Lower health-related quality of life predicts all-cause hospitalization among HIV-infected individuals

Lower health-related quality of life predicts all-cause hospitalization among HIV-infected individuals

Abstract Background Health-related quality of life (HRQOL) is a patient-centered outcome measure used in assessing the individual’s overall functional health status but studies looking at HRQOL as a predictive tool are few. This work examines whether summary scores of HRQOL are predictive of all-cau...

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Main Authors: Leonard Emuren, Seth Welles, Marcia Polansky, Alison A. Evans, Grace Macalino, Brian K. Agan, Infectious Disease Clinical Research Program HIV Working Group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-05-01
Series:Health and Quality of Life Outcomes
Subjects:
HIV
Human immunodeficiency virus
HRQOL
Health-related quality of life
HAART
Highly active antiretroviral therapy
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12955-018-0931-x

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