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

• Main Authors: Martin Duracinsky, Susan Herrmann, Baiba Berzins, Andrew R. Armstrong, Rewa Kohli, Sophie Le Coeur, Assane Diouf, Isabelle Fournier, Mauro Schechter, Olivier Chassany
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Medicine
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=84859767597&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/51907
• 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...