Evaluation of quality of life in HIV/AIDS patients

Year 2022, Volume: 27 Issue: 2, 135 - 141, 24.05.2022

Esma Eroğlu , Merve Sefa Sayar

https://doi.org/10.21673/anadoluklin.1028186

Abstract

Aim: In our study, it was aimed to evaluate the quality of life scores by comparing human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) / acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) patients with healthy volunteers.

Methods: Sixty people, including 20 HIV/AIDS and 40 healthy volunteers followed in the Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology outpatient clinic, were included in the study. A “short form-36” (SF-36) questionnaire was administered to all individuals to assess their quality of life.

Results: The mean age of HIV/AIDS patients was 35.9±8.9 years and the healthy control group was 34.5±8 years. In the HIV/AIDS group, 18 (90%) were male, 2 (10%) were female, and 16 (40%) healthy volunteers were male and 24 (60%) female. There was no statistically significant difference between HIV-infected patients and healthy volunteers. It was determined that women were more advantageous in terms of physical quality of life, and when the general health status was evaluated, the male gender was more advantageous. It was determined that only the mental health parameter of married people was higher.

Conclusion: The health-related quality of life of patients with chronic diseases such as HIV/AIDS patients is often conceptualized as having physical, mental, and social domains, and it is accepted that it can be significantly affected by independence, spirituality, and environmental factors. However, in our study, the quality of life scores of HIV/AIDS patients were similar to the population. However, it is known that in many chronic diseases, these patients should be supported by psychiatry clinics when necessary. In this way, the quality of life of patients should be increased with a multidisciplinary approach.

Keywords

HIV/AIDS, quality of life, SF 36

HIV/AIDS hastalarında yaşam kalitesinin değerlendirilmesi

Abstract

Amaç: Çalışmamızda insan immün yetmezlik virüsü (HIV) / kazanılmış bağışıklık yetmezliği sendromu (AIDS) hastaları ile sağlıklı gönüllüler karşılaştırılarak yaşam kalitesi skorlarının değerlendirilmesi hedeflendi.

Yöntemler: Çalışmaya Enfeksiyon Hastalıkları ve Klinik Mikrobiyoloji polikliniğinde takipli 20 HIV/AIDS ve 40 sağlıklı gönüllü olmak üzere 60 kişi dahil edildi. Tüm bireylere yaşam kalitesi değerlendirilmesi amacıyla “short form -36” (SF-36) anketi yapıldı.

Bulgular: HIV/AIDS hastalarının yaş ortalaması 35,9±8,9 ve sağlıklı kontrol grubunun ise 34,5±8 idi. HIV/AIDS grubunun 18’i (%90) erkek 2’si (%10) kadın, ve sağlıklı gönüllülerin 16’sı (%40) erkek, 24’ü (%60) kadın idi. HIV ile enfekte hastalar ile sağlıklı gönüllüler arasında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı fark elde edilmedi. Kadınların fiziksel yaşam kalitesi açısından daha avantajlı olduğu, genel sağlık durumu değerlendirildiğinde ise erkek cinsiyetin daha avantajlı olduğu saptanmıştır. Evlilerin sadece mental sağlık parametresinin daha yüksek olduğu saptandı.

Sonuç: HIV/AIDS hastaları gibi kronik hastalığı olan hastaların sağlıkla ilişkili yaşam kaliteleri sıklıkla fiziksel, mental ve sosyal alanlara sahip olarak kavramsallaştırılmaktadır ve bağımsızlık, maneviyat ve çevresel faktörlerle önemli ölçüde etkilenebileceği kabul edilmektedir. Fakat çalışmamızda HIV/AIDS hastalarında yaşam kalitesi skorları toplum ile benzer çıkmıştır. Bununla beraber bilinmektedir ki birçok kronik hastalıkta gerekli durumlarda bu hastalar psikiyatri klinikleri tarafından desteklenmelidir. Bu şekilde multidisipliner yaklaşım ile hastaların yaşam kalitelerinin artırılması sağlanmalıdır.

Keywords

HIV/AIDS, SF 36, yaşam kalitesi

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