scholarly journals PIN159 Factors Associated with Health-Related Quality of Life and Medical Costs of People Living with HIV in Italy

2020 ◽  
Vol 23 ◽  
pp. S570
Author(s):  
E. Foglia ◽  
B. Menzaghi ◽  
G. Rizzardini ◽  
E. Garagiola ◽  
L.B. Ferrario ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Medical Costs ◽  
People Living With Hiv ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Living With Hiv

scholarly journals Health-related quality of life of people living with HIV/AIDS: the role of social inequalities and disease-related factors

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fikadu Tadesse Nigusso ◽  
Azwihangwisi Helen Mavhandu-Mudzusi
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Social Inequalities ◽  
People Living With Hiv ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Study Population ◽  
Living With Hiv

Abstract Background: Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) serves as a direct measure of individuals’ health, life expectancy and the impact that the utilisation of health care has on quality of life. The purpose of this study is to assess the HRQoL of people living with HIV and AIDS, and to ascertain its association with the social inequalities and clinical determinants among people living with HIV in Benishangul Gumuz Regional State, Ethiopia.Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted between December 2016 and February 2017; 390 people at two referral hospitals and three health centres participated in the study. The Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System Global Health Scale (PROMIS Global 10) was used to measure key HRQoL domains. Physical Health Summary (PHS) and Mental Health Summary (MHS) scores were employed. PHS and MHS scores below 50 (the standardised mean score) were determined to be poor and above 50 to be good. Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were used to identify factors associated with PHS and MHS scores.Results: This study included 259 (66.4%) females and 131 (33.6%) males. The PHS scores ranged from 16.2 to 67.7 with a mean of 48.8 (SD = 8.9). Almost 44.6% of the study population has a PHS score of below 50; the MHS scores ranged from 28.4 to 67.6 with a mean of 50.8 (SD = 8.1). About 41.8% of the study population has an MHS score of below 50. Unemployment, household food insecurity and comorbidities with HIV were associated with both poor PHS and poor MHS scores. The demographic factors associated with poor PHS scores were being a member of the Oromo ethnic group and having non-Christian religious affiliations; while age of below 25 years were inversely associated with poor PHS. The least wealth index score was also associated with a poor MHS score.Conclusion: Overall, socioeconomic inequalities and HIV-related clinical factors play an important role in improving the HRQoL of PLWHA. Many of these determinants are alterable risk factors. Appropriate strategies can improve the holistic management of chronic HIV care and maximise PLWHAs’ HRQoL. Such strategies require the adoption of comprehensive interventions, including policies and programmes that would improve the health, wellbeing and livelihood of PLWHAs.

The role of basic psychological need satisfaction, sleep, and mindfulness in the health-related quality of life of people living with HIV

2016 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 535-545 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rachel Campbell ◽  
Maarten Vansteenkiste ◽  
Liesbeth Delesie ◽  
Bart Soenens ◽  
Els Tobback ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Sleep Quality ◽  
Need Satisfaction ◽  
People Living With Hiv ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Psychological Need ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Living With Hiv

Research has not yet examined the relationship between psychological need satisfaction, sleep, mindfulness, and health-related quality of life in people living with HIV. This cross-sectional study ( N = 101; 84% male; mean age = 45.48, SD = 12.75) found need satisfaction to relate positively to physical and mental health. Sleep quality fully mediated the association with physical health and partially mediated the association with mental health. Furthermore, mindfulness related to higher sleep quality through higher need satisfaction. Findings underscore the role of need satisfaction in determining health-related quality of life and sleep quality in people living with HIV and suggest that mindfulness may facilitate need satisfaction.

Health-related quality of life of people living with HIV infection in Spain: a gender perspective

AIDS Care ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 31 (12) ◽  
pp. 1509-1517 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carmina R. Fumaz ◽  
Maider Larrañaga-Eguilegor ◽  
Sonia Mayordomo-López ◽  
Sandra Gómez-Martínez ◽  
Marian González-García ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Hiv Infection ◽  
People Living With Hiv ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Gender Perspective ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Living With Hiv

scholarly journals An evaluation of health-related quality of life and its determinants among people living with HIV/AIDS attending tertiary care hospital of Kurnool, India

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (10) ◽  
pp. 4470
Author(s):  
S. Cynthia Subhaprada ◽  
Shasank R. V. S. S. ◽  
T. Sivakala ◽  
S. Madhusai
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
People Living With Hiv ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Living With Hiv ◽  
Hiv Aids

Background: HIV/AIDS is known to affect an individual not only physically but also mentally, socially, and financially. It is a syndrome that builds a vacuum in a person affecting his/her life as a whole. Combined with ART, Quality of life (QoL) is an important component in the evaluation of the wellbeing of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLHIV). The objective of this study is to assess health related quality of life of HIV/AIDS patients attending ART clinic Tertiary care hospital, GGH, Kurnool and to determine the association of socio-demographic and disease related variables with health related quality of life.Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted from April 2019 to June 2019 involving 400 purposively selected HIV-positive patients of age >18 years, who were taking highly active anti-retroviral therapy for the past 6months from the ART center, GGH, Kurnool. After obtaining IEC clearance and informed consent, WHOQOL-BREF instrument was used for data collection. Data analysis was performed using IBM SPSS version 26.0.Results: Out of the 400 participants, 60% were males. The mean age of the participants was 38.5±10.54 years. Overall quality of life had a mean score of 69.71. Physical (82.57) and level of independence (78.78) domains showed higher mean score when compared to psychological (63.82), environmental (61.49) and Social (60.26) domains.Conclusions: Among study subjects 15.5% had excellent QoL (≥80), nearly 69.75% had good QoL (60-79) and 14.75% had poor QoL (<60). Low QoL scores were seen in the social domain, suggesting that more social interventions are required in this population.

scholarly journals The Influence of Patient Experience with Healthcare on the Health-Related Quality of Life of People Living with HIV: An Observational Cross-Sectional Survey

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 369-382 ◽  
Author(s):  
María J. Fuster-RuizdeApodaca ◽  
Nuria Sánchez-Vega ◽  
María J. Galindo ◽  
Ignacio Marín-Jimenez ◽  
Javier de Toro ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Patient Experience ◽  
People Living With Hiv ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Living With Hiv
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