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ArticleQuality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation2023

Health-related quality of life of Chinese AIDS patients: a multi-region study.

Pei Wang, Jun-Yang Gao, Hui-Jun Zhou, Jing Wu, Ying Wang

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Article in Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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Pei Wang *School of Public Health, Fudan University, 130 Dong An Road, Shanghai, 200032, China. wang_p@fudan.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3661-3944
Jun-Yang Gao *School of Public Health, Fudan University, 130 Dong An Road, Shanghai, 200032, China.
Hui-Jun ZhouBusiness School, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, China.
Jing WuSchool of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China.
Ying WangSchool of Public Health, Fudan University, 130 Dong An Road, Shanghai, 200032, China. wangying1013@fudan.edu.cn.

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National Natural Science Foundation of China 71473046Shanghai Leading Academic Discipline Project of Public Health GWV-10.1-XK14
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objectiveTo assess the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) of Chinese AIDS patients in three regions (Shanghai, Zhejiang, and Henan) and to examine the relationship between region and the HRQOL.

methodA cross-sectional study was conducted from 2017 to 2018. Multistage stratified sampling was employed to recruit 1,273 AIDS patients from local Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Data were collected by means of face-to-face interview using a structured questionnaire including the SF-12 and various rating scales. The multivariate linear and logistic regression models were performed to analyze the relationship of region and a variety of factors with the HRQOL and health utility.

resultsThe three most affected dimensions were mental health, general health, and vitality as 18.2%, 18.0%, and 16.4% of the patients reported problems respectively. The mean (SD) scores of physical component summary (PCS) and mental component summary (MCS), were 48.19 (8.02) and 46.74 (10.71) respectively. The mean (SD) health utility score was 0.75 (0.13) assessed by the SF-6D derived from the SF-12. Region, age, employment status, individual income, government assistance and stigma significantly affected the patients' HRQOL (P < 0.01). BMI, opportunistic infection, treatment compliance and time of treatment were also found to be significant factors of the HRQOL.

conclusionThis study comprehensively estimated the HRQOL and health utility for the AIDS population in China, their HRQOL was mainly deteriorated in psychological dimensions, and geographical area may be closely related. Hence, close attention needs to be paid on the regional differences in HRQOL and the psychological problems of the patients.

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Acquired Immunodeficiency SyndromeQuality of LifeChinaCross-Sectional StudiesEast Asian PeopleHumansSurveys and QuestionnairesAIDSChinaHealth-related quality of lifeHealth utilitySF-12

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