Health-related quality of life in veterans and nonveterans with HIV/AIDS
Journal of General Internal MedicinePublished 30 October 2006Open access
Joseph Mrus, Anthony C. Leonard, Michael Yi, Susan N. Sherman, Shawn L. Fultz, Amy C. Justice
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Correlates of HRZoL such as symptom bother, spirituality/religiosity, and depressive symptoms could be fruitful potential targets for interventions to improve HRQoL in patients with HIV/AIDS.
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Veterans reported significantly poorer HRQoL than nonveterans, but when controlling for other factors, veteran status was only a significant determinant of TTO and SG health values at baseline. Correlates of HRQoL such as symptom bother, spirituality/religiosity, and depressive symptoms could be fruitful potential targets for interventions to improve HRQoL in patients with HIV/AIDS.
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