Quality of life, depression and correlates in HIV+ people at An Hoa Clinic, Ho Chi Minh City

This study investigated correlates of quality of life (QOL) among people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWH) at An Hoa Clinic, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Inclusive criteria were PLWH ≥18 years old, under antiretroviral therapy (ART) for ≥3 months, and consent to participate. PLWH who were illiterate, too il...

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Published in:AIDS care 2019-05, Vol.31 (5), p.582-588
Main Authors: Huynh, Van-Anh N., To, Quyen G., Do, Dung V., Nguyen, Mai TH, To, Kien G.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
AIDS
AIDS/HIV
Ambulatory Care Facilities
Antiretroviral agents
Antiretroviral drugs
Antiretroviral therapy
Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active
CESD
Comorbidity
Correlation analysis
Depression - epidemiology
Depression - psychology
Domains
Drugs
Economics
Epidemiology
Family Characteristics
Female
HIV
HIV Infections - diagnosis
HIV Infections - psychology
Human immunodeficiency virus
Humans
longitudinal
Longitudinal Studies
Male
Medication Adherence
Mental depression
Middle Aged
Morbidity
Quality of Life
Signs and symptoms
Social relations
Surveys and Questionnaires
Vietnam
Vietnam - epidemiology
WHOQOL-BREF-HIV
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Summary:This study investigated correlates of quality of life (QOL) among people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWH) at An Hoa Clinic, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Inclusive criteria were PLWH ≥18 years old, under antiretroviral therapy (ART) for ≥3 months, and consent to participate. PLWH who were illiterate, too ill, or at the final stage of AIDS were excluded. QOL was assessed using WHOQOL-BREF-HIV. Depressive symptoms were assessed using the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale. For every point increased in depression score, QOL decreased 0.13 points in Physical (p 
ISSN:0954-0121
1360-0451
DOI:10.1080/09540121.2019.1576846