Kelly P, Holman S, Ehrlich I, Driscoll B, Chirgwin K, DeHovitz J; International Conference on AIDS.
Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11; 9: 513 (abstract no. PO-B32-2266).
SUNY HSC, Brooklyn.
OBJECTIVE: To assess the health-related quality of life (QOL) in asymptomatic HIV-positive women. METHODS: The Medical Outcomes Study (MOS-20) was administered to 87 inner-city HIV+ women without CDC defined AIDS. Scores for 6 health related categories within the instrument were calculated and correlated with selected clinical and behavioral variables. RESULTS: The women averaged 33.5 years of age, had an average of 437 CD4 cells (range 2-1059) and had known their HIV status for an average of 19.6 months. Karnofsky scores range was 70-100 (mean = 93). The risk factor for HIV acquisition was injection drug use for 21% of the women and heterosexual transmission for 71%. 72 women had at least one child; 14 had a known HIV+ child. Variables found to be significantly associated (p < .05) with lower quality of life were: TABULAR DATA, SEE ABSTRACT VOLUME. In this group, higher MOS scores were not associated with taking HIV meds, use of alcohol in the past 12 months, or the presence of HIV+ or - children in the home. CONCLUSIONS: Measurement of QOL scores in asymptomatic HIV+ women is needed to establish appropriate baseline scores for assessing the impact of treatment and disease progression. In addition to HIV disease, QOL may be a function of behaviors such as drug use, common in HIV infected populations. A better understanding of these relationships is needed to assess the impact of HIV disease on QOL.
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Keywords:
- Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
- Child
- Disease Progression
- Female
- HIV Infections
- HIV Seropositivity
- Humans
- Life
- Quality of Life
- Risk Factors
Other ID:
UI: 102205275
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