Trial reportJournal of pain and symptom management2013
Undertreatment of pain in HIV+ adults in Thailand.
Trial report in Journal of pain and symptom management, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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- Pooled it
- Global Prevalence of Chronic Pain in Women with HIV: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Open forum infectious diseases · 2023Review
- Is age and not antiretroviral therapy the strongest risk factor for chronic pain in HIV-infected population?BMC infectious diseases · 2021Article
- Chronic pain in people with HIV: a common comorbidity and threat to quality of life.Pain management · 2020Article
- The effect of concomitant fibromyalgia in HIV infected patients receiving antiretroviral therapy: a prospective cross-sectional study.Annals of clinical microbiology and antimicrobials · 2019Article
- Assessment of pain and associated factors in people living with HIV/AIDS.Revista latino-americana de enfermagem · 2019Observational
- Classification and description of chronic pain among HIV positive patients in Uganda.African health sciences · 2019Article
- Intersectional health-related stigma in persons living with HIV and chronic pain: implications for depressive symptoms.AIDS care · 2018Article
- Depression with pain co morbidity effect on quality of life among HIV positive patients in Uganda: a cross sectional study.Health and quality of life outcomes · 2015Article
- Better Antiretroviral Central Nervous System Penetration is Not Associated with Reduced Chronic Pain in People Living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus.Anti-infective agentsArticle
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Abstract
contextChronic pain remains prevalent in HIV+ adults despite widespread antiretroviral use. Pain continues to be underrecognized and undertreated in this population. In Thailand, similar to the West, HIV care is transitioning toward chronic disease management. Despite the importance of pain management in chronic HIV, the prevalence of pain and adequacy of pain management is unknown in HIV+ adults in Thailand.
objectivesThis cross-sectional study aimed to determine the prevalence of chronic pain, the burden of inadequate analgesia, and risk factors for chronic pain in HIV+ adults in Thailand.
methodsA total of 254 HIV+ adults were recruited from an outpatient clinic in Thailand. Interviewers obtained information on demographics, clinical data, and pain characteristics. The burden of inadequate analgesia was assessed using the Brief Pain Inventory. Risk factors were identified with logistic regression analysis.
resultsFrequent pain was reported by 27% of participants; 22% reported chronic pain. Pain was significantly associated with education less than primary school, a positive depression screen, and the number of years on combined antiretroviral therapy. Eighty-six percent of patients with frequent pain were inadequately treated. Of 34 patients with moderate or severe pain, none received adequate analgesia. Inadequate analgesia was a significant risk factor for poorer quality of life.
conclusionDespite widespread antiretroviral use, pain remains common and undertreated in HIV+ adults in Thailand. Undertreated pain negatively impacts quality of life. It is imperative that policy makers and HIV caregivers address this treatment gap to advance the care of people living with HIV in Thailand.
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