Relationship Between Health-Related Quality of Life Measures and High HIV Viral Load in HIV-Infected Triple-Class-Experienced Patients

Conclusions: Although other determinants of HRQoL in people with HIV should also be considered, this finding suggests a negative impact of high viral load on perceived HRQoL that adds to other described determinants of lower quality of life in people with HIV, such as lower social support and self-reported symptoms. Content Type Journal ArticleCategory Brief ReportPages 176-183DOI 10.1310/hct1504-176Authors Raffaella Bucciardini, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, ItalyKatherina Pugliese, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, ItalyLiliana Weimer, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, ItalyMassimiliano Digregorio, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, ItalyVincenzo Fragola, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, ItalyMariagrazia Mancini, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, ItalyZaira Maroccia, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, ItalyNicoletta Ladisa, University of Bari, Bari, ItalyDaniela Francisci, S. Maria della Misericordia Hospital, Perugia, ItalyRita Bellagamba, National Institute of Infectious Diseases “L. Spallanzani”, Rome, ItalyAnna Degli Antoni, University of Parma, Parma, ItalyGiovanni Guaraldi, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena and Reggio Emilia, ItalyOscar Cirioni, University of Ancona, Ancona, ItalyFrancesco Ortu, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, ItalyGiustino Parruti, Santo Spirito Hospital, Pescara, ItalyMarco Mannazzu, University of Sassari, Sassari, ItalyRaffaella Libertone, National Institute of Infectious Diseases “L. Spallanzani”, ...
Source: HIV Clinical Trials - Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: HIV Clinical Trials Source Type: research