Home-Based Care and Perceived Quality of Life Among People Living with HIV in Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam

We conducted a cross-sectional study to examine the perceptions of quality of life among people living with HIV who received home-based care services administered through outpatient clinics in Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam. Data were collected from a sample of 180 consecutively selected participants (8...

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Veröffentlicht in:	AIDS and behavior 2018-07, Vol.22 (Suppl 1), p.85-91
Hauptverfasser:	Bui, Quyen Thi Tu, Brickley, Deborah Bain, Tieu, Van Thi Thu, Hills, Nancy K.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Acquired immune deficiency syndrome Adult AIDS Antiretroviral agents Antiretroviral drugs Antiretroviral therapy Cities Cross-Sectional Studies Female Health Psychology HIV HIV Infections - epidemiology HIV Infections - psychology HIV Infections - therapy Home Care Services - standards Home health care Human immunodeficiency virus Humans Infectious Diseases Male Medicine Medicine & Public Health Outcome Assessment, Health Care Patient Preference - psychology Patient Preference - statistics & numerical data Prescription drugs Public Health Quality of life Quality of Life - psychology Vietnam - epidemiology
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Zusammenfassung:	We conducted a cross-sectional study to examine the perceptions of quality of life among people living with HIV who received home-based care services administered through outpatient clinics in Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam. Data were collected from a sample of 180 consecutively selected participants (86 cases, 94 controls) at four outpatient clinics, all of whom were on antiretroviral therapy. Quality of life was evaluated using the WHOQOL-BREF instrument. In adjusted analysis, those who received home-based care services had a quality of life score 4.08 points higher (on a scale of 100) than those who did not receive home-based care services (CI 95%, 2.32–5.85; p
ISSN:	1090-7165 1573-3254
DOI:	10.1007/s10461-018-2108-3