2017
DOI: 10.12783/dtcse/itme2017/8023
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Impact Factors of Quality of Life among HIV/AIDS Patients after Antiretroviral Therapy: A Cohort Study Systematic Review

Abstract: Abstract. The aim of this paper is to descript the impact factors of HIV/AIDS patients' quality of life (QOL) after antiretroviral therapy by reviewing cohort studies. We searched PubMed and EmBase databases from inception to September 2015 for primary cohort studies about HIV/AIDS patients' QOL. Thirty cohort studies were enrolled in this review. Among the predictors, job stability and social support were mentioned as associating positively with QOL. IDU, symptoms, depressions, and higher viral loads associat… Show more

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“…Social support is also positively associated with the QoL of HIV/AIDS patients. 43,44,45 It has been observed in India, 25 and Brazil, 28 that presence and severity of symptoms are associated with lower physical domain score and overall QoL of HIV patients. In Ghana, HIV patients' self-appraisal of their health signi cantly predicted their quality of life, with lower QoL recorded among those who perceived themselves as ill. 14 In United States of Americaa, 36 younger age, higher income, and better social relation and support are associated with better QoL among HIV positive patients.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 98%
“…Social support is also positively associated with the QoL of HIV/AIDS patients. 43,44,45 It has been observed in India, 25 and Brazil, 28 that presence and severity of symptoms are associated with lower physical domain score and overall QoL of HIV patients. In Ghana, HIV patients' self-appraisal of their health signi cantly predicted their quality of life, with lower QoL recorded among those who perceived themselves as ill. 14 In United States of Americaa, 36 younger age, higher income, and better social relation and support are associated with better QoL among HIV positive patients.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 98%