Mild-to-moderate symptoms during the first year of antiretroviral therapy worsen quality of life in HIV-infected individuals

Clin Infect Dis. 2008 Mar 15;46(6):941-5. doi: 10.1086/528859.

Abstract

Symptoms and quality of life were assessed among human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected individuals initiating their first course of antiretroviral therapy. Symptoms, which were mostly mild or moderate, were common in the first year and significantly affected the patients' quality of life. Quality of life was inversely related to the number of symptoms and in the change in the number of symptoms from baseline.

Publication types

  • Multicenter Study
  • Randomized Controlled Trial
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Anti-HIV Agents / adverse effects
  • Anti-HIV Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Drug Therapy, Combination
  • Female
  • HIV Infections / drug therapy*
  • HIV Infections / physiopathology*
  • HIV Infections / virology
  • HIV Protease Inhibitors / adverse effects
  • HIV Protease Inhibitors / therapeutic use
  • HIV-1* / drug effects
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Quality of Life*
  • Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors* / adverse effects
  • Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors* / therapeutic use
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Anti-HIV Agents
  • HIV Protease Inhibitors
  • Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors