Title |
HIV-related stigma and physical symptoms have a persistent influence on health-related quality of life in Australians with HIV infection
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Published in |
Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, April 2013
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DOI | 10.1186/1477-7525-11-56 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Susan Herrmann, Elizabeth McKinnon, Noel B Hyland, Christophe Lalanne, Simon Mallal, David Nolan, Olivier Chassany, Martin Duracinsky |
Abstract |
The health-related quality of life (HRQL) of people living with HIV infection is an important consideration in HIV management. The PROQOL-HIV psychometric instrument was recently developed internationally as a contemporary, discriminating HIV-HRQL measure incorporating influential emotional dimensions such as stigma. Here we present the first within-country results of PROQOL-HIV using qualitative and quantitative data collected from a West Australian cohort who participated in the development and validation of PROQOL-HIV, and provide a comprehensive picture of HRQL in our setting. |
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United States | 2 | 100% |
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Members of the public | 1 | 50% |
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United States | 1 | <1% |
Kenya | 1 | <1% |
Unknown | 197 | 99% |
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Student > Master | 33 | 17% |
Researcher | 25 | 13% |
Student > Bachelor | 21 | 11% |
Other | 18 | 9% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 13 | 7% |
Other | 43 | 22% |
Unknown | 46 | 23% |
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Nursing and Health Professions | 30 | 15% |
Psychology | 27 | 14% |
Social Sciences | 14 | 7% |
Unspecified | 4 | 2% |
Other | 22 | 11% |
Unknown | 50 | 25% |