ArticleClinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil)2009
Quality of life among HIV-infected patients in Brazil after initiation of treatment.
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- Cluster-Based Multinomial Logistic Regression Model for Health-Related Quality of Life Among People Living with HIV in Brazil.AIDS and behavior · 2024Article
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- Implementation and outcomes of a patient tracing programme for HIV in Trinidad and Tobago.Global public health · 2019Article
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- Determinants of excellent/good self-rated health among HIV positive individuals in South Africa: evidence from a 2012 nationally representative household survey.BMC public health · 2018Article
- Comparison of Zidovudine and Tenofovir Based Regimens With Regard to Health-Related Quality of Life and Prevalence of Symptoms in HIV Patients in a Kenyan Referral Hospital.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2018Article
- Health related quality of life of HIV/AIDS patients on highly active anti-retroviral therapy at a university referral hospital in Ethiopia.BMC health services research · 2017Article
- Lipodystrophy among patients with HIV infection on antiretroviral therapy: a systematic review protocol.BMJ open · 2014Article
- Anxiety and depression amongst patients enrolled in a public sector antiretroviral treatment programme in South Africa: a cross-sectional study.BMC public health · 2012Article
- Quality of life of people living with HIV and AIDS and antiretroviral therapy.HIV/AIDS (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2012Article
- Quality of life and people living with AIDS: relationship with sociodemographic and health aspects.Revista latino-americana de enfermagemArticle
- Quality of life, anxiety and depression in patients with HIV/AIDS who present poor adherence to antiretroviral therapy: a cross-sectional study in Salvador, Brazil.The Brazilian journal of infectious diseases : an official publication of the Brazilian Society of Infectious DiseasesArticle
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Abstract
introductionDespite improvement in clinical treatment for HIV-infected patients, the impact of antiretroviral therapy on the overall quality of life has become a major concern.
objectiveTo identify factors associated with increased levels of self-reported quality of life among HIV-infected patients after four months of antiretroviral therapy.
methodsPatients were recruited at two public health referral centers for AIDS, Belo Horizonte, Brazil, for a prospective adherence study. Patients were interviewed before initiating treatment (baseline) and after one and four months. Quality of life was assessed using a psychometric instrument, and factors associated with good/very good quality of life four months after the initiation of antiretroviral therapy were assessed using a cross-sectional approach. Logistic regression was used for analysis.
resultsOverall quality of life was classified as 'very good/good' by 66.4% of the participants four months after initiating treatment, while 33.6% classified it as 'neither poor nor good/poor/very poor'. Logistic regression indicated that >8 years of education, none/mild symptoms of anxiety and depression, no antiretroviral switch, lower number of adverse reactions and better quality of life at baseline were independently associated with good/very good quality of life over four months of treatment.
conclusionsOur results highlight the importance of modifiable factors such as psychiatric symptoms and treatment-related variables that may contribute to a better quality of life among patients initiating treatment. Considering that poor quality of life is related to non-adherence to antiretroviral therapy, careful clinical monitoring of these factors may contribute to ensuring the long-term effectiveness of antiretroviral regimens.
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