was associated with better perceived health. The presence of controlled and uncontrolled NCDs was associated with poor perceived health and worse HRQoL, whereas the presence of controlled HIV was associated with improved HRQoL. HIV disease control may be critical for HRQoL among people with HIV, and incorporating NCD prevention and attention to multimorbidity into healthcare strategies may improve HRQoL.
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- Amelia M. Stanton
- Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
- The Fenway Institute, Fenway Health, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- The Obelus Institute, Washington, DC, United States of America
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- Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
- The Fenway Institute, Fenway Health, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Africa Health Research Institute, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
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- Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, New York, United States of America
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- Africa Health Research Institute, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
- Division of Infection and Immunity, University College London, London, United Kingdom
- School of Nursing and Public Health, College of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
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- Africa Health Research Institute, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
- Department of Clinical Research, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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- Africa Health Research Institute, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Africa Health Research Institute, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
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- Africa Health Research Institute, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
- DSI-MRC South African Population Research Infrastructure Network (SAPRIN), South African Medical Research Council, Durban, South Africa
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- Africa Health Research Institute, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
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- Africa Health Research Institute, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
- Division of Infection and Immunity, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Africa Health Research Institute, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
- Division of Infection and Immunity, University College London, London, United Kingdom
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Africa Health Research Institute, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
- Division of Infection and Immunity, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Africa Health Research Institute, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Quach LT, Ritchie CS, Tsai AC, Reynolds Z, Paul R, Seeley J, Tong Y, Hoeppner S, Okello S, Nakasujja N, Olivieri-Mui B, Saylor D, Greene M, Asiimwe S, Siedner MJ. The benefits of care: treated HIV infection and health-related quality of life among older-aged people in Uganda. Aging Ment Health 2023; 27:1853-1859. [PMID: 36503332 PMCID: PMC10258228 DOI: 10.1080/13607863.2022.2150143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2022] [Accepted: 11/16/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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OBJECTIVES The objective of this study is to explore how HIV care affects health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among older people in Uganda. METHODS We enrolled older-aged (≥49 years) people with HIV receiving HIV care and treatment, along with age- and sex-similar people without HIV. We measured health-related quality of life using the EQ-5D-3L scale. RESULTS People with HIV (n = 298) and people without HIV (n = 302) were similar in median age (58.4 vs. 58.5 years), gender, and number of comorbidities. People with HIV had higher self-reported health status (b = 7.0; 95% confidence interval [CI], 4.2-9.7), higher EQ-5D utility index (b = 0.05; 95% CI, 0.02-0.07), and were more likely to report no problems with self-care (adjusted odds ratio [AOR], 2.0; 95% CI, 1.2-3.3) or pain/discomfort (AOR = 1.8, 95% CI, 1.3-2.8). Relationships between HIV serostatus and health-related quality of life differed by gender, but not age. CONCLUSIONS Older people with HIV receiving care and treatment reported higher health-related quality of life than people without HIV in Uganda. Access to primary care through HIV programs and/or social network mobilization may explain this difference, but further research is needed to elucidate the mechanisms.
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- Lien T Quach
- Medical Practice Evaluation Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, MA, USA
- Centre for Aging and Serious Illness, Massachusetts General Hospital, MA, USA
- Department of Gerontology, University of Massachusetts Boston, MA, USA
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- Centre for Aging and Serious Illness, Massachusetts General Hospital, MA, USA
- Division of Palliative Care and Geriatric Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, MA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Harvard University, MA, USA
- Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, MA, USA
- Faculty of Medicine, Mbarara University of Science and Technology in Mbarara, Uganda
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- Medical Practice Evaluation Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, MA, USA
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- Missouri Institute of Mental Health University of Missouri - St Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Global Health and Development, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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- Medical Practice Evaluation Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, MA, USA
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- Medical Practice Evaluation Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, MA, USA
- Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Harvard University, MA, USA
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- Faculty of Medicine, Mbarara University of Science and Technology in Mbarara, Uganda
- Department of Epidemiology, University of North Carolina, NC, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, the College of Health Sciences, Makerere University, Uganda
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- Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, USA
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- Global Health Collaborative, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Mbarara, Uganda
- Kabwohe Clinical Research Center (KCRC), Kabwohe, Uganda
- Center for Global Health, Massachusetts General Hospital, MA, USA
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- Medical Practice Evaluation Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, MA, USA
- Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Harvard University, MA, USA
- Faculty of Medicine, Mbarara University of Science and Technology in Mbarara, Uganda
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Zahr NM, Sullivan EV, Pfefferbaum A. Poor subjective sleep reported by people living with HIV is associated with impaired working memory. NEUROIMMUNE PHARMACOLOGY AND THERAPEUTICS 2023; 2:127-137. [PMID: 37946876 PMCID: PMC10635409 DOI: 10.1515/nipt-2023-0010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2023]
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Poor sleep can undermine health and may be especially disruptive to those with chronic conditions including HIV infection. Here, clinically well-described people living with HIV [PLWH] (74 men, 35 women) and healthy control (38 men, 35 women) participants were administered the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), a validated measure of subjective sleep with a global score ≥5 able to distinguish good from poor sleepers. In addition, participants completed a battery of neuropsychological tests. PLWH (6.8 ± 3.7) had higher global PSQI scores than healthy controls (4.1 ± 2.8): 39.7 % of uninfected controls and 68.8 % of PLWH had a PSQI≥5 indicative of poor sleep. There were no relations between the global PSQI score and any evaluated variables among uninfected individuals or with demographic or HIV-related variables in PLWH. Instead, a higher global PSQI score among PLWH was associated with worse "Quality of Life" scores [Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF, p=0.0007), Medical Outcomes Study survey (21-item short form, SF-21, p<0.0001), and Activities of Daily Living-Instrumental (ADL-I, p=0.0041)] and higher Beck Depression Index (BDI, p<0.0001) depressive symptoms. Further, in PLWH, higher global PSQI scores were associated with poor performance on a working memory task, the digit backward span (p=0.0036). In PLWH, the 5 variables together explained 32.3 % of the global PSQI score variance; only 3 variables - the SF-21, BDI, and digit backward scores - explained 30.6 % of the variance. To the extent that poor subjective sleep contributes to impaired working memory in HIV, we speculate that this impairment may be ameliorated by improved sleep health.
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- Natalie M. Zahr
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
- Neuroscience Program, SRI International, Menlo Park CA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
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Wu Q, Jiang S. The Effects of Patient-Centered Communication on Emotional Health: Examining the Roles of Self-Efficacy, Information Seeking Frustration, and Social Media Use. JOURNAL OF HEALTH COMMUNICATION 2023:1-11. [PMID: 37144966 DOI: 10.1080/10810730.2023.2208537] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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The existing literature on the direct association between patient-centered communication (PCC) and emotional well-being often demonstrates inconsistent results. To explain such inconsistency, it is important to explore the mediating and moderating mechanisms underlying this relationship. Built upon the communication pathways model, this study empirically analyzed the Health Information National Trends Survey 5 Cycle 3 dataset (N = 4,709) and tested a moderated mediation model that links PCC to emotional health via information-seeking self-efficacy, with an additional assessment of the moderating effects of information-seeking frustration and social media use. The findings showed that PCC was positively related to emotional health. Also, PCC was indirectly associated with emotional health through information-seeking self-efficacy. In addition, information-seeking frustration and social media use weakened the association between PCC and information-seeking self-efficacy. Furthermore, the indirect path from PCC to emotional health through information-seeking self-efficacy was conditional on both information-seeking frustration and social media use. Important theoretical and practical implications are also discussed.
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- Qiaofei Wu
- Department of Communications and New Media, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Communications and New Media, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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Yan D, McMahon J, Lee S, Giles ML. Quality of life in people living with HIV (the fourth 90) - are we there yet in Australia? AIDS Care 2023; 35:306-315. [PMID: 36200405 DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2022.2129562] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/10/2022]
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In 2014, UNAIDS outlined the 90-90-90 treatment targets. The "fourth 90" reflects the need to focus on optimising quality of life (HRQoL) in people living with HIV. Using a sample of non-heterosexual males in Melbourne, Australia, we aimed to assess HRQoL differences between HIV-positive and HIV-negative individuals, and identify factors that predict HRQoL both at baseline and after three years of follow up. Clinical information and patient-reported outcomes incorporating the Assessing Quality of Life-6D scale were collected at baseline and at three years. Sixty-two HIV-positive cases (antiretroviral therapy naïve at baseline) and 48 controls were enrolled. Results were compared between cases and controls at baseline, three-year follow-up, and between timepoints. HRQoL was significantly lower in cases compared to controls (83.5 (IQR 77.2-88.6) vs 87.3 (IQR 82.1-91.8), p = 0.022) at baseline, with increased depression and anxiety associated with reduced HRQoL in multivariate analysis. Mental health in cases improved between timepoints (75.0 (IQR 56.3-81.3) to 81.3 (IQR 62.5-81.3), p = 0.0428). No differences between the HRQoL of cases and controls were observed at three years. Increased mental health support may be required at commencement of antiretroviral therapy to enable similar levels of HRQoL between HIV-positive and HIV-negative individuals to be achieved.
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- Daniel Yan
- Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
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- Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Alfred Health, Melbourne, Australia
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- Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Alfred Health, Melbourne, Australia
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
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Health related quality of life of HIV-positive women on ART follow-up in north Shewa zone public hospitals, central Ethiopia: Evidence from a cross-sectional study. Heliyon 2023; 9:e13318. [PMID: 36747523 PMCID: PMC9898445 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e13318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2022] [Revised: 01/24/2023] [Accepted: 01/27/2023] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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Background Evidence revealed that there is a statistically significant gender difference in Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among HIV-positive people on Antiretroviral therapy (ART). Consequently, HIV-positive women have low scores in all HRQoL domains than men. Despite this fact, previous studies in Ethiopia focused on general HIV-positive people and paid less attention to HIV-positive women. Therefore, this study was intended to measure HRQoL and associated factors among HIV-positive women on ART follow-up in north Shewa zone public hospitals, central Ethiopia. Methods An institution-based cross-sectional study was conducted from February 01-April 30, 2022. Four hundred twenty-six women on ART were included using a systematic random sampling technique. Face-to-face interviews and medical record reviews were used to collect data. Both bivariable and multiple linear regressions were computed to identify the factors associated with HRQoL. A p-value <0.05 was used to assert statistically significant variables in multiple linear regression analysis. Results The overall mean (SD) score of the HRQoL was 11.84 (2.44). And, 44.7% [95% CI: 40.3, 49.5] of the women have poor HRQoL. In multiple linear regression analysis, factors like depression (β = -0.35), Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) (β = -0.16), age (β = -0.07), rural residence (β = -0.52), and bedridden functional status (β = -1.02) were inversely associated with HRQoL. Oppositely, good treatment adherence (β = 0.46) was positively associated with overall HRQoL, keeping other factors constant. Conclusion This study reveals a high magnitude of poor HRQoL among HIV-positive women. Therefore, as HRQoL domains are comprehensive indicators of living status, healthcare service providers should be dedicated to screening and supporting HIV-positive women with poor HRQoL. Additionally, healthcare providers should also pay special attention to routine PTSD screening and management for HIV-positive women due to its detrimental effect on HRQoL.
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HIV Status Disclosure and Quality of Life of People Living with HIV/AIDS in the Ho Municipality, Ghana. ADVANCES IN PUBLIC HEALTH 2022. [DOI: 10.1155/2022/6842957] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Background. Quality of life (QoL) and HIV/AIDS serostatus disclosure are vital HIV outcome indicators. This study examined factors associated with QoL, HIV status disclosure, and the relationship between QoL and disclosure among people living with HIV (PLWHIV) at the Ho Teaching Hospital. Methods. We conducted a hospital-based cross-sectional survey among 311 PLWHIV. The World Health Organization WHOQOL-HIV BREF questionnaire was used to measure QoL. A semistructured questionnaire was used to gather information on socio-demographics and HIV serostatus disclosure. Multivariate logistic and multiple linear regressions were used to determine predictors of HIV serostatus disclosure and QoL in six domains, respectively. Results. Overall, 88.7% of participants disclosed their HIV status to a significant relation. The majority (98.1%) presented with good QoL, high (83.3%) among participants who disclosed their HIV seropositive status. Patients on antiretroviral therapy (ART) for more than a year were 8.64 times more likely to disclose their HIV status as compared to those on ART for less than a year (AOR = 8.64 (95% CI: 2.00–37.27),
). Increasing years on ART (β = 0.37) and being employed (β = 1.31) positively predicted good QoL in the physical domain, whereas higher educational level positively predicted good QoL in the social domain (β = 0.66). QoL was not associated with HIV serostatus disclosure. Conclusion. HIV status disclosure was high. Increasing years on ART increased the odds of disclosure. Although there was no significant relationship between QoL and disclosure, good QoL was high among those who disclosed their HIV status. Increasing years on ART, higher education, and being employed predicted good QoL.
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Castell N, Guerrero-Martin SM, Rubin LH, Shirk EN, Brockhurst JK, Lyons CE, Najarro KM, Queen SE, Carlson BW, Adams RJ, Morrell CN, Gama L, Graham DR, Zink C, Mankowski JL, Clements JE, Metcalf Pate KA. Effect of Single Housing on Innate Immune Activation in Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Pigtail Macaques ( Macaca nemestrina ) as a Model of Psychosocial Stress in Acute HIV Infection. Psychosom Med 2022; 84:966-975. [PMID: 36162063 PMCID: PMC9553260 DOI: 10.1097/psy.0000000000001132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2021] [Revised: 07/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV) infection of macaques recapitulates many aspects of HIV pathogenesis and is similarly affected by both genetic and environmental factors. Psychosocial stress is associated with immune system dysregulation and worse clinical outcomes in people with HIV. This study assessed the impact of single housing, as a model of psychosocial stress, on innate immune responses of pigtailed macaques ( Macaca nemestrina ) during acute SIV infection. METHODS A retrospective analysis of acute SIV infection of 2- to si6-year-old male pigtailed macaques was performed to compare the innate immune responses of socially ( n = 41) and singly ( n = 35) housed animals. Measures included absolute monocyte count and subsets, and in a subset ( n ≤ 18) platelet counts and activation data. RESULTS SIV infection resulted in the expected innate immune parameter changes with a modulating effect from housing condition. Monocyte number increased after infection for both groups, driven by classical monocytes (CD14 + CD16 - ), with a greater increase in socially housed animals (227%, p < .001, by day 14 compared with preinoculation time points). Platelet numbers recovered more quickly in the socially housed animals. Platelet activation (P-selectin) increased by 65% ( p = .004) and major histocompatibility complex class I surface expression by 40% ( p = .009) from preinoculation only in socially housed animals, whereas no change in these measures occurred in singly housed animals. CONCLUSIONS Chronic psychosocial stress produced by single housing may play an immunomodulatory role in the innate immune response to acute retroviral infection. Dysregulated innate immunity could be one of the pathways by which psychosocial stress contributes to immune suppression and increased disease severity in people with HIV.
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Cabrera DM, Chen M, Cornejo MP, Pinedo Y, Garcia PJ, Hsieh E. Health-related quality of life among women aging with and without HIV in Peru. PLoS One 2022; 17:e0269000. [PMID: 35679332 PMCID: PMC9182248 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0269000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2021] [Accepted: 05/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Background Studies have shown that women aging with HIV have significantly lower health-related quality of life (HRQoL) compared to women without HIV. However, no studies have examined this issue in Latin America and the Caribbean. We aimed to explore HRQoL measured by the 36-Item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) among women aging with and without HIV in Peru. Materials and methods We conducted a cross-sectional study at a large HIV-clinic in Peru. Outcomes of the SF-36 were evaluated, exploring the relationship between physical activity (International Physical Activity Questionnaire), sociodemographic factors (ethnicity, alcohol/tobacco use, age, BMI) and clinical data (AIDS progression, treatment duration, CD4+ cell count and viral load, years since HIV diagnosis) with HRQoL using regression analysis. Statistical significance was set with a two-tailed p-value <0.05. Results We enrolled 427 women (175 HIV-infected) with mean age of 54±8 years. From the SF-36 individual domains: physical functioning, role limitations due to physical and emotional health, and emotional wellbeing were significantly lower for HIV-infected women. Summary component scores were lower for the HIV-subset for both physical (45.8 vs 47.3) and mental (45.1 vs 45.8) components, although they did not achieve statistical significance. Regression analysis of the HIV-infected women revealed that the physical component score was significantly associated with physical activity, ethnicity, and chronic comorbidities while the mental component was significantly associated with physical activity, employment, and CD4+ cell count. Conclusion In our study, HIV-infected women scored lower in both physical and mental component scores. Important determinants for each component included CD4+ cell count as an assessment of HIV severity for the mental component, and ethnicity, reflecting socio-cultural factors, for the physical component. These results reveal the importance of a holistic approach to addressing HRQoL in this population. Better understanding of these factors will help shape future policies and interventions to improve HRQoL of women aging with HIV.
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- Diego M. Cabrera
- Section of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, United States of America
- Epidemiology, STD, and HIV Unit, School of Public Health, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru
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- Section of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, United States of America
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- Department of Rheumatology, Hospital Nacional Arzobispo Loayza, Lima, Peru
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Hospital Nacional Arzobispo Loayza, Lima, Peru
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- Epidemiology, STD, and HIV Unit, School of Public Health, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru
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- Section of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, United States of America
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Pires KL, Baranda MSDM, Brum TMA, Pessôa B, Pupe CCB, do Nascimento OJM. HIV-associated painful neuropathy: where are we? ARQUIVOS DE NEURO-PSIQUIATRIA 2022; 80:607-615. [PMID: 35946704 PMCID: PMC9387191 DOI: 10.1590/0004-282x-anp-2021-0079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2021] [Revised: 09/27/2021] [Accepted: 10/05/2021] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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BACKGROUND After the advent of combination antiretroviral therapy, infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) ceased to be a devastating disease, but sensory neuropathy resulting from the permanence of the virus and the side effects of treatment have worsened the morbidities of these patients. OBJECTIVE To investigate the quality of life of 64 HIV-positive patients: 24 with painful neuropathy (case group) and 40 without painful neuropathy (control group). The impact of other factors on quality of life was also assessed. METHODS To assess painful neuropathy, the Leeds Assessment of Neuropathic Symptoms and Signs (LANSS) scale, Douleur Neuropathique 4 (DN4) questions and Neuropathy Disability Score (NDS) were used. The Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) scale was used to assess quality of life. Factors related or unrelated to HIV were obtained through the medical history and analysis on medical records. RESULTS The quality of life of patients with neuropathic pain was worse in six of the eight domains of the SF-36 scale. The number of clinical manifestations related to HIV, length of time with detectable viral load since diagnosis, length of time since the diagnosis of HIV infection and length of time of HAART use had a negative impact on quality of life. Higher levels of CD4, education and family income had a positive impact. CONCLUSIONS Painful neuropathy related to HIV is a factor that worsens the quality of life of patients infected with this virus and should be included in the clinical evaluation.
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- Karina Lebeis Pires
- Universidade Federal Fluminense, Departamento de Neurologia, Unidade de Pesquisa Clínica, Niterói RJ, Brazil
- Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Departamento de Neurologia, Unidade de Pesquisa Clínica, Niterói RJ, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Departamento de Neurologia, Unidade de Pesquisa Clínica, Niterói RJ, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal Fluminense, Departamento de Neurocirurgia, Unidade de Pesquisa Clínica, Niterói RJ, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal Fluminense, Departamento de Neurologia, Unidade de Pesquisa Clínica, Niterói RJ, Brazil
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Seguiti C, Salvo PF, Di Stasio E, Lamonica S, Fedele AL, Manfrida S, Ciccarelli N, Corvari B, De Luca C, Tartaglione L, Pitocco D, Cauda R, Cingolani A. Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) from HIV patients' perspective: comparison of patient-reported outcome (PRO) measures among people living with hiv (PLWH) and other chronic clinical conditions. J Patient Rep Outcomes 2022; 6:27. [PMID: 35347476 PMCID: PMC8960483 DOI: 10.1186/s41687-022-00423-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2021] [Accepted: 02/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Background People living with HIV (PLWH) are generally known to suffer from a lower quality of life compared to the one of general population, but still very few is known about the self-perception of quality of life when comparing HIV to non-communicable diseases. We performed a comprehensive assessment of patient’s reported outcomes measures (PROMs) among PLWH and patients affected by other chronic conditions (OC) such as diabetes mellitus type 1, rheumatoid arthritis, breast cancer in hormonal therapy, in order to investigate differences in PROMs outcomes between PLWH and other pathologies. Methods A cross-sectional observational study was performed by using questionnaires investigating health-related quality of life (Medical Outcomes Study Short Form 36-item Health Survey), work productivity (WPI), and global health status (EQ-5D-3L). They were administered to patients affected by chronic diseases consecutively observed at a single University Hospital during a 10 months period, with comparable disease related aspects. Logistic regression analysis was used to analyze the association between disease group (HIV vs OC) and PROMs. Results 230 patients were enrolled (89 PLWH, 143 OC). Mean age: 49 years (SD 10), mean time of disease 12 years (10), 96% were Caucasian, 35% assumed polypharmacy, 42% of male were PLWH versus 16% OC (p < 0.001), 19% PLWH versus 6% OC had clinical complications (p < 0.001). HIV infection was independently associated to a better health-related quality of life in several domains compared with the other conditions, except in mental health, whereas a worst health-related quality of life in most domains was reported by older patients and those experiencing polypharmacy. Conclusions In this cohort of patients with chronic conditions followed within the same health setting, PLWH showed better self-reported health outcomes compared to other chronic conditions with comparable characteristics of chronicity. The potential detrimental role of older age and polypharmacy in most outcomes suggests the need of longitudinal assessment of PROMs in clinical practice.
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- C Seguiti
- Malattie Infettive, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy.,UOC Malattie Infettive, Infectious Disease Department, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Largo Francesco Vito 1, 00168, Rome, Italy
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- Malattie Infettive, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- UOC Chimica, Biochimica e Biologia Molecolare Clinica, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy.,Dipartimento di Scienze Biotecnologiche di Base, Cliniche Intensivologiche e Perioperatorie, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- UOC Malattie Infettive, Infectious Disease Department, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Largo Francesco Vito 1, 00168, Rome, Italy
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- Divisione Reumatologia, Fondazione Policlinico A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Diagnostica per Immagini, Radioterapia Oncologica ed Ematologia, Fondazione Policlinico A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Psicologia, Università Cattolica, Milan, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Diagnostica per Immagini, Radioterapia Oncologica ed Ematologia, Fondazione Policlinico A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- UOC Chimica, Biochimica e Biologia Molecolare Clinica, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- UOS Diabetologia, Fondazione Policlinico A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- UOS Diabetologia, Fondazione Policlinico A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Malattie Infettive, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy.,UOC Malattie Infettive, Infectious Disease Department, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Largo Francesco Vito 1, 00168, Rome, Italy
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- Malattie Infettive, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy. .,UOC Malattie Infettive, Infectious Disease Department, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Largo Francesco Vito 1, 00168, Rome, Italy.
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Onu DU. Adherence to antiretroviral therapy mediates the link between posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms and health-related quality of life. SOUTH AFRICAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY 2021. [DOI: 10.1177/00812463211048122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Human immunodeficiency virus is one of the trauma-inducing chronic illnesses with attendant-negative impact on health-related quality of life. Substantial literature exists on the association of posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms and health-related quality of life among people living with human immunodeficiency virus, but little is known about the pathways explaining this link. This study therefore examined the mediating role of adherence to antiretroviral therapy in the association between posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms and health-related quality of life among people living with human immunodeficiency virus. Nine hundred and sixty-nine people living with human immunodeficiency virus in Nigeria who were on antiretroviral therapy completed measures of posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms, adherence to antiretroviral therapy, and health-related quality of life. Hayes PROCESS macro for SPSS was used to analyse the data. Adherence to antiretroviral therapy mediated the association between posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms and health-related quality of life in the relationship and treatment impact domains, implying that poor adherence to antiretroviral therapy is a pathway through which posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms exert negative influence on health-related quality of life of people living with human immunodeficiency virus. Interventions aimed at reducing the impact of posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms on quality of life of people living with human immunodeficiency virus should focus on improving clients’ level of adherence to antiretroviral therapy treatment.
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Health-Related Quality of Life in People Living with HIV in Southwest Iran in 2018: A Cross-Sectional Study. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2021; 2021:9935175. [PMID: 34435050 PMCID: PMC8382539 DOI: 10.1155/2021/9935175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2021] [Revised: 06/20/2021] [Accepted: 07/29/2021] [Indexed: 12/04/2022]
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Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is one of the most important indicators in assessing the health and well-being of HIV-positive patients. The present study investigated the HRQoL of HIV patients referred to Abadan's Voluntary Counseling and Testing (VCT) center in 2019. In this cross-sectional study, a total of 134 HIV+ patients referred to Abadan's VCT center were selected through convenience sampling. Demographic information was collected through a researcher-made checklist; the patients' status and health information were collected through electronic medical records of HIV+ patients and their records at the VCT center. The HRQoL index was assessed using the World Health Organization (WHOQOL-BREF) questionnaire. Data analysis was carried out using simple and multiple linear regression as well as a t-test in SPSS software. A P value < 0.05 was considered as the significance level in all tests. The mean of the HRQoL in all the participating patients was 56.42 ± 22.66. The highest and lowest mean scores of HRQoL domains were related to social relationships (57.53 ± 24.73) and environmental health (53.68 ± 19.07). There was a positive significant relationship between the marital status, residency, years of education, duration of infection, transmission route, and antiretroviral (ARV) therapy with the score of the HRQoL. The results showed a moderate score for the mean HRQoL and its domains. The present study revealed the necessity of improving HIV+ patients' living conditions, employment status, health education, and mental health care.
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Onu DU, Ugwu LE, Onyedire NG, Ebele Nnadozie E, Nwufo JI. Post-traumatic growth mediates the relationship between valences of trauma centralisation and health-related quality of life. SOUTH AFRICAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY 2021. [DOI: 10.1177/00812463211037628] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Emotions arising from health-related trauma can be complex (as positive and negative feelings are possible) and can influence the way patients perceive themselves and the world. Health outcomes can also be affected by the valence of emotions. We hypothesised that post-traumatic growth is the mediating link between the valences of event centrality and health-related quality of life among people living with HIV. Three hundred (male = 194 and female = 106; mean age = 35.30 years) people living with HIV in Nigeria completed measures of relevant variables. Mediation analysis was performed using path analysis and structural equation modelling. Results showed that post-traumatic growth mediated the association between positive event centrality and health-related quality of life in the physical health symptoms and treatment impact domains. Post-traumatic growth also mediated the association between negative event centrality and health-related quality of life in the physical health symptom and relationship domains. In light of these findings, it might be concluded that fostering post-traumatic growth among people living with HIV by clinicians could be helpful in enhancing the health-related quality of life of people living with HIV.
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Chemsex Practices and Health-Related Quality of Life in Spanish Men with HIV Who Have Sex with Men. J Clin Med 2021; 10:jcm10081662. [PMID: 33924530 PMCID: PMC8068924 DOI: 10.3390/jcm10081662] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2021] [Revised: 03/30/2021] [Accepted: 04/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Chemsex, a new risky sexual behavior involving participation in sexual relations under the influence of drugs, has shown a significantly increased prevalence in recent years. This fact entails a serious public health issue, especially when Chemsex is practiced by individuals with an HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) diagnosis. Hence, analyzing the characteristics of Chemsex practices, associated sexual practices and the health outcomes of individuals who participate in Chemsex, is extremely important. The main aim of the present study is to analyze the prevalence and characteristics of the practice of Chemsex in a sample of 101 men with HIV who have sex with men who attended the Department of Infectious Diseases of the General University Hospital of Alicante (Spain). Furthermore, the association between Chemsex and Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) was also assessed. Chemsex and sexual practices were evaluated by employing a questionnaire applied on an ad hoc basis. HRQoL was assessed by employing the Medical Outcomes Study HIV Health Survey (MOS-HIV). In total, 40.6% of the participants had practiced Chemsex during the last year. When sexual practices were compared between those individuals who practiced Chemsex and those who did not, the former presented a higher level of risky sexual behaviors, especially with occasional and multiple sexual partners. Regarding HRQoL, those individuals who practiced Chemsex exhibited a poorer HRQoL in the majority of domains, especially those participants who practiced it with a higher intensity. The present study points out the high prevalence of Chemsex practice between men with HIV who have sex with men in Spain. Moreover, this study highlights the negative effects of Chemsex on HRQoL, probably due to the mixed effects of higher levels of risky sexual practices and the consequences of drug consumption.
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Quinn KG, DiFranceisco W, Spector A, Bendixen A, Peters A, Dickson-Gomez J. The Effect of Various Supportive Housing Models on ART Adherence Among Persons Living With HIV in Supportive Housing. Med Care 2021; 59:S124-S131. [PMID: 33710084 PMCID: PMC7958970 DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000001336] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Providing permanent supportive housing to chronically homeless persons living with human immunodeficiency virus (PLH) contributes to improved human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) outcomes, including adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART). This study seeks to understand whether certain components of housing, namely intensity of case management and specialized HIV housing programs, affects ART adherence for PLH in supportive housing. METHODS From 2015 to 2019 we conducted quantitative assessments with 157 PLH in supportive housing at baseline, 6-, 12-, and 18-month postbaseline to identify factors associated with ART adherence. General Estimating Equations for repeated measures were performed to assess bivariate and multivariate measures. RESULTS Two thirds of PLH in supportive housing reported 95% or greater adherence to ART. Multivariate analyses indicate that neither intensity of case management services nor specialized housing for PLH were associated with greater ART adherence. Greater time since diagnosis was positively associated with ART adherence. Greater depressive symptoms and African American race were negatively associated with ART adherence. CONCLUSIONS Study findings reveal that although prior research has established the importance of receipt of housing for homeless PLH, the type or intensity of case management services associated with that housing may not be as important as simply being housed. Our results highlight the importance of considering mental health and more recent HIV diagnosis when developing treatment and case management plans to enhance residents' ART adherence.
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- Katherine G Quinn
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, Center for AIDS Intervention Research
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, Center for AIDS Intervention Research
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- Institute for Health and Equity, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, Center for AIDS Intervention Research
- Institute for Health and Equity, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
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Weissberger GH, Núñez RA, Tureson K, Gold A, Thames AD. Socioeconomic Mobility and Psychological and Cognitive Functioning in a Diverse Sample of Adults With and Without HIV. Psychosom Med 2021; 83:218-227. [PMID: 33793453 DOI: 10.1097/psy.0000000000000929] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVE This cross-sectional study examined the effects of socioeconomic status (SES) mobility from childhood to adulthood on psychological and cognitive well-being in African American and non-Hispanic White HIV-positive (HIV+) and HIV-seronegative (HIV-) adults who are part of an ongoing study investigating psychosocial and neurobehavioral effects of HIV. METHODS Participants (N = 174, 24.1% female, 59.2% African American, 67.8% HIV+) were categorized into four groups (upward mobility, downward mobility, stable-not-poor, chronic-poverty) based on self-reported childhood and current community SES (which were correlated with objective measures of SES and proxies of childhood SES). SES groups were compared on self-report measures of psychological well-being, subjective executive functioning ratings, and performance across six cognitive domains. Primary analyses were stratified by HIV status. RESULTS For the HIV+ group, SES mobility was associated with psychological well-being (chronic burden of stress: F(7,101) = 3.17, mean squared error [MSE] = 49.42, p = .030, η2 = 0.14; depressive symptoms: F(7,101) = 4.46, MSE = 70.49, p = .006,η2 = 0.14), subjective ratings of executive dysfunction (F(7,101) = 6.11, MSE = 114.29, p = .001,η2 = 0.18), and objective performance in executive functioning (F(9,99) = 3.22, MSE = 249.52, p = .030, η2 = 0.15) and learning (F(9,99) = 3.01, MSE = 220.52, p = .034, η2 = 0.13). In the control group, SES mobility was associated with chronic stress burden (F(5,49) = 4.677, p = .025, η2 = 0.15); however, no other relationships between SES mobility and outcomes of interest were observed (all p values > .20). In general, downward mobility and chronic poverty were associated with worse ratings across psychological well-being measures and cognitive performance. CONCLUSIONS Findings within the HIV+ group are consistent with previous studies that report downward mobility to be associated with poor psychological outcomes. People living with HIV may be particularly vulnerable to the adverse effects of socioeconomic instability.
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- Gali H Weissberger
- From the Department of Family Medicine (Weissberger), USC Keck School of Medicine, Alhambra, California; Interdisciplinary Department of Social Sciences (Weissberger), Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel; Department of Psychology (Núñez, Tureson, Gold, Thames), USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences; and Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (Thames), USC Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California
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Sullivan KL, Kulesz PA, Woods SP. Psychometrics and Validity of the Survey of Memory-Related Quality of Life in HIV Disease. Arch Clin Neuropsychol 2021; 36:186-202. [PMID: 31732744 DOI: 10.1093/arclin/acz055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2019] [Revised: 08/05/2019] [Accepted: 09/03/2019] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Retrospective and prospective memory deficits are associated with lower quality of life (QoL); however, there are no validated measures that comprehensively and directly assess the impact of memory problems on QoL. The Survey of Memory-Related Quality of Life (SMRQoL) was developed as a 30-item questionnaire to measure memory-related QoL. METHOD Both HIV+ (n = 195) and HIV- (n = 146) participants completed the SMRQoL, a neurocognitive research battery, and validated self-report questionnaires of memory, QoL, and mood. Participants were recruited into younger (age ≤ 40 years) and older (age ≥ 50 years) groups per the parent study design. RESULTS The SMRQoL had a unidimensional factor structure and demonstrated measurement invariance across the HIV+ and HIV- participants. Analyses of 111 clinically stable participants (e.g., persons with no incident or remitting central nervous system disorders) who returned for a 14-month follow-up visit indicated that the SMRQoL had adequate test-retest stability. There was a significant interaction of age and HIV status on the SMRQoL, such that older HIV+ participants reported the lowest memory-related QoL. SMRQoL scores were associated with validated measures of mental and physical QoL, self-reported memory and cognitive symptoms, and performance-based memory and executive functions. CONCLUSIONS The SMRQoL shows evidence of reliability and validity as a measure of memory-related QoL that can be used to assess the impact of memory problems on everyday life, but future work is needed to demonstrate the measure's incremental value in the context of diagnosis and treatment.
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- Kelli L Sullivan
- Department of Psychology, University of Houston, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of Houston, Houston, TX, USA
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Onu DU, Ugwu DI. Negative centralisation of HIV trauma influences health-related quality of life: Does posttraumatic growth buffer the link? INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF AFRICA NURSING SCIENCES 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijans.2021.100356] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022] Open
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Edmonston DL, Roe MT, Block G, Conway PT, Dember LM, DiBattiste PM, Greene T, Hariri A, Inker LA, Isakova T, Montez-Rath ME, Nkulikiyinka R, Polidori D, Roessig L, Tangri N, Wyatt C, Chertow GM, Wolf M. Drug Development in Kidney Disease: Proceedings From a Multistakeholder Conference. Am J Kidney Dis 2020; 76:842-850. [DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2020.05.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2020] [Accepted: 05/27/2020] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Uchechukwu Onu D, Iorfa SK, Ugwu DI. Negative centralisation of HIV/AIDS trauma and health-related quality of life: do post-traumatic stress symptoms explain the link? AJAR-AFRICAN JOURNAL OF AIDS RESEARCH 2020; 19:206-213. [PMID: 32892702 DOI: 10.2989/16085906.2020.1797842] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Over-integration of HIV-related trauma into the client's memory in a negative emotional valence could be a serious health debilitating process which may result in negative post-traumatic health outcomes, affecting health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of people living with HIV (PLWH). We hypothesized that post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms are the mediating link between negative event centrality (NEC) and HRQoL among PLWH. Nine hundred and sixty-nine PLWH in Nigeria completed measures of NEC, PTSD symptoms and HRQoL. Model 4 of Hayes' regression-based PROCESS macro version 3.0 for SPSS was employed to investigate relationships between variables of interest. NEC was positively associated with all domains of HRQoL. PLWH who had high negatively centralized identity on HIV also had high scores on PTSD symptoms. PTSD symptoms were also positively associated with all domains of HRQoL. PTSD symptoms also mediated the relationship between NEC and all domains of HRQoL. Assessing and treating PTSD symptoms among PLWH by clinicians could be helpful in enhancing HRQoL.
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- Department of Psychology, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State, Nigeria
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- Department of Human Kinetics and Health Education, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State, Nigeria
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Maleki MR, Derakhshani N, Azami-Aghdash S, Naderi M, Nikoomanesh M. Quality of Life of People with HIV/AIDS in Iran: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. IRANIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH 2020; 49:1399-1410. [PMID: 33083316 PMCID: PMC7554383 DOI: 10.18502/ijph.v49i8.3861] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Background: Assessing the quality of life in HIV/AIDS patients is of great importance not only for evaluating the effect of the disease, but also to measure the impact of the interventions in order to improve their quality of life in clinical researches. Therefore, this study aimed to systematically review the quality of life of HIV/AIDS patients in Iran. Methods: In this systematic review and meta-analysis, the literature search using the related chain of keywords was conducted from 1 Jan 1987 to 30 Apr 2019 in PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, Embase, Iranian Scientific Information Database (SID), and Magiran. Moreover, hand search of the key journals and the gray literature was performed. The meta-analysis was performed by CMA2 software. Results: Out of the 1576 retrieved records, eight studies met the inclusion criteria. The average age of the patients was 37.15 ± 9.46 years. The average score of quality of life before and after sensitivity analysis was (39.13 [28.36–49.901 95% CI P>0.000] vs. 49.05 [46.31–51.79 95% CI P>0.000]). Moreover, the average score of quality of life was respectively 38.86±3.83 vs. 40±6.37 among married compared with single patients, 56.33±4.67 vs. 43.64±1.94 for employment vs. unemployment status. While quality of life was measured in terms of education level, the score was 29.59±9.34 vs. 41.65±4.45 in the individuals with primary school versus academic education. Conclusion: The QOL score of the HIV/AIDS patients in Iran was significantly low. Therefore, the study highlights the importance of strengthening efforts to undertake necessary investigations in order to provide adequate health insurance, extensive and affordable welfare services, and more appropriate social and mental supports in order to improve the quality of life of the individuals with HIV/AIDS in Iran.
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- Mohammad Reza Maleki
- Department of Health Services Management, School of Health Management and Information Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Health Services Management, School of Health Management and Information Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Tabriz Health Services Management Research Center, Health Management and Safety Promotion Research Institute, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, Faculty of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Health Management and Economics Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Events Centrality Moderates the Relationship Between Posttraumatic Growth and Health-Related Quality of Life Among People Living With HIV. J Assoc Nurses AIDS Care 2020; 30:668-674. [PMID: 31094865 DOI: 10.1097/jnc.0000000000000094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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HIV diagnosis and treatment are traumatic events, which may translate to positive growth and affect health outcomes of people living with HIV (PLWH). We hypothesized that the pathway between positive growth and health-related quality of life was impacted by event centrality (EC; how much HIV is integrated into self-definition). Two hundred and one PLWH in Nigeria who had been diagnosed/treated for at least 1 year completed measures of posttraumatic growth, EC, and health-related quality of life. Multiple regression analysis was used to investigate relationships between variables of interest. Growth from the trauma of HIV was significantly associated with improved mental health and relationship. Patients who highly centralized identity on HIV had poorer scores for mental health, relationship, and treatment impact and had less traumatic growth. EC moderated the relationship between posttraumatic growth and mental health, social relationship, and treatment impact. Clinicians should ask how PLWH think about events related to diagnosis and treatment when assessing quality of life.
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Melaku T, Mamo G, Chelkeba L, Chanie T. Health-Related Quality of Life Among People Living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus on Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy in Ethiopia: PROQOL-HIV Based Survey. PATIENT-RELATED OUTCOME MEASURES 2020; 11:73-86. [PMID: 32184689 PMCID: PMC7063799 DOI: 10.2147/prom.s239429] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2019] [Accepted: 02/23/2020] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Background As infection with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) has evolved into a chronic disease, perceived health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is becoming a prominent and important patient-reported outcome measure in HIV care. This study aimed to assess HRQoL among people living with HIV on highly active antiretroviral therapy and factors associated with HRQoL in Ethiopia. Methods An institution-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 160 HIV–infected patients who were initiated highly active antiretroviral therapy at Jimma University Medical Center in 2016. HRQoL was assessed using the patient-reported outcome quality of life-HIV (PROQOL-HIV) measuring scale. Linear regressions were used to identify factors associated with outcome. Statistical significance was considered at p-value <0.05. Results Out of a total of 160 participants, 63.13% were females. The mean (±SD) age of study participants was 41.47±9.45 years. The median baseline CD4+ cell count was 182.00 cells/µL (IQR: 104.53–262.40 cells/µL). The mean (±SD) score of PROQOL-HIV scale domains was 77.58 ±15.11, 58.32 ±7.79, 61.75± 17.95, 85.07 ±15.67, 76.92 ± 20.52, 80.00 ±16.83, 74.37 ± 1.47, 81.45 ± 8.17 for physical health and symptoms, emotional distress, health concerns, body change, intimate relationships, social relationships, stigma, and treatment impact domains, respectively. Second line antiretroviral therapy showed a negative effect on the quality of life, especially on the treatment impact domain (β=−6.301). Cotrimoxazole preventive therapy had a significant positive effect on the physical health and symptoms of HIV patients (β= +8.381, p<0.05). Advanced disease (β=−2.709, p<0.05), and non-communicable disease comorbidity (β=−14.340, p<0.001) showed a significant negative effect on physical health and symptoms. Conclusion Several behavioral, clinical & immunological factors were negatively associated with health-related quality of life. The double burden of chronic non-communicable disease(s) and the impact of treatment were highly significant in all dimensions of HRQoL measures. Therefore, with HRQoL emerging as a key issue for HIV–infected patients, its routine assessment and appropriate interventions at each clinic visit would be very crucial.
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- Tsegaye Melaku
- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Institute of Health, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Institute of Health, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Institute of Health, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Institute of Health, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia
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Onyekonwu CL, Onyeka TC, Brenda NC, Ijoma UN, Unaogu NN, Onwuekwe IO, Ugwumba F, Nwutobo CR, Nwachukwu CV. Chronic HIV infection and health related quality of life in resource poor settings-an assessment from South East Nigeria. Afr Health Sci 2020; 20:102-113. [PMID: 33402898 PMCID: PMC7750088 DOI: 10.4314/ahs.v20i1.15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Health-related quality of life reflects a patient's general subjective perception of the effect of an illness or intervention on physical, psychological and social aspects of daily life. HIV infection is a major public health problem especially in developing countries where poor health infrastructure and poverty are prevalent. This paper addresses the quality of life in patients with chronic HIV infection in South East Nigeria and addresses issues that may help improve the current situation. METHODS A cross-sectional survey was carried out at the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Enugu, to assess patients with HIV receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART) using a validated structured questionnaire (WHOQoL-BREF). Ethical clearance for the study was obtained. Study period was from October - December, 2017. Data obtained was analysed. RESULTS A total of 389 HIV patients consented to the study. Over 70% were aged 18- 45 years and majority were females. Females had a higher quality of life score with respect to the domain of psychological health while males had a higher score with respect to the environmental domain. Older age and presence of co-morbidities were significantly associated with affectation of physical health while younger age was associated with affectation of psychological health domain. CONCLUSION HIV impairs the quality of life for affected individuals in South East Nigeria especially across the domains of physical and psychological health. No age group is spared. The presence of co-morbidities significantly reduces quality of life in these patients. Younger patients may require mental health services in the management of their disease.
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- Chinwe Laura Onyekonwu
- Sub-Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, University of Nigeria, Ituku-Ozalla Campus, Enugu, Nigeria
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- Department of Anaesthesia/Pain and palliative Care Unit, Multidisciplinary Oncology Center, College of Medicine, UNTH, Ituku-Ozalla Campus, Enugu, Nigeria
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- Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Nigeria, Ituku-Ozalla Campus, Enugu, Nigeria
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- Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Nigeria, Ituku-Ozalla Campus, Enugu, Nigeria
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- Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Nigeria, Ituku-Ozalla Campus, Enugu, Nigeria
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- Urology Unit, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Nigeria, Ituku-Ozalla Campus, Enugu, Nigeria
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- Department of Medical Physiology, College of Medicine, University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus, Enugu, Nigeria
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Nair D, Wilson FP. Patient-Reported Outcome Measures for Adults With Kidney Disease: Current Measures, Ongoing Initiatives, and Future Opportunities for Incorporation Into Patient-Centered Kidney Care. Am J Kidney Dis 2019; 74:791-802. [PMID: 31492487 PMCID: PMC6875620 DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2019.05.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2019] [Accepted: 05/11/2019] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Tools that measure patients' experiences and perceptions of disease are increasingly being recognized as important components of a multidisciplinary personalized approach to care. These patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) have the ability to provide clinicians, researchers, and policymakers with valuable insights into patients' symptoms and experiences that are unable to be ascertained by laboratory markers alone. If developed rigorously, studied systematically, and used judiciously, PROMs can effectively incorporate the patient voice into clinical care, clinical trials, and health care policy. PROMs have continued to gain attention and interest within the nephrology community, but key challenges and opportunities for their seamless uptake and integration remain. In this narrative overview, we provide nephrologists with a comprehensive list of existing PROMs developed for adults with kidney disease with information on their gaps and limitations; a rationale to support the continued incorporation of PROMs into nephrology clinical trials, clinical care, and health care policy; and a summary of ongoing initiatives and future opportunities to do so.
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- Devika Nair
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN; Vanderbilt Center for Kidney Disease, Nashville, TN
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- Program of Applied Translational Research, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT.
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Ebrahimi Kalan M, Han J, Ben Taleb Z, Fennie KP, Asghari Jafarabadi M, Dastoorpoor M, Hajhashemi N, Naseh M, Rimaz S. Quality Of Life And Stigma Among People Living With HIV/AIDS In Iran. HIV AIDS-RESEARCH AND PALLIATIVE CARE 2019; 11:287-298. [PMID: 31814774 PMCID: PMC6858798 DOI: 10.2147/hiv.s221512] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2019] [Accepted: 10/23/2019] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Background Stigma against HIV profoundly affects the quality of life (QOL) of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA). We aimed to assess the factors associated with QOL in PLWHA in Iran, specifically HIV-related stigma, sociodemographic and clinical characteristics. Methods Two hundred PLWHA participated in this cross-sectional study. Data were collected using sociodemographic, stigma, and WHO-QOL-BREF questionnaires. Correlations, ANOVAs, and Student’s t-distribution tests were performed as bivariate analyses. We employed stepwise multiple linear regression analysis to explore the main factors associated with QOL domains. Results Six domains of QOL were negatively correlated with three domains of stigma (p<0.001 for all). Stepwise multiple linear regression revealed that, after adjusting for confounders, lack of healthcare insurance, having no basic knowledge of HIV/AIDs prior to diagnosis, low monthly income of participants and family, and stigma (blaming and distancing, discrimination, and fear) were associated with low mean score of different domains of QOL. Conclusion Our findings indicated that increasing HIV/AIDS-related stigma decreases QOL in PLWHA in Iran. Attention toward decreasing stigma, improving healthcare plan, and cultivating economic condition should be given high priority to ensure improvement in total QOL and corresponding domains in PLWHA’s life.
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- Mohammad Ebrahimi Kalan
- Department of Epidemiology, Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work, Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA
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- Department of Biology, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, Greensboro, NC, USA
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- Department of Kinesiology, College of Nursing and Health Innovation, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work, Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA
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- Road Traffic Injury Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.,Department of Statistics and Epidemiology, Faculty of Health, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Menopause Andropause Research Center, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
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- Department of Biology, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC, USA
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- School of Social Work, Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work, Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA
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- Radiation Biology Research Center, Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Ghiasvand H, Waye KM, Noroozi M, Harouni GG, Armoon B, Bayani A. Clinical determinants associated with quality of life for people who live with HIV/AIDS: a Meta-analysis. BMC Health Serv Res 2019; 19:768. [PMID: 31665007 PMCID: PMC6819532 DOI: 10.1186/s12913-019-4659-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2019] [Accepted: 10/21/2019] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND During recent years, Quality of Life (QoL) is a significant assessment factor in clinical trials and epidemiological researches due to the advent of Antiretroviral Therapy (ART), Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) has become a manageable,chronic disease. With regards, more attention must be paid to the QoL of infected patients. Limited evidence exists on the impact of ART on QoL among HIV infected patients. Due to lacking of a systematic approach to summarizing the available evidence on the clinical determinants of People Who Live with HIV/AIDS (PWLHs') QoL, this study aimed to analyze the impact of clinical determinants (ART experience, CD4 count < 200, co-morbidities, time diagnosis and accessibility to cares) on QoL among PWLHs'. METHODS This study was designed in accordance with Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA). PubMed, Science Direct, Web of Science, and Cochrane electronic databases were searched in February 2017 to identify all past studies that discussed social and behavioral characteristics of QoL in PLWHA. To recognize effective factors on social and behavioral QoL, a meta-analysis was conducted. Polled Odds Ratios (ORs) were utilized at a 95% confidence level. Since sampling methods differed between articles in the systematic review, we evaluated pooled estimates using a random effect model. Metan, metareg, metacum, and metabias commands in STATA version 13.0 were applied to analyze the data. RESULTS Our findings indicated that ART has a positive impact on QoL, with a pooled effect size at approximately 1.04 with a confidence interval between 0.42 to 1.66 which indicates this impact is not very considerable and may be relatively neutral. The pooled effect size for CD4 count on QoL was .29 (95%CI = .22-.35), indicating that there is a negative associate between CD4 count and QoL. The co-morbidity as a negative determinant for QoL among HIV/AIDS infected people. The pooled effect size implies on a relative neutral association, although the confidence interval is wide and ranges between 0.32 to 1.58. The pooled effect size is about 1.82 with confidence interval 1.27 to 2.37 which indicates a considerable positive association with lowest level of heterogeneity. CONCLUSIONS The results illustrated that time diagnosing and availability to hospital services had significant relationship with a higher QoL and CD4 < 200 was associated with a lower QoL. In conclusion, policy makers should set an agenda setting to provide a suitable diagnostic and therapeutic facilities to early detecting and continues monitoring the health status of People Who Live with HIV/AIDS (PWLHs').
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- Hesam Ghiasvand
- Social Determinants of Health Research Center, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Epidemiology, Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, RI USA
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- Social Determinants of Health Research Center, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Saveh University of Medical Sciences, Saveh, Iran
- Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Yasuj University of Medical Sciences, Yasuj, Iran
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- Student Research Committee, School of Allied Medical Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Williams EM, Egede L, Oates JC, Dismuke CL, Ramakrishnan V, Faith TD, Johnson H, Rose J. Peer approaches to self-management (PALS): comparing a peer mentoring approach for disease self-management in African American women with lupus with a social support control: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials 2019; 20:529. [PMID: 31443732 PMCID: PMC6708151 DOI: 10.1186/s13063-019-3580-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2019] [Accepted: 07/16/2019] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE or lupus) is a chronic autoimmune disease that is associated with increased morbidity, mortality, healthcare costs and decreased quality of life. African Americans in the USA have three to four times greater prevalence of SLE, risk of developing SLE at an earlier age, and SLE-related disease activity, damage, and mortality compared with Caucasians, with the highest rates experienced by African American women. There is strong evidence that patient-level factors are associated with outcomes, which justifies targeting them with intervention. While evidence-based self-management interventions that incorporate both social support and health education have reduced pain, improved function, and delayed disability among patients with SLE, African Americans and women are still disproportionately impacted by SLE. Peer mentoring interventions are effective in other chronic conditions that disproportionately affect minorities, such as diabetes mellitus, HIV, and kidney disease, but there is currently no empirically tested peer mentoring intervention developed for patients with SLE. Preliminary data from our group suggest that peer mentoring improves self-management, reduces disease activity, and improves health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in African American women with SLE. METHODS This study will test an innovative, manualized peer mentorship program designed to provide modeling and reinforcement by peers (mentors) to other African American women with SLE (mentees) to encourage them to engage in activities that promote disease self-management. Through a randomized, "mentored" or "support group" controlled design, we will assess the efficacy and mechanism(s) of this intervention in self-management, disease activity, and HRQOL. DISCUSSION This is the first study to test peer mentorship as an alternative strategy to improve outcomes in African American women with SLE. This could result in a model for other programs that aim to improve disease self-management, disease activity, and HRQOL in African American women suffering from chronic illness. The peer mentoring approach is uniquely fitted to African Americans, and this intervention has the potential to lead to health improvements for African American women with SLE that have not been attainable with other interventions. This would significantly reduce disparities and have considerable public health impact. TRIAL REGISTRATION ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT03734055 . Registered on 27 November 2018.
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- Edith M. Williams
- Department of Public Health Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, 135 Cannon Street, Suite CS303D, Charleston, SC 29425 USA
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- Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, 8701 Watertown Plank Road, Milwaukee, WI 53226 USA
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- Division of Rheumatology and Immunology, Medical University of South Carolina, 96 Jonathan Lucas St, Charleston, SC 29425 USA
- Rheumatology Section, Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center, 109 Bee Street, Charleston, SC 29401 USA
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- Heath Economics Resource Center (HERC), VA Palo Alto Medical Care System, 795 Willow Road (152 MPD), Menlo Park, CA 94025 USA
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- Department of Public Health Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, 135 Cannon Street, Suite CS303D, Charleston, SC 29425 USA
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- Division of Rheumatology and Immunology, Medical University of South Carolina, 96 Jonathan Lucas St, Charleston, SC 29425 USA
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- Lupus Columbia SC, 1900 Kathleen Drive, Columbia, SC 29210 USA
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- Department of Social Work Programs, Hospital for Special Surgery, 535 East 70th Street, New York, NY 10021 USA
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Changes health-related quality of life in HIV-infected patients following initiation of antiretroviral therapy: a longitudinal study. Braz J Infect Dis 2019; 23:211-217. [PMID: 31344351 PMCID: PMC9428026 DOI: 10.1016/j.bjid.2019.06.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2019] [Revised: 06/12/2019] [Accepted: 06/21/2019] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Several tools have been developed to evaluate HIV health-related quality of life (HRQoL) during and after antiretroviral therapy (ART). Few longitudinal studies evaluated the effect of ART on the quality of life of HIV patients. OBJECTIVE To evaluate changes in HRQoL in HIV-infected individuals one year after initiating ART. METHODS A prospective study was conducted from May 2016 to July 2018. Data on clinical and sociodemographic characteristics of 91 HIV-infected patients were collected prior to initiation of ART and one year thereafter. Demographic and clinical data were collected and the questionnaires 36-item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) and HIV/AIDS-targeted quality of life (HAT-QoL) were administered in both periods. Asymptomatic individuals, aged ≥18 years, were included in the study. Patients who discontinued treatment were excluded. The association between predictors of physical and mental HRQoL was analyzed by multiple linear regression analysis. RESULTS Patients were predominantly male (78.0%), mean age 35.3 ± 10.7 years, with no stable relationship (80.2%), and no comorbidities (73.6%). Most of the SF-36 domains improved after one year, particularly Physical Function (p = 0.0001), General Health (p = 0.0001), Social Functioning (p = 0.0001), Mental Health (p = 0.001), and Mental Component Summary (p = 0.004). HAT-QoL domains improved in the Overall Function (p = 0.0001), Life Satisfaction (p = 0.0001), Provider Trust (p = 0.001), and Sexual Function (p = 0.0001) domains. Sex (p = 0.032), age (p = 0.001), income (p = 0.007), and stable relationship (p = 0.004) were good predictors of the Physical Component Summary. Sex (p = 0.002) and stable relationship (p = 0.038) were good predictors of the Mental Component Summary. SF-36 and HAT-QoL scales presented strong correlations, except for Medication Concerns (0.15-0.37), HIV Mastery (0.18-0.38), Disclosure Worries (-0.15 to 0.07), and Provider Trust (-0.07 to 0.15). CONCLUSIONS ART improved HRQoL after one year of use. The HAT-QoL and SF-36 correlated well and are good tools to evaluate HRQoL in HIV-infected patients on ART.
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Chapman Lambert C, Westfall A, Modi R, Amico RK, Golin C, Keruly J, Quinlivan EB, Crane HM, Zinski A, Turan B, Turan JM, Mugavero MJ. HIV-related stigma, depression, and social support are associated with health-related quality of life among patients newly entering HIV care. AIDS Care 2019; 32:681-688. [PMID: 31167537 DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2019.1622635] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Entering HIV care is a vulnerable time for newly diagnosed individuals often exacerbating psychosocial difficulties, which may contribute to poor health-related quality of life (HRQOL) ultimately influencing health behaviors including ART adherence, the driver of viral load suppression. Understanding HRQOL in people newly entering HIV care is critical and has the potential to guide practice and research. This exploratory cross-sectional study examined demographic, clinical, and psychosocial factors associated with limitations in four specific domains of HRQOL among persons initially entering outpatient HIV care at four sites in the United States (n = 335). In the unadjusted analysis, female gender was significantly associated with sub-optimal HRQOL with women having increased odds of reporting HRQOL challenges with pain, mood, mobility, and usual activity when compared to men. The adjusted models demonstrated attenuation of parameter estimates and loss of statistical significance for the associations with impaired HRQOL observed among women in unadjusted analyses, suggesting psychosocial factors related to HRQOL are complex and interrelated. Findings are consistent with a robust literature documenting gender-related health disparities. Programs aimed at improving HRQOL for persons initially entering HIV care are warranted generally, and specifically for women, and must address modifiable psychosocial factors via mechanisms including coping and social support.
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- School of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- School of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- School of Public Health, Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- School of Public Health, Department of Heath Behaviors, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- School of Medicine, Division of Infectious Disease, John Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- School of Public Health, Department of Heath Behaviors, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- School of Medicine, Division of Infectious Disease, John Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- School of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Psychology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- School of Public Health, Department of Health Care Organization and Policy, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- School of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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den Daas C, van den Berk GEL, Kleene MJT, de Munnik ES, Lijmer JG, Brinkman K. Health-related quality of life among adult HIV positive patients: assessing comprehensive themes and interrelated associations. Qual Life Res 2019; 28:2685-2694. [PMID: 31098796 PMCID: PMC6761082 DOI: 10.1007/s11136-019-02203-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/04/2019] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Purpose We selected and evaluated a comprehensive set of themes that encompass health-related quality of life (HRQOL) among HIV patients, which enables clinicians to tailor care to individual needs, follow changes over time and quantify returns on health care investments and interventions. Methods HIV patients (N = 250) of two Dutch HIV clinics were invited to complete an online survey comprised of a set of (adaptations of) validated questionnaires measuring eight themes, including general health (SF-12), stigma (short stigma scale), social support (SSL12-I), self-esteem (SISE), sexuality problems, anxiety and depression (HADS), sleeping difficulties (SCL90-Sleep) and perceived side-effects. Results Findings from 170 (response rate 68%) patients (Male = 159, 94.1%) showed that questionnaires had high internal consistency, and most themes significantly correlated (r’s .21 to − .69, p < .05) in the expected directions. Exploring cut-off scores shows that a significant proportion of patients score outside of the desired range on single themes (between 16.0 and 73.1%), and many patients on multiple themes simultaneously (8.9% on 5 or more themes). Regression analysis showed that social support, self-esteem and sexuality problems were associated with general health (R = .48, R2 = .23, F(4,145) = 10.57, p < .001); adding anxiety and depression, sleeping difficulties and perceived side-effects explained 51.2% of the variance in total (R = .72, ∆R2 = .29, F(3, 142) = 27.82, p < .001). Conclusions We succeeded in developing a questionnaire that comprehensively assesses HRQOL. HRQOL of the majority of Dutch HIV patients could be improved. The themes strongly influenced each other, therefore insights into any of the themes could inform interventions to improve HRQOL, and increase attention to these themes in routine consultations between patients and health care professionals.
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- C den Daas
- Centre for Infectious Disease Prevention, National Institute of Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven, The Netherlands. .,Interdisciplinary Social Science, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
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- Centre for Infectious Disease Prevention, National Institute of Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven, The Netherlands.,Internal Medicine, Catharina Hospital (Catharina Ziekenhuis Eindhoven, CZE), Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Psychiatry and Medical Psychology, OLVG, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Internal Medicine, OLVG, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Neilan AM, Patel K, Agwu AL, Bassett IV, Amico KR, Crespi CM, Gaur AH, Horvath KJ, Powers KA, Rendina HJ, Hightow-Weidman LB, Li X, Naar S, Nachman S, Parsons JT, Simpson KN, Stanton BF, Freedberg KA, Bangs AC, Hudgens MG, Ciaranello AL. Model-Based Methods to Translate Adolescent Medicine Trials Network for HIV/AIDS Interventions Findings Into Policy Recommendations: Rationale and Protocol for a Modeling Core (ATN 161). JMIR Res Protoc 2019; 8:e9898. [PMID: 30990464 PMCID: PMC6488956 DOI: 10.2196/resprot.9898] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2018] [Revised: 03/04/2019] [Accepted: 03/05/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Background The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that approximately 60,000 US youth are living with HIV. US youth living with HIV (YLWH) have poorer outcomes compared with adults, including lower rates of diagnosis, engagement, retention, and virologic suppression. With Adolescent Medicine Trials Network for HIV/AIDS Interventions (ATN) support, new trials of youth-centered interventions to improve retention in care and medication adherence among YLWH are underway. Objective This study aimed to use a computer simulation model, the Cost-Effectiveness of Preventing AIDS Complications (CEPAC)-Adolescent Model, to evaluate selected ongoing and forthcoming ATN interventions to improve viral load suppression among YLWH and to define the benchmarks for uptake, effectiveness, durability of effect, and cost that will make these interventions clinically beneficial and cost-effective. Methods This protocol, ATN 161, establishes the ATN Modeling Core. The Modeling Core leverages extensive data—already collected by successfully completed National Institutes of Health–supported studies—to develop novel approaches for modeling critical components of HIV disease and care in YLWH. As new data emerge from ongoing ATN trials during the award period about the effectiveness of novel interventions, the CEPAC-Adolescent simulation model will serve as a flexible tool to project their long-term clinical impact and cost-effectiveness. The Modeling Core will derive model input parameters and create a model structure that reflects key aspects of HIV acquisition, progression, and treatment in YLWH. The ATN Modeling Core Steering Committee, with guidance from ATN leadership and scientific experts, will select and prioritize specific model-based analyses as well as provide feedback on derivation of model input parameters and model assumptions. Project-specific teams will help frame research questions for model-based analyses as well as provide feedback regarding project-specific inputs, results, sensitivity analyses, and policy conclusions. Results This project was funded as of September 2017. Conclusions The ATN Modeling Core will provide critical information to guide the scale-up of ATN interventions and the translation of ATN data into policy recommendations for YLWH in the United States.
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- Anne M Neilan
- Division of General Academic Pediatrics, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, United States.,Medical Practice Evaluation Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, United States
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- Department of Epidemiology and Center for Biostatistics in AIDS Research, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, United States
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- Departments of Pediatric and Adult Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States
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- Medical Practice Evaluation Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, United States.,Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, United States
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- University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
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- Department of Biostatistics, Fielding School of Public Health, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, United States
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- St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, United States
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- Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, United States
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- Department of Epidemiology, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, United States
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- Hunter College of the City University of New York, New York, NY, United States
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- Institute for Global Health & Infectious Diseases, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, United States
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- Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, United States
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- Center for Translational Behavioral Research, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, United States
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- State University of New York, Stony Brook, NY, United States
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- Hunter College of the City University of New York, New York, NY, United States
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- Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, United States
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- Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine at Seton Hall University, Nutley, NJ, United States
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- Medical Practice Evaluation Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, United States.,Division of General Internal Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, United States.,Department of Health Policy and Management, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, United States
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- Medical Practice Evaluation Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, United States
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- Department of Biostatistics, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, United States
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- Medical Practice Evaluation Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, United States.,Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, United States
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Peipert JD, Hays RD. Expanding the Patient's Voice in Nephrology with Patient-Reported Outcomes. J Am Soc Nephrol 2019; 30:530-532. [PMID: 30846558 PMCID: PMC6442351 DOI: 10.1681/asn.2019010019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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- John D Peipert
- Department of Medical Social Sciences, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois;
- Northwestern University Transplant Outcomes Research Collaborative, Comprehensive Transplant Center, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois; and
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- Division of General Internal Medicine and Health Services Research, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
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Jones JD, Kuhn T, Levine A, Sacktor N, Munro CA, Teplin LA, D'Souza G, Martin EM, Becker JT, Miller EN, Hinkin CH. Changes in cognition precede changes in HRQoL among HIV+ males: Longitudinal analysis of the multicenter AIDS cohort study. Neuropsychology 2019; 33:370-378. [PMID: 30816783 PMCID: PMC6666308 DOI: 10.1037/neu0000530] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES Despite treatment-related improvements in morbidity and mortality, HIV-1-infected (HIV+) individuals continue to face a wide range of HIV-associated medical and HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders. Little is known about the impact of cognitive impairment on patients' health-related quality of life (HRQoL). To address this, the current study examined the longitudinal relationship between cognitive functioning and HRQoL among HIV+ individuals. METHOD The sample consisted of 1,306 HIV+ men enrolled in the Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study. Participants received biannual assessments of cognitive functioning (including tests of processing speed, executive functioning, attention/working memory, motor functioning, learning, and memory) and completed questionnaires assessing HRQoL and depression. Multilevel models were used to examine the longitudinal and cross-lagged relationship between HRQoL and cognition, independent of depression and HIV disease severity. RESULTS There was a significant relationship between HRQoL and cognitive functioning both between and within subjects. Specifically, individuals who reported better HRQoL reported better cognitive functioning, and longitudinal change in cognition was positively related to change in HRQoL. There was a significant unidirectional-lagged relationship; cognition predicted HRQoL at subsequent visits, but HRQoL did not predict cognitive functioning at subsequent visits. Furthermore, analyses of severity of neurocognitive impairment revealed that transition to a more severe stage of cognitive impairment was associated with a decline in HRQoL. CONCLUSIONS Overall, the current study suggests that changes in HRQoL are partially driven by changes in cognitive functioning. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2019 APA, all rights reserved).
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Aging Gracefully With HIV Disease: Optimizing Wellness Through Models of Care. REHABILITATION ONCOLOGY 2019. [DOI: 10.1097/01.reo.0000000000000163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Biraguma J, Mutimura E, Frantz JM. Health-related quality of life and associated factors in adults living with HIV in Rwanda. SAHARA J 2018; 15:110-120. [PMID: 30200815 PMCID: PMC6136357 DOI: 10.1080/17290376.2018.1520144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022] Open
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In Rwanda, as in other sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries, life expectancy of people living with HIV (PLWH) has increased dramatically as a result of combined antiretroviral therapy (cART). People living with HIV can now live longer but with increasing rates of non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Thus, prevention of NCD comorbidities in PWLHI is crucial to maintain and gain health-related benefits and to maximise the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in the long-term management of PLWH. This study determines the association between physical and mental health-related dimensions of quality of life (QOL) with behavioural and biological risk factors, after controlling socio-demographic and HIV-related factors in adults living with HIV in Rwanda. A cross-sectional study using the WHO STEPwise approach and Kinyarwanda version of the MOS-HIV Health Survey, risk factors for NCDs and HRQOL were analysed for 794 PLWH, both HIV+ on ART and ART-naïve. Multiple regression analysis was used to examine the relationship between CMD risk factors and physical health and mental health summary scores. A total of 794 participants were interviewed. The mean age of the sample was 37.9 (±10.8) years and the majority of the participants were women (n = 513; 64.6%). About 16.2% reported daily smoking, 31.4% reported harmful alcohol use and 95% reported insufficient consumption of vegetables and fruits while 26.1% reported being physically inactive. 18.4% were overweight 43.4% had abdominal obesity, i.e. waist-hip-ratio (WHR) ≥0.95 in males and 0.85 in females. High blood pressure (HBP), i.e. systolic blood pressure (SBP) of ≥140 mmHg, or diastolic blood pressure (DBP) ≥90 mmHg was 24.4%. The results reveal that mean physical health summary and mental health summary score values were 63.96 ± 11.68 and 53.43 ± 10.89, respectively. While participants indicated that tobacco users and those who had abdominal obesity reported poor mental HRQOL, physical inactivity and hypertension have a negative impact on physical HRQOL. In addition, certain socio-demographic and HIV-related variables - specifically being unmarried, lack of HIV disclosure and low CD4 count (less 350 cell counts /mm3) - were associated with significantly lower mental and physical dimensions of quality of life. The results of this study reveal that behavioural and biological risk factors for NCDs were significantly associated with a lower HRQOL. These research findings also suggest that the assessment of the association between behavioural and biological risk factors for NCDs and a HRQOL provides opportunities for targeted counselling and secondary prevention efforts, so that health care providers can implement strategies that have a significant impact on the HRQOL.
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- Juvenal Biraguma
- a College of Medicine and Health Sciences , University of Rwanda , Kigali , Rwanda.,b Faculty of Community and Health Sciences , University of the Western Cape , Cape Town , South Africa
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- a College of Medicine and Health Sciences , University of Rwanda , Kigali , Rwanda.,c Regional Alliance for Sustainable Development (RASD) , Kigali , Rwanda
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- b Faculty of Community and Health Sciences , University of the Western Cape , Cape Town , South Africa
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Peipert JD, Bentler P, Klicko K, Hays RD. Negligible impact of differential item functioning between Black and White dialysis patients on the Kidney Disease Quality of Life 36-item short form survey (KDQOL TM-36). Qual Life Res 2018; 27:2699-2707. [PMID: 29761347 DOI: 10.1007/s11136-018-1879-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/08/2018] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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PURPOSE Black dialysis patients report better health-related quality of life (HRQOL) than White patients, which may be explained if Black and White patients respond systematically differently to HRQOL survey items. METHODS We examined differential item functioning (DIF) of the Kidney Disease Quality of Life 36-item (KDQOLTM-36) Burden of Kidney Disease, Symptoms and Problems with Kidney Disease, and Effects of Kidney Disease scales between Black (n = 18,404) and White (n = 21,439) dialysis patients. We fit multiple group confirmatory factor analysis models with increasing invariance: a Configural model (invariant factor structure), a Metric model (invariant factor loadings), and a Scalar model (invariant intercepts). Criteria for invariance included non-significant χ2 tests, > 0.002 difference in the models' CFI, and > 0.015 difference in RMSEA and SRMR. Next, starting with a fully invariant model, we freed loadings and intercepts item-by-item to determine if DIF impacted estimated KDQOLTM-36 scale means. RESULTS ΔCFI was 0.006 between the metric and scalar models but was reduced to 0.001 when we freed intercepts for the burdens and symptoms and problems of kidney disease scales. In comparison to standardized means of 0 in the White group, those for the Black group on the Burdens, Symptoms and Problems, and Effects of Kidney Disease scales were 0.218, 0.061, and 0.161, respectively. When loadings and thresholds were released sequentially, differences in means between models ranged between 0.001 and 0.048. CONCLUSION Despite some DIF, impacts on KDQOLTM-36 responses appear to be minimal. We conclude that the KDQOLTM-36 is appropriate to make substantive comparisons of HRQOL between Black and White dialysis patients.
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- John D Peipert
- Department of Medical Social Sciences, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, 625 N. Michigan Ave., Suite 2700, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA.
- Division of Nephrology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
- Terasaki Research Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
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- Departments of Psychology and Statistics, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Division of General Internal Medicine and Health Services Research, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Shim EJ, Ha H, Lee SH, Kim NJ, Kim ES, Bang JH, Song KH, Sohn BK, Park HY, Son KL, Hwang H, Lee KM, Hahm BJ. Psychometric properties of the Korean version of the medical outcomes study HIV health survey: results from a multicenter survey in Korea. Health Qual Life Outcomes 2018; 16:92. [PMID: 29764440 PMCID: PMC5952830 DOI: 10.1186/s12955-018-0919-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2017] [Accepted: 04/30/2018] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Background Precise assessment of health-related quality of life (HRQOL) with a reliable and valid measure is a prerequisite to the enhancement of HRQOL. This study examined the psychometric properties of the Korean version of the Medical Outcomes Study HIV Health Survey (K-MOS-HIV). Methods The reliability and validity of the K-MOS-HIV were examined in a multicenter survey involving 201 outpatients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/ acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) from four teaching hospitals throughout Korea. Results Ceiling effects were observed in six subscales scores, particularly, for the role functioning (71.1%), social functioning (63.2%), and pain (48.8%) scores. The Cronbach’s α for the physical health summary and mental health summary were 0.90 and 0.94, respectively, and it ranged from 0.78 to 0.95 for the subscales. The results of the exploratory structural equation modeling supported the two-factor structure of the K-MOS-HIV (physical health summary and mental health summary). An examination of the mean square statistics values from the Rasch analysis showed that the information-weighted fit and outlier-sensitive fit statistics were within the acceptable ranges of 0.6–1.4 except for two items in the mental health summary. The convergent validity of the K-MOS-HIV was supported by its significant positive correlations with the World Health Organization Quality of Life-HIV-BREF subscale scores. Its known-group validity was proven with its ability to detect significant differences in several K-MOS-HIV subscale scores among participants with different sociodemographic and clinical characteristics. Conclusions The K-MOS-HIV health survey appears to be a reliable and valid measure of HRQOL.
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- Eun-Jung Shim
- Department of Psychology, Pusan National University, Busan, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Psychology, Pusan National University, Busan, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Busan, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Seoul National University Seoul Metropolitan Government Boramae Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Psychiatry, Sanggye Paik Hospital, Seoul, South Korea.,Department of Psychiatry, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Neuropsychiatry, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Neuropsychiatry, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Public Health and Medical Service, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Neuropsychiatry, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea. .,Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
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Torres TS, Harrison LJ, La Rosa AM, Lavenberg JA, Zheng L, Safren SA, Ngongondo M, Poongulali S, Matoga M, Samaneka W, Collier AC, Hughes MD. Quality of life among HIV-infected individuals failing first-line antiretroviral therapy in resource-limited settings. AIDS Care 2018; 30:954-962. [PMID: 29343078 DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2018.1427207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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We evaluated health-related quality of life (QoL) in HIV infection participants with virologic failure (VF) on first-line antiretroviral therapy (ART) in 9 resource-limited settings (RLS). ACTG SF-21 was completed by 512 participants at A5273 study entry; 8 domains assessed: general health perceptions (GHP), physical functioning (PF), role functioning (RF), social functioning (SF), cognitive functioning (CF), pain (P), mental health (MH), and energy/fatigue (E/F); each was scored between 0 (worst) to 100 (best). Mean QoL scores ranged from 67 (GHP) to 91 (PF, SF, CF). QoL varied by country; high VL and low CD4 were associated with worse QoL in most domains, except RF (VL only), SF (CD4 only) and CF (neither). Number of comorbidities, BMI and history of AIDS were associated with some domains. Relationships between QoL and VL varied among countries for all domains. The association of worse disease status with worse QoL may reflect low QoL when ART was initiated and/or deterioration associated with VF.
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- Thiago S Torres
- a Center for Biostatistics in AIDS Research , Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health , Boston , MA , USA.,b LAPCLIN-AIDS, Instituto Nacional de Infectologia Evandro Chagas (INI-FIOCRUZ) , Rio de Janeiro , Brazil
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- a Center for Biostatistics in AIDS Research , Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health , Boston , MA , USA
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- a Center for Biostatistics in AIDS Research , Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health , Boston , MA , USA
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- a Center for Biostatistics in AIDS Research , Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health , Boston , MA , USA
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- d Department of Psychology , University of Miami , Miami , FL , USA
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- a Center for Biostatistics in AIDS Research , Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health , Boston , MA , USA.,e UNC Project Lilongwe , Lilongwe , Malawi
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- g Department of Medicine , University of Zimbabwe-University of California Collaborative Research Programme , Harare , Zimbabwe
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- h Department of Medicine , University of Washington , Seattle , WA , USA ; for AIDS Clinical Trials Group (ACTG) A5273 Study Group
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- a Center for Biostatistics in AIDS Research , Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health , Boston , MA , USA
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With the introduction of combination antiretroviral therapy, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected individuals are living longer, and are commonly confronted with chronic neuromuscular complications. The spectrum of neuromuscular disorders in patients living with HIV infection is wide, and is caused by HIV per se and its products, particular antiretroviral drugs, or a combination of both. The purpose of this chapter is to review peripheral nervous system disorders in the setting of HIV infection, and to provide a general approach to diagnosis and management of these disorders. The early identification of these conditions may help with early intervention and management, allow prevention of morbidities associated with these disorders, and contribute to future research efforts in the field of HIV.
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- Michelle Kaku
- Department of Neurology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, United States
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- Department of Neurology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, United States.
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Peipert JD, Hays RD. Methodological considerations in using patient reported measures in dialysis clinics. J Patient Rep Outcomes 2017; 1:11. [PMID: 29757314 PMCID: PMC5934925 DOI: 10.1186/s41687-017-0010-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2017] [Accepted: 08/23/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Patient reported measures (PRMs), including patient-reported outcomes, play a critical role in dialysis care. The usage of PRMs is extensive in dialysis clinics. While there are excellent PRMs to choose from, and their implementation as part of quality improvement and performance monitoring is extensive, there are still methodological challenges to be addressed. In this paper, we identify key methodological concerns around use of PRMs in dialysis centers in the United States and make recommendations for improving the use of PRMs in dialysis related to Selection of PRMs, Mode of Administration, and Support for PRM Use. These recommendations include: (1) Continue the use of Kidney Disease Quality of Life 36-item survey (KDQOL™-36) for dialysis centers' internal quality improvement activities and the In-Center Hemodialysis Consumer Assessment of Health Care Providers and Systems (ICH-CAHPS survey®) for public dialysis center performance monitoring, but promote efforts to modify these instruments by incorporating PROMIS general health items (KDQOL-36) and reducing the length of the ICH-CAHPS. (2) Adopt a PRM of whether dialysis patients have been informed about all dialysis and transplant options. (3) Evaluate equivalence between electronic and paper versions of PRMs prior to widespread use of electronic administration. (4) Explore reimbursement of costs of PRM administration by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and kidney organizations. (5) Continue development of provider trainings in PRM administration and interpretation. These recommendations will help dialysis care decision-makers, clinicians, and applied researchers take the next steps toward enhancing PRM use in dialysis.
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- John D. Peipert
- Division of Nephrology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, 1018 Westwood Blvd, Suite 1223, Los Angeles, CA 90024 USA
- Terasaki Research Institute, Los Angeles, CA USA
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- Division of General Internal Medicine and Health Services Research, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, California, Los Angeles USA
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Avci G, Sheppard DP, Tierney SM, Kordovski VM, Sullivan KL, Woods SP. A systematic review of prospective memory in HIV disease: from the laboratory to daily life. Clin Neuropsychol 2017; 32:858-890. [PMID: 28950745 DOI: 10.1080/13854046.2017.1373860] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Prospective memory (PM) is described as the capacity to form and maintain an intention that is executed in response to a specific cue. Neural injury and associated neurocognitive disorders are common among persons living with HIV disease, who might therefore be susceptible to impairment in PM. METHOD This literature review utilized a structured qualitative approach to summarize and evaluate our current understanding of PM functioning in people living with HIV disease. 33 studies of PM in HIV+ persons met criteria for inclusion. RESULTS Findings showed that HIV is associated with moderate deficits in PM, which appear to be largely independent of commonly observed comorbid factors. The pattern of PM deficits reveals dysregulation of strategic processes that is consistent with the frontal systems pathology and associated executive dysfunction that characterizes HIV-associated neural injury. The literature also suggests that HIV-associated PM deficits present a strong risk of concurrent problems in a wide range of health behaviors (e.g. medication non-adherence) and activities of daily living (e.g. employment). Early attempts to improve PM in HIV disease have revealed that supporting strategic processes might be effective for some individuals. CONCLUSIONS HIV-associated PM deficits are common and exert a significant adverse effect on the daily lives and health of infected persons. Much work remains to be done to understand the cognitive architecture of HIV-associated PM deficits and the most efficient means to enhance PM functioning and improve health outcomes in persons living with HIV.
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- Gunes Avci
- a Department of Psychology , University of Houston , Houston , TX , USA
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- a Department of Psychology , University of Houston , Houston , TX , USA
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- a Department of Psychology , University of Houston , Houston , TX , USA
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- a Department of Psychology , University of Houston , Houston , TX , USA
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- a Department of Psychology , University of Houston , Houston , TX , USA
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Thomas R, Burger R, Harper A, Kanema S, Mwenge L, Vanqa N, Bell-Mandla N, Smith PC, Floyd S, Bock P, Ayles H, Beyers N, Donnell D, Fidler S, Hayes R, Hauck K. Differences in health-related quality of life between HIV-positive and HIV-negative people in Zambia and South Africa: a cross-sectional baseline survey of the HPTN 071 (PopART) trial. Lancet Glob Health 2017; 5:e1133-e1141. [PMID: 28964756 PMCID: PMC5640509 DOI: 10.1016/s2214-109x(17)30367-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2017] [Revised: 06/14/2017] [Accepted: 08/25/2017] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND The life expectancy of HIV-positive individuals receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART) is approaching that of HIV-negative people. However, little is known about how these populations compare in terms of health-related quality of life (HRQoL). We aimed to compare HRQoL between HIV-positive and HIV-negative people in Zambia and South Africa. METHODS As part of the HPTN 071 (PopART) study, data from adults aged 18-44 years were gathered between Nov 28, 2013, and March 31, 2015, in large cross-sectional surveys of random samples of the general population in 21 communities in Zambia and South Africa. HRQoL data were collected with a standardised generic measure of health across five domains. We used β-distributed multivariable models to analyse differences in HRQoL scores between HIV-negative and HIV-positive individuals who were unaware of their status; aware, but not in HIV care; in HIV care, but who had not initiated ART; on ART for less than 5 years; and on ART for 5 years or more. We included controls for sociodemographic variables, herpes simplex virus type-2 status, and recreational drug use. FINDINGS We obtained data for 19 750 respondents in Zambia and 18 941 respondents in South Africa. Laboratory-confirmed HIV status was available for 19 330 respondents in Zambia and 18 004 respondents in South Africa; 4128 (21%) of these 19 330 respondents in Zambia and 4012 (22%) of 18 004 respondents in South Africa had laboratory-confirmed HIV. We obtained complete HRQoL information for 19 637 respondents in Zambia and 18 429 respondents in South Africa. HRQoL scores did not differ significantly between individuals who had initiated ART more than 5 years previously and HIV-negative individuals, neither in Zambia (change in mean score -0·002, 95% CI -0·01 to 0·001; p=0·219) nor in South Africa (0·000, -0·002 to 0·003; p=0·939). However, scores did differ between HIV-positive individuals who had initiated ART less than 5 years previously and HIV-negative individuals in Zambia (-0·006, 95% CI -0·008 to -0·003; p<0·0001). A large proportion of people with clinically confirmed HIV were unaware of being HIV-positive (1768 [43%] of 4128 people in Zambia and 2026 [50%] of 4012 people in South Africa) and reported good HRQoL, with no significant differences from that of HIV-negative people (change in mean HRQoL score -0·001, 95% CI -0·003 to 0·001, p=0·216; and 0·001, -0·001 to 0·001, p=0·997, respectively). In South Africa, HRQoL scores were lower in HIV-positive individuals who were aware of their status but not enrolled in HIV care (change in mean HRQoL -0·004, 95% CI -0·01 to -0·001; p=0·010) and those in HIV care but not on ART (-0·008, -0·01 to -0·004; p=0·001) than in HIV-negative people, but the magnitudes of difference were small. INTERPRETATION ART is successful in helping to reduce inequalities in HRQoL between HIV-positive and HIV-negative individuals in this general population sample. These findings highlight the importance of improving awareness of HIV status and expanding ART to prevent losses in HRQoL that occur with untreated HIV progression. The gains in HRQoL after individuals initiate ART could be substantial when scaled up to the population level. FUNDING National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institute of Mental Health, President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, International Initiative for Impact Evaluation, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
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- Ranjeeta Thomas
- Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Imperial College London, London, UK.
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- Department of Economics, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa
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- Desmond Tutu TB Centre, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa
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- ZAMBART Project, Ridgeway Campus, University of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia
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- ZAMBART Project, Ridgeway Campus, University of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia
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- Desmond Tutu TB Centre, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Desmond Tutu TB Centre, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Imperial College Business School, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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- Desmond Tutu TB Centre, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Department of Clinical Research, Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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- Desmond Tutu TB Centre, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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- Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Imperial College London, London, UK
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Trub L, Quinlan E, Starks TJ, Rosenthal L. Discrimination, Internalized Homonegativity, and Attitudes Toward Children of Same-Sex Parents: Can Secure Attachment Buffer Against Stigma Internalization? FAMILY PROCESS 2017; 56:701-715. [PMID: 27718220 DOI: 10.1111/famp.12255] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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With increasing numbers of same-sex couples raising children in the United States, discriminatory attitudes toward children of same-sex parents (ACSSP) are of increasing concern. As with other forms of stigma and discrimination, lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) individuals are at risk for internalizing these societal attitudes, which can negatively affect parenting-related decisions and behaviors and the mental and physical health of their children. Secure attachment is characterized by positive views of the self as loveable and worthy of care that are understood to develop in early relationships with caregivers. Secure attachment has been associated with positive mental and physical health, including among LGB individuals and couples. This study aimed to test the potential buffering role of secure attachment against stigma internalization by examining associations among secure attachment, discrimination, internalized homonegativity (IH), and ACSSP in an online survey study of 209 U.S. adults in same-sex relationships. Bootstrap analyses supported our hypothesized moderated mediation model, with secure attachment being a buffer. Greater discrimination was indirectly associated with more negative ACSSP through greater IH for individuals with mean or lower levels, but not for individuals with higher than average levels of secure attachment, specifically because among those with higher levels of secure attachment, discrimination was not associated with IH. These findings build on and extend past research, with important implications for future research and clinical work with LGB individuals, same-sex couples, and their families, including potential implementation of interventions targeting attachment security.
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- Leora Trub
- Psychology Department, Pace University, New York, NY
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- Psychology Department, Pace University, New York, NY
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- Hunter College of the City University of New York (CUNY), New York, NY
- Health Psychology and Clinical Science Doctoral Program, Graduate Center, Hunter College of the City University of New York (CUNY), New York, NY
- Center for HIV/AIDS Educational Studies and Training (CHEST), New York, NY
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Mohamed N, Saddki N, Yusoff A, Mat Jelani A. Association among oral symptoms, oral health-related quality of life, and health-related quality of life in a sample of adults living with HIV/AIDS in Malaysia. BMC Oral Health 2017; 17:119. [PMID: 28830386 PMCID: PMC5568203 DOI: 10.1186/s12903-017-0409-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2016] [Accepted: 08/08/2017] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Background Health-related quality of life (HRQOL) is a multidimensional construct that refers to an individual’s self-perceived well-being. This study used the revised Wilson and Cleary HRQOL model to investigate the associations among oral symptoms, oral health-related quality of life (OHRQOL), and HRQOL of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) in Malaysia. Methods A total of 121 PLWHA receiving medical care in Kota Bharu (Kelantan, Malaysia) participated in this cross-sectional study. The Malay version of the short Oral Health Impact Profile (S-OHIP(M)) and the Malay version of the 36-item Medical Outcome Study Short Form (SF-36) were used to assess OHRQOL and HRQOL, respectively. A higher S-OHIP(M) score indicates greater oral impact and worse OHRQOL; a higher SF-36 score indicates better HRQOL. An additional structured self-administered questionnaire was used to obtain other variables of interest from the participants. Results Most participants had at least one oral symptom (69.4%), and the most common oral symptom was a cavitated tooth (55.4%). The prevalence of oral impacts was 33.9%, and the mean S-OHIP(M) score was 8.8 (SD = 7.92). The mean S-OHIP(M) score was significantly higher in participants who had toothaches, cavitated teeth, gum abscesses, and bad breath. In addition, participants with lower S-OHIP(M) scores had significantly higher scores in all SF-36 domains. Conclusions Our study provides evidence for an association among oral symptoms, OHRQOL, and HRQOL in PLWHA from Malaysia. In particular, the presence of oral symptoms was significantly associated with more severe oral impacts and poorer OHRQOL. The presence of less severe oral impacts was associated with a better HRQOL. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12903-017-0409-y) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Nurulasmak Mohamed
- School of Dental Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Health Campus, 16150, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia
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- School of Dental Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Health Campus, 16150, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia.
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- School of Dental Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Health Campus, 16150, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia
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- Department of Medicine, Hospital Raja Perempuan Zainab II, 15586, Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia
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Hikasa S, Shimabukuro S, Hideta K, Kuroda N, Higasa S, Sawada A, Tokugawa T, Ikegami A, Kotani A, Kimura T. Quality of life of people living with HIV compared with that of the general population in Japan. J Infect Chemother 2017; 23:698-702. [PMID: 28811073 DOI: 10.1016/j.jiac.2017.07.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2017] [Revised: 07/20/2017] [Accepted: 07/24/2017] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) of people living with HIV (PLWH) in Japan. METHODS A cross-sectional comparative study was conducted between June and December 2016 on PLWH. HRQOL was assessed using the Japanese version of the Short Form-36 Health Survey questionnaire (SF-36), and the three-component model of SF-36 scores was used. The values from the present study were compared with the published general Japanese values. Multivariate analysis was performed to identify the independent factors associated with the HRQOL of PLWH. RESULTS A total of 151 PLWH were enrolled in the present study. Six out of the eight subscales were significantly lower than the normative data. With respect to the summary scores, compared with those in the general population, the physical component summary score (PCS) was significantly higher in PLWH, although the mental and social/role component summary scores (MCS and RCS, respectively) were lower. Older Age was independently related to lower PCS; formal employment and higher CD4 counts were independently related to higher PCS. The factor associated with lower MCS was taking psychoactive drug(s). Formal employment was independently associated with higher RCS; taking psychoactive drug(s) was independently associated with lower RCS. CONCLUSIONS The physical HRQOL of PLWH was slightly higher; however, the mental and social/role HRQOL were slightly lower than in the general population in Japan.
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- Shinichi Hikasa
- Department of Pharmacy, The Hospital of Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Japan.
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- Department of Pharmacy, The Hospital of Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacy, The Hospital of Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacy, The Hospital of Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Japan
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- Department of Nursing, The Hospital of Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Japan
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- Department of Nursing, The Hospital of Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacy, The Hospital of Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Japan
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Zhou G, Li X, Qiao S, Shen Z, Zhou Y. HIV symptom management self-efficacy mediates the relationship of internalized stigma and quality of life among people living with HIV in China. J Health Psychol 2017; 25:311-321. [PMID: 28810475 DOI: 10.1177/1359105317715077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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HIV-related stigma negatively influences quality of life among people living with HIV. Little is known about psychological protective factors that mitigate negative impacts. This study aims to examine the role of self-efficacy in reducing effects of stigma on quality of life. A total of 2987 people living with HIV (age: M = 42.46 years, SD = 12.83; time since diagnosis: M = 3.23 years, SD = 2.39) provided data on internalized stigma, HIV symptom management self-efficacy, and health-related quality of life, as well as covariates. Using structural equation modeling, we found that self-efficacy mediated the relationship of stigma and quality of life. Future interventions to promote quality of life in people living with HIV need to focus on increasing HIV symptom management self-efficacy.
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- Guangyu Zhou
- University of South Carolina, USA.,Peking University, China
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- Guangxi Center for Disease Control and Prevention, P.R. China
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- Guangxi Center for Disease Control and Prevention, P.R. China
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