The impact of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection on quality of life in a multiracial South African population

1996 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 275-280 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. A. O'Keefe ◽  
R. Wood
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Human Immunodeficiency Virus ◽  
Hiv Infection ◽  
South African ◽  
African Population ◽  
South African Population ◽  
Immunodeficiency Virus ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals A STUDY ON THE SAFETY AND EFFICACY OF MONOGLYCERIDE OF LAURIC ACID AS ADJUVANT TREATMENT IN PERSONS LIVING WITH HIV INFECTION

CORD ◽  
2000 ◽  
Vol 16 (02) ◽  
pp. 34
Author(s):  
Eric A. Tayag ◽  
Edna G. Santiago ◽  
Minda A. Manado ◽  
Perla N. Alban ◽  
Dorothy Mae Agdamag ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Human Immunodeficiency Virus ◽  
Safety And Efficacy ◽  
Aids Pandemic ◽  
Persons Living With Hiv ◽  
Immunodeficiency Virus ◽  
Global Concern ◽  
Living With Hiv ◽  
The Impact

The AIDS pandemic has caused global concern what with its threat to man’s survival and the enormous cost to prevent and treat the illness. No effective cure is possible but for the last fifteen years, countless studies were made to improve survival, delay disease progression or just improve the quality of life. Various clinical trials were designed to inhibit specific processes that are necessary for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) to survive the internal milieu. As important as these discoveries, are the precise methods of measuring the impact of these treatments. Only in the last five years has there been a better understanding of these processes and methods.

Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection and Quality of Life

1997 ◽  
Vol 59 (2) ◽  
pp. 187-192 ◽  
Author(s):  
William C. Holmes ◽  
Barbara Bix ◽  
Mary Meritz ◽  
John Turner ◽  
Carol Hutelmyer
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Human Immunodeficiency Virus ◽  
Hiv Infection ◽  
Immunodeficiency Virus

scholarly journals Osteoporosis in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Patients – An Emerging Clinical Concern

2010 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 79 ◽  
Author(s):  
Filippo Maffezzoni ◽  
Teresa Porcelli ◽  
Ioannis Karamouzis ◽  
Eugenia Quiros-Roldan ◽  
Francesco Castelli ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Human Immunodeficiency Virus ◽  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Chronic Disease ◽  
Hiv Infection ◽  
Fragility Fractures ◽  
Skeletal Fragility ◽  
Highly Active ◽  
Immunodeficiency Virus

The advent of highly active anti-retroviral therapy (HAART) has significantly improved the survival of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients transforming the HIV infection from a fatal illness into a manageable chronic disease. As the number of older HIV-infected individuals increases, several ageing-related co-morbidities including osteopenia/osteoporosis and fractures have emerged. Patients exposed to HIV infection and its treatment may develop fragility fractures with potential significant impact on quality of life and survival. However, the awareness of HIV-related skeletal fragility is still relatively low and most HIV-infected patients are not investigated for osteoporosis and treated with anti-osteoporotic drugs in daily clinical practice. This article reviews the literature data on osteoporosis and osteopenia in HIV infection, focusing on the pathophysiological, clinical and therapeutic aspects of fragility fractures.

HIV-associated cardiomyopathy and myocarditis

ESC CardioMed ◽  
2018 ◽  
pp. 1190-1193
Author(s):  
Ntobeko A. B. Ntusi
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Heart Failure ◽  
Cardiovascular Disease ◽  
Human Immunodeficiency Virus ◽  
Hiv Infection ◽  
Systolic Dysfunction ◽  
Immunodeficiency Virus ◽  
History Of ◽  
Widespread Availability

Cardiovascular disease is common in persons living with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). HIV-associated cardiovascular disease may involve every segment of the cardiovascular tree. Recent reports suggest that the incidence of HIV-associated heart failure is on the increase. The phenotype of HIV-associated heart failure is evolving, with predominance of diastolic dysfunction, rather than systolic dysfunction and myocarditis. Widespread availability and utility of antiretroviral therapy has significantly altered the natural history of HIV infection, and improved survival and quality of life of persons with HIV infection. The epidemiology, pathophysiology, and management of HIV-associated cardiomyopathy and myocarditis are reviewed in this chapter.

scholarly journals Osteoporosis in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Patients – An Emerging Clinical Concern

2014 ◽  
Vol 10 (01) ◽  
pp. 84 ◽  
Author(s):  
Filippo Maffezzoni ◽  
Teresa Porcelli ◽  
Ioannis Karamouzis ◽  
Eugenia Quiros-Roldan ◽  
Francesco Castelli ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Human Immunodeficiency Virus ◽  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Chronic Disease ◽  
Hiv Infection ◽  
Fragility Fractures ◽  
Skeletal Fragility ◽  
Highly Active ◽  
Immunodeficiency Virus

The advent of highly active anti-retroviral therapy (HAART) has significantly improved the survival of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)- infected patients transforming the HIV infection from a fatal illness into a manageable chronic disease. As the number of older HIV-infected individuals increases, several aging-related co-morbidities including osteopenia/osteoporosis and fractures have emerged. Patients exposed to HIV infection and its treatment may develop fragility fractures with potential significant impact on quality of life and survival. However, the awareness of HIV-related skeletal fragility is still relatively low and most HIV-infected patients are not investigated for osteoporosis and treated with anti-osteoporotic drugs in daily clinical practice. This article reviews the literature data on osteoporosis and osteopenia in HIV infection, focusing on the pathophysiological, clinical, and therapeutic aspects of fragility fractures.

The Relevance of Personal Domain Satisfaction for the Quality of Life in South Africa

1988 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 69-75 ◽  
Author(s):  
Valerie Møller
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
South African ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
South Africans ◽  
Relative Contribution ◽  
Personal Domain ◽  
The Impact

South African psychologists have identified the improvement of quality of life as a major goal of the 1980s. This paper reviews the impact of satisfaction with personal aspects of life on perceived well-being. The results of an exploratory study of South African quality of life conducted among 5 587 individuals of all population groups are discussed. Findings confirm the salience of the personal domain and the positive influence of personal satisfactions on subjective well-being. However, results of regression analyses suggest that the relative contribution of satisfactions in the personal domain is too low to play a major role in improving the quality of life of all South Africans in the longer term.

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