Determinants of quality of life in HIV-infected patients receiving highly active antiretroviral treatment at a medical college ART center in Kolkata, India.
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...It has most often been studied as an aspect or domain of quality of life (Chandra et al., 1998; 2006; 2009; Chaturvedi, 1991; 2003; WHOQoL HIV Group, 2004; Mahalakshmy et al., 2011; Marashi et al., 2009; Kandasamy et al., 2011; Bele et al., 2012; Pakseresht et al., 2011; Pandey et al., 2005; Skevington, 2012; Talukdar et al., 2013; Vidhubala et al., 2005; Peter et al., 2014; Arora & Shukla, 2014), as one of the coping mechanisms used by pa-...
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...…al., 2011; Lewis et al., 2013; Mahalakshmy et al., 2011; Marashi et al., 2009; Pakseresht et al., 2011; Pandey et al., 2003; 2005; Skevington, 2012; Talukdar et al., 2013; Thomas et al., 2002; Vidhubala et al., 2005; WHOQoL HIV Group, 2004; Lewis et al., 2014; Peter et al., 2014; Arora & Shukla,…...
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...…et al., 2011; Marashi et al., 2009; Kandasamy et al., 2011; Bele et al., 2012; Pakseresht et al., 2011; Pandey et al., 2005; Skevington, 2012; Talukdar et al., 2013; Vidhubala et al., 2005; Peter et al., 2014; Arora & Shukla, 2014), as one of the coping mechanisms used by patients…...
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...…questions Spirituality domain in WHOQoL–HIV 120 544 HIV-positive persons Older participants tended to have better spiritual quality of life† Talukdar et al. 2013 Quantitative: intervieweradministered questionnaire with closed-ended questions Domain VI spirituality of the WHOQoL–HIV BREF…...
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..., 2014), 21 quantitative (Banerjee et al., 2007; Bele et al., 2012; Chandra et al., 1998; 2006; 2009; Chaturvedi, 1991; 2003; Kandasamy et al., 2011; Lewis et al., 2013; Mahalakshmy et al., 2011; Marashi et al., 2009; Pakseresht et al., 2011; Pandey et al., 2003; 2005; Skevington, 2012; Talukdar et al., 2013; Thomas et al., 2002; Vidhubala et al., 2005; WHOQoL HIV Group, 2004; Lewis et al., 2014; Peter et al., 2014; Arora & Shukla, 2014), and 6 mixedmethods studies (Jagannathan & Juvva, 2009; Mishra et al....
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...This is a 31-item short form of WHOQOL100.(13) In the present study, the Hindi version of the WHOQOL-BREF has been translated to Bengali and retranslated to Hindi by 2 different persons who were conversant in both the languages and a third bilingual person compared the original with the translated version....
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...This is a 31-item short form of WHOQOL100....
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...Depression not only affects adherence but also results in decreased CD4 count, increased viral load, and increased mortality.(17) In general, depression in HIV-infected patients leads to a decrease in HAART adherence....
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...Therefore, detecting and treating depression in HIV-positive individuals is even more important.(18) Longer duration of specialized HIV care predicted better QOL, particularly in the social relationship domain....
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...Quality of life is a multidimensional construct generally defined as a subjective evaluation of one’s functioning and well-being.(1) Because individual lifestyle, social norms, cultural practices, and belief systems vary between different population groups, it is imperative to have a deeper understanding of the experiences of HIV-infected Indians while assessing their QOL....
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