Assessment of quality of life and its associated factors among people living with HIV/AIDS

Palwe, Supriya Dhakne; Dargar, Shivani; Tawri, Pratik S.

doi:10.5114/hivar.2018.76371

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“…However, this score was lower compared to the results reported by Palwe et al. (2018) with a mean score of 13.28 ± 3.97 and Liping et al. (2015) with a mean score of 15.99 ± 2.91.…”

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“…This study showed that the LS and QOL in patients with HIV/AIDS were lower comparing to other studies (Jain & Tiwari, 2016; Liping, Peng, Haijiang, Lahong, & Fan, 2015; Mudgal & Tiwari, 2015b; Palwe et al., 2018).…”

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confidence: 47%

“…AIDS has become a pandemic that has infected millions of people worldwide (Palwe, Dargar, & Tawri, 2018). According to the World Health Organization (WHO), there were about 37.9 million patients with HIV/AIDS worldwide in 2018 (WHO, 2018).…”

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The Relationship between Life Satisfaction and Quality of Life among People Living with HIV/AIDS in Kermanshah‐West of Iran

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AIDS has become a pandemic that has infected millions of people worldwide (Palwe, Dargar, & Tawri, 2018). According to the World Health Organization (WHO), there were about 37.9 million patients with HIV/AIDS worldwide in 2018 (WHO, 2018). Despite the considerable time and money invested to the treatment of AIDS, experts have not achieved a significant result to definitive treatment. Therefore, in the past two decades, World Health Organization and other partner organisations have emphasised the importance of prevention and reduction of complications and harms caused by this disease (Soeken & Carson, 1987). In the last two decades of the 20th century, most efforts on HIV/ AIDS have been made with a purely medical approach, but the multidimensional nature of the disease (biological, psychological, social and economic) and its adverse effects on mental health and QOL need a multi-faceted approach. Therefore, experts to guide their studies towards both identifying the effective biological variables in AIDS and controlling the psychological and behavioural variables to take the measures to help patients live with minimal suffering

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“…However, this score was lower compared to the results reported by Palwe et al. (2018) with a mean score of 13.28 ± 3.97 and Liping et al. (2015) with a mean score of 15.99 ± 2.91.…”

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The Relationship between Life Satisfaction and Quality of Life among People Living with HIV/AIDS in Kermanshah‐West of Iran

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“…Our study showed that QOL in PLWH was lower among PLWH in other countries [ 31 , 32 ]. In many studies, poor QOL was associated with a lower immune response, non-adherence, poor mental health, and greater disease severity [ 8 , 33 ].…”

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Quality of life of HIV-infected individuals: insights from a study of patients in Kermanshah, Iran

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Background Quality of life (QOL) is one of the major factors to assessing the health and wellbeing of People living with HIV (PLWH). Likewise, improved QOL is among the prominent goals of patient treatment. This study was conducted to investigate the QOL of PLWH in Kermanshah, Iran. Methods This cross-sectional study was conducted on 364 PLWH of Kermanshah between 2016 and 2017. Outpatients were selected as the sample through the convenience sampling method from HIV Positive Clients of Kermanshah Behavioral Diseases Counseling Center. The reasons for the selection of outpatients include: (a) some patients were substance users, homeless or did not have a fixed address to follow-up; (b) addresses and personal details that were registered on the first admission were incorrect or incomplete; (c) due to financial issues, some were forced to relocate frequently and were difficult to track; (d) some patients were convicts or prisoners, making it hard to find them after their release; (e) some of them were from other provinces, where managing access was not easy/possible. Data was collected using WHOQOL-HIV BREF questionnaire (Persian Version). Data also analyzed with STATA 14, and SPSS 23 using T-test and multiple regression. Results This study showed that mean (SD) age of PLWH was 40.21 (10.45) years. Females had better QOL than males except for spirituality, religion and personal beliefs. The gender differences disappeared in multivariate results. A significant association was observed between education and the independence, environment, and spirituality domains of QOL. In addition, being married was correlated with overall QOL, psychological and social relationships domains of QOL of PLWH. Drug use was a behavioral factor with negative influence on the QOL. Conclusion This study found that marital status and drug use were the main predictors of various domains of QOL. Drug use was a behavioral factor with a negative influence on the QOL. Hence, it is recommended that health professionals, planners, and policymakers take effective measures to improve the status quo.

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Assessment of quality of life and its associated factors among people living with HIV/AIDS

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The Relationship between Life Satisfaction and Quality of Life among People Living with HIV/AIDS in Kermanshah‐West of Iran

The Relationship between Life Satisfaction and Quality of Life among People Living with HIV/AIDS in Kermanshah‐West of Iran

Quality of life of HIV-infected individuals: insights from a study of patients in Kermanshah, Iran

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