| Literature DB >> 12598788 |
Hartmut B Krentz1, M John Gill.
Abstract
To examine health-related quality of life (HRQOL) before, during and after treatment interruptions (TI) in antiretroviral therapy, we analysed results from Medical Outcomes Study HIV health surveys on 50 HIV-1-infected patients. HRQOL scores decreased during a TI but increased after re-initiating treatment, although scores remained lower than those preceding the TI. The reasons for a TI differentially affected HRQOL. The findings suggest that TI should be based on medical decisions and not used to increase HRQOL.Entities:
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Year: 2003 PMID: 12598788 DOI: 10.1097/00002030-200303070-00022
Source DB: PubMed Journal: AIDS ISSN: 0269-9370 Impact factor: 4.177