Health-related Quality of Life in HIV Disease

Ron D. Hays, William Cunningham, C. Keith Beck, Martin F. Shapiro, Margot K. Ettl

ResearchPosted on rand.org 1995Published in: Assessment, v. 2, no. 4, 1995, p. 363-380

Examines the structure of health-related quality of life (HRQOL) among 205 symptomatic HIV-positive individuals. Factor analysis of the 64-item HRQOL battery provided support for a two-factor model: (1) a physical dimension defined by physical function, role function freedom from pain, disability days, and quality of sex life; and (2) a mental health dimension defined by overall quality of life, emotional well being, hopefulness, lack of loneliness, will to function, quality of family life, quality of friendships, and cognitive function/distress. The authors report correlations of HRQOL measures with social support, access to care, coping, and symptom measures.

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  • Copyright: SAGE Publications
  • Availability: Non-RAND
  • Year: 1995
  • Pages: 18
  • Document Number: EP-199500-17

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