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More Than 20 Years of Research into the Quality of Life of People with HIV and AIDS—A Descriptive Review of Study Characteristics and Methodological Approaches of Published Empirical Studies
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Background The quality of life of people living with HIV and AIDS (PLWHA) is becoming increasingly important--a fact that is also reflected in extensive research efforts. Owing to the almost complete lack of systematic integration of research findings, it is hardly possible to provide an overview of the current status of research, or to derive valid statements about research results. Methods A literature search regarding the quality of life of PLWHA was performed in two international research databases. After checking their relevance, 852 publications appearing in scientific journals and explicitly measuring the quality of life of PLWHA were categorized on the basis of various study characteristics. Results The number of publications per year in our study pool has been rising steadily since 1989. Well over 40 established instruments were used to determine the quality of life, most frequently the MOS-HIV, followed by the SF-36. The great majority of the studies are correlation studies. CD4 cells, gender, and age are the most common variables for which correlations with quality of life are reported. Conclusions Our descriptive review stresses both the increasing significance and the challenges of research into quality of life of PLWHA such as the great variety of instruments used. The limits of this review are discussed and we conclude with the formulation of research desiderata concerning comparative review studies on instruments and systematic reviews of frequent research que…
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Maintaining satisfactory interpersonal relationships is one of the most important factors for the quality of life of people living with HIV.
“η διατήρηση ικανοποιητικών διαπροσωπικών σχέσεων αποτελεί έναν από τους σημαντικότερους παράγοντες για την ποιότητα ζωής των ανθρώπων που ζουν με HIV. 34,35”
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- Drewes, J., Gusy, B., & Rüden, U. V.
- Affiliations
- Freie Universität Berlin (DE)
- Federal Centre for Health Education (BZgA), Köln, Germany
- Corresponding author
- Drewes, Jochen
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- Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care (JIAPAC)
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- SAGE Publications
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- 2012-10-04
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- 18-22
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- 2325-9574 (ISSN-L)
- 2325-9582
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- Health Sciences › Medicine › Infectious Diseases › HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Infectious Diseases › HIV-related health complications and treatments
- Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses
- Keywords
- quality of life, people living with HIV, AIDS, HIV research, quality of life instruments, MOS-HIV, SF-36, CD4 count, gender differences, age differences, research desiderata, methodological approaches
- MeSH terms
- Humans, Quality of Life, Surveys and Questionnaires, Research Design, HIV Infections, Bibliometrics
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