Health-related quality of life in young adults with perinatal HIV after transfer to adult health care in the Netherlands.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in adult people with HIV is lower than that of the general population. Previously, no differences were detected in HRQoL of Dutch children with perinatal HIV (PHIV) compared to norm groups. In this study we compared HRQoL of PHIV young adults (PHIV-YA, aged 18-30) to two norm groups; the healthy Dutch YA population and YA with various chronic conditions.

Methods

Participants received questionnaires on HRQoL, adherence and demographics. Additional social and healthcare-related variables were collected from patients' medical files. We explored correlations between HRQoL and demographic characteristics. Effect sizes (ES, Hedges' g with confidence intervals) were calculated to quantify the difference between PHIV-YA and norm gr

SUBMITTER: Weijsenfeld A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11540273 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature