ArticleThe Clinical journal of pain2015
Is HIV Painful? An Epidemiologic Study of the Prevalence and Risk Factors for Pain in HIV-infected Patients.
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- Is age and not antiretroviral therapy the strongest risk factor for chronic pain in HIV-infected population?BMC infectious diseases · 2021Article
- Neuroinflammation in HIV-Related Neuropathic Pain.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2021Review
- Perceived Interrelations of Pain and Cigarette Smoking in a Sample of Adult Smokers Living With HIV/AIDS.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2019Article
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- Altered Associations between Pain Symptoms and Brain Morphometry in the Pain Matrix of HIV-Seropositive Individuals.Journal of neuroimmune pharmacology : the official journal of the Society on NeuroImmune Pharmacology · 2018Article
- Examining HIV-Related stigma in relation to pain interference and psychological inflexibility among persons living with HIV/AIDS: The role of anxiety sensitivity.Journal of HIV/AIDS & social services · 2018Article
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- Detectable Viral Load May Be Associated with Increased Pain Sensitivity in Persons Living with HIV: Preliminary Findings.Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.) · 2017Article
- Assessment and management of musculoskeletal disorders among patients living with HIV.Rheumatology (Oxford, England) · 2017Review
- High prevalence of pain among adult HIV-infected patients at University of Gondar Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia.Journal of pain research · 2017Article
- Perceived benefits and negative consequences of alcohol consumption in women living with HIV: a qualitative study.BMC public health · 2016Article
- Evolving spectrum of HIV-associated rheumatic syndromes.Best practice & research. Clinical rheumatology · 2015Review
- Chronic Pain in HIV.Molecular painReview
- Associations Between Influencing Factors, Perceived Symptom Burden, and Perceived Overall Function Among Adults Living With HIV.The Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care : JANACArticle
- Effect of Baseline Symptom Manifestations on Retention in Care and Treatment among HIV-Infected Patients in Nigeria.Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS CareArticle
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Abstract
objectivesTo evaluate the prevalence, impact, and risk factors for pain among a cohort of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected adults treated with combination antiretroviral therapy if indicated according to current guidelines.
methodsThis was a cross-sectional epidemiological observational study. All patients attending 1 HIV-outpatient center in the United Kingdom in a 10-month period were eligible. Patients completed a validated questionnaire enquiring about demographics, HIV factors, and symptoms of pain.
resultsOf 1050 eligible participants, 859 (82%) completed a questionnaire. The 1-month period prevalence of pain lasting >1 day was 62.8% among whom 63% reported current pain. The prevalence of pain at most anatomic sites was broadly similar to that observed in population studies using the same questionnaires except that we found considerably higher rates of foot/ankle pain. The median duration of pain was 3 years (range, 0 to 51 y) and the median pain score was 5.0 on an 11-point visual analogue score. Over 40% of people in pain had consulted their primary care physician and >20% were taking analgesics daily. Independent risk factors for current pain were older age (P=0.001), time since diagnosis of HIV infection (P=0.001), and receipt of a protease inhibitor-based regimen (P=0.04). DISCUSSION: Pain, and notably foot/ankle pain, is common among adults living with prevalent HIV and is associated with substantial morbidity and health care utilization.
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