Hematological complications and quality of life in hospitalized AIDS patients
Hematological complications and quality of life in hospitalized AIDS patients
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DOI:
10.1089/108729100317731
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发表时间:
2000-05-01
影响因子:
4.9
通讯作者:
Portillo, CJ
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作者:
Cosby, C;Holzemer, WL;Portillo, CJ
The relationships among the biological and physiological indicators of cytopenias in AIDS and measures of quality of life are not well characterized. The purpose of this secondary analysis was to determine the relationships among anemia, neutropenia and thrombocytopenia and characteristics of the individual, physiological markers, symptoms, functional status, general health perceptions, and well-being in people with AIDS. The five dimensions of the Wilson and Cleary model of health-related quality of life provided the conceptual model for this study. In addition to descriptive statistics, logistic regression was used to analyze clusters of variables. The sample of 146 hospitalized patients with AIDS had an 85% prevalence of anemia, a 53% prevalence neutropenia and a 33% prevalence of thrombocytopenia. The mean age was 38 years old, 19% were female, 35% were white, 27% had a history of injection drug use and the mean T-helper cell count was 74 mm(3). The five dimensions of the Wilson and Cleary model offered significant predictability for anemia only. Patients with higher symptom scores were more likely to have treatable anemia, defined as a hematocrit of