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ArticleThe Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care : JANAC

The Symptom Experience of HIV/HCV-Coinfected Adults.

Carol Bova, Carol Jaffarian, Pauline Himlan, Linda Mangini, Lisa Ogawa

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Article in The Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care : JANAC. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  4. Experiences of Oxford House Residents Living with the Hepatitis C Virus.Frontiers in psychological and behavioral science · 2013
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Carol BovaUniversity of Massachusetts Graduate School of Nursing, Worcester, USA.
Carol Jaffarian
Pauline Himlan
Linda Mangini
Lisa Ogawa

Funding

HIV-Infected Patients'Experiences with HCV TreatmentR15NR008341 · NINR · UNIV OF MASSACHUSETTS MED SCH WORCESTER · PI BOVA, CAROL A · 2003 to 2003
$159k
NINR NIH HHS R15 NR008341
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection has emerged as a major problem for adults with HIV infection. This report describes the symptom experience of HIV/HCV-coinfected adults at entry into a longitudinal mixed-method study. In-depth qualitative interviews and a standardized quantitative symptom measure were used to capture the symptom experiences of 39 (46% women) HIV/HCV-coinfected patients. Four major themes emerged from the qualitative interviews: (a) difficulty differentiating between HIV and HCV-related symptoms, (b) commonly cited HCV-related symptoms, (c) ways to control or manage HCV-related symptoms, and (d) lack of symptoms or tests to monitor HCV disease. Participants reported an average of 10 different symptoms and a mean symptom experience score of 18.33 (range = 2-47). Results show the significant symptom burden experienced by HIV/HCV-coinfected adults. However, results suggest that the prevalence of symptoms for HIV/HCV-coinfected patients may not be greater than those experienced by patients with HIV infection alone.

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AdultCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHepatitis CHIV InfectionsHumansLongitudinal StudiesMaleMiddle Aged

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PMID18457758
PMCPMC2405888

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