The impact of anemia on quality of life and healthcare resource utilization in patients with HIV/AIDS receiving antiretroviral therapy

Depressive disorders are highly prevalent among persons living with HIV/AIDS. Depressive disorders significantly negatively affects adherence to antiretroviral therapy and HIV viral suppression and is associated with poor quality of life and major impairment in overall functioning. This chapter reviews the prevalence, risk factors, assessment and diagnosis of depressive and bipolar disorders. It also examines the impact of depression on sexual behaviors, adherence to antiretroviral therapy, quality of life, and mortality. This chapter also includes a comprehensive discussion of treatment approaches and considerations for HIV-infected individuals with depressive disorders. Furthermore, it reviews the bipolar disorder spectrum in HIV/AIDS as well as other psychiatric disorders co-occurring with depressive disorders.

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PCN293 REAL-WORLD PRODUCTIVITY, HEALTHCARE RESOURCE UTILIZATION (HCRU) AND QUALITY OF LIFE (QOL) IN PATIENTS RECEIVING FIRST-LINE TREATMENT FOR ADVANCED GASTRIC CANCER (GC) IN CANADA AND EUROPE

Value in Health ◽

10.1016/j.jval.2019.04.412 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 22 ◽

pp. S112

Author(s):

A. Rider ◽

E. Calvo ◽

D. Bertwistle ◽

J. Hall ◽

O. Higson ◽

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Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Gastric Cancer ◽

Resource Utilization ◽

Real World ◽

Healthcare Resource ◽

Healthcare Resource Utilization ◽

Line Treatment ◽

First Line ◽

First Line Treatment

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The Use of Micronutrient Supplements Is Not Associated with Better Quality of Life and Disease Activity in Canadian Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

The Journal of Rheumatology ◽

10.3899/jrheum.090761 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 37 (1) ◽

pp. 87-90 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

ELAHEH AGHDASSI ◽

STACEY MORRISON ◽

CAROLINA LANDOLT-MARTICORENA ◽

JIANDONG SU ◽

CHRISTIAN A. PINEAU ◽

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Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ◽

Disease Activity ◽

Resource Utilization ◽

Lupus Erythematosus ◽

Healthcare Resource ◽

Healthcare Resource Utilization ◽

Systemic Lupus ◽

Healthcare Resources

Objective.Associations between the use of micronutrient supplements (MS) and disease activity, quality of life (QOL), and healthcare resource utilization were studied in a Canadian population of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).Methods.QOL was assessed by the Medical Outcomes Study 36-item Short Form. Healthcare resource utilization and disease activity/damage were determined.Results.Of the 259 subjects studied, 53% were MS users and 34% used only calcium/vitamin D. MS users had a higher Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics score and utilized more healthcare resources. Disease activity and QOL were similar between MS users and nonusers.Conclusion.MS are frequently used by patients with SLE and are not associated with concomitant benefit on QOL. MS users utilized more healthcare resources.

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Poor quality of life is associated with increased healthcare resource utilization independent of disease severity in plaque psoriasis patients

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology ◽

10.1016/j.jaad.2006.10.837 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 56 (2) ◽

pp. AB183

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Disease Severity ◽

Resource Utilization ◽

Plaque Psoriasis ◽

Healthcare Resource ◽

Poor Quality ◽

Healthcare Resource Utilization

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Association of treatment satisfaction with healthcare resource utilization, quality of life and work productivity among patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease currently using biologic treatment

Inflammatory Bowel Diseases ◽

10.1097/00054725-201112002-00100 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 17 ◽

pp. S31-S32

Author(s):

J Vanderpoel ◽

JH Lofland ◽

M DiBonaventura ◽

Z Orlic

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Inflammatory Bowel Disease ◽

Resource Utilization ◽

Treatment Satisfaction ◽

Healthcare Resource ◽

Work Productivity ◽

Healthcare Resource Utilization ◽

Biologic Treatment ◽

Inflammatory Bowel

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Implicazioni psicologiche della Sindrome da Lipodistrofia come effetto collaterale di terapie antiretrovirali in persone portatrici di infezioni HIV/AIDS. Una rassegna critica della letteratura

PSICOLOGIA DELLA SALUTE ◽

10.3280/pds2009-003006 ◽

2009 ◽

pp. 87-112

Author(s):

Gianfranco Secchiaroli ◽

Tiziano Mancini ◽

Maria De Paola

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Antiretroviral Therapy ◽

Scientific Literature ◽

Psychological Aspects ◽

Lipodystrophy Syndrome ◽

The Impact ◽

Hiv Aids

- The aim of this review is to analyse the scientific literature in order to individuate the psychological aspects that have been studied concerning the impact of the Lipodystrophy syndrome, a symptomatic manifestation associated with antiretroviral therapy (HAART) for the treatment of HIV/AIDS infected patients. Three are the main guidelines emerging from the literature, respectively interested in the relations connecting lipodystrophy with the adherence to antiretroviral therapy, with the Quality of Life, and with the perceptions-evaluations of body changes. The results of the researches conducted in these three areas not always achieved consistent results, indicating the need for further investigations.

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