HIV-related stigma and physical symptoms have a persistent influence on health-related quality of life in Australians with HIV infection

Health and Quality of Life Outcomes

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Herrmann, Susan ^a   McKinnon, Elizabeth ^a   Hyland, Noel B ^b   Lalanne, Christophe ^c,d   Mallal, Simon ^a,b   Nolan, David ^a,b   Chassany, Olivier ^c,e   Duracinsky, Martin ^c,f  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b ROYAL PERTH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c SAINT LOUIS HOSPITAL   (France)

^d INSERM   (France)

^e UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^f BICÊTRE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Health related quality of life; Health status indicators; HIV AIDS; PROQOL HIV; Stigma; Symptoms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCORING SYSTEM; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; STIGMA; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT DURATION; UNEMPLOYMENT;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LIFE STYLE; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL STIGMA; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 84875842512     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14777525     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1477-7525-11-56     Document Type: Article

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