The development of PROQOL-HIV: An international instrument to assess the health-related quality of life of persons living with HIV/AIDS

• Main Authors: Duracinsky M., Herrmann S., Berzins B., Armstrong A., Kohli R., Coeur S., Diouf A., Fournier I., Schechter M., Chassany O.
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2017
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=84859767597&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/42853
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

Objectives: Health-related quality of life (HRQL) is an important outcome in HIV/AIDS infection and treatment. However, most existing HIV-HRQL instruments miss important issues (eg, sleeping problems, lipodystrophy). They were developed before highly active antiretroviral therapy (pre-HAART), and in...