Prolongation and quality of life for HIV-infected adults treated with highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART): a balancing act

RW Burgoyne, DHS Tan - Journal of antimicrobial …, 2008 - academic.oup.com
Advances in highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) options for people living with
HIV/AIDS have resulted in decreased morbidity and mortality. To some extent, the role of …

Quality of life in HIV-infected individuals receiving antiretroviral therapy is related to adherence

SB Mannheimer, J Matts, E Telzak, M Chesney… - AIDS care, 2005 - Taylor & Francis
This study assesses changes in quality of life (QoL) over time among HIV-infected
individuals receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART) and evaluates how this relates to ART …

A stress and coping model of medication adherence and viral load in HIV-positive men and women on highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART).

KE Weaver, MM Llabre, RE Durán, MH Antoni… - Health …, 2005 - psycnet.apa.org
The authors tested a structural model that incorporated age, time since diagnosis, social
support, coping, and negative mood as predictors of medication adherence and HIV viral …

[PDF][PDF] Impact of a patient education program on adherence to HIV medication

C Goujard, N Bernard, N Sohier… - J Acquir Immune …, 2003 - scholar.archive.org
Patients' knowledge of their HIV condition and its treatment, which has been recognized as a
factor that influences adherence to antiretroviral therapy, can bc improved through …

Personality, quality of life and HAART adherence among men and women living with HIV/AIDS

FJ Penedo, JS Gonzalez, JR Dahn, M Antoni… - Journal of …, 2003 - Elsevier
Very few studies have documented relations between personality traits and quality of life
among individuals living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immune …

Longitudinal change in cognitive function and medication adherence in HIV-infected adults

BW Becker, AD Thames, E Woo, SA Castellon… - AIDS and Behavior, 2011 - Springer
Neuropsychological (NP) dysfunction has been linked to poor medication adherence among
HIV-infected adults. However, there is a dearth of research examining longitudinal changes …

Comparison of WHOQOL-BREF and SF-36 in patients with HIV infection

PC Hsiung, CT Fang, YY Chang, MY Chen… - Quality of Life …, 2005 - Springer
The purpose of the study was to evaluate the reliability and validity of the two generic
instruments, the WHOQOL and the SF-36, for assessing health-related quality of life in 224 …

Treatment of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome with Chinese medicine in China: opportunity, advancement and challenges

Z Liu, X Wang, H Liu, Y Jin, H Guo, Z Jiang, Z Li… - Chinese journal of …, 2013 - Springer
Chinese medicine (CM) has been used in the treatment of human immunodeficiency virus
(HIV) infection and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) for 30 years and the …

Validation of the World Health Organization quality of life instrument in patients with HIV infection

CT Fang, PC Hsiung, CF Yu, MY Chen… - Quality of Life Research, 2002 - Springer
We studied the reliability and validity of the World Health Organization quality of life
(WHOQOL) assessment instrument in patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) …

Better quality of life with neuropsychological improvement on HAART

TD Parsons, AJ Braaten, CD Hall… - Health and quality of life …, 2006 - Springer
Background Successful highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) regimens have resulted
in substantial improvements in the systemic health of HIV infected persons and increased …