Liping Ma, Peng Xu, Haijiang Lin, Lahong Ju, Fan Lv
National Centre for AIDS/STD Control and Prevention, Chinese Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China.
Taizhou Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Zhejiang province, China.
PLoS One. 2015 Aug 26;10(8):e0135705. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0135705. eCollection 2015.
Health-related quality of life (HRQOL) has become a concept commonly used in the related research. Using the World Health Organization Quality of Life Questionnaire for Brief Version (WHOQOL-BREF), this study evaluated the Quality of Life (QOL) of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) in Zhejiang province, China, and assessed the influences of demographic, laboratory and disease-related variables on QOL. This cross-sectional study was conducted among PLWHA aged ≥ 18 years in Taizhou municipality, Zhejiang province, China, between August 1 and October 31, 2014. A multiple linear regression model was used to analyze the influential factors. Of 403 subjects, 72.48% were male, 72.46% had received a high- school or above education, 94.79% were of Han ethnicity, and 65.51% were non farmers. The total score of QOL was 15.99±1.99. The scores of QOL in physiological, psychological, social relation, and environmental domains were 14.99 ±2.25, 14.25 ±2.12, 13.22 ±2.37, and 13.31 ±1.99 respectively. Except the total score of QOL and the score of environmental domain (p<0.05), the scores in other domains had no significant difference with the results of the national norm level. The multiple linear regression model identified the physical domain related factors to be age (β = -0.045), CD4 count (β = 0.002), and ART adherence(β = 1.231). And it also showed that psychological domain related factors included CD4 count (β = 0.002) and WHO clinical stage (β = -0.437); social domain related factors included WHO clinical stage (β = -0.704) and ART adherence (β = 1.177); while environmental domain related factors included WHO clinical stage (β = -0.538), educational status(β = 0.549) and ART adherence(β = 1.078).Those who are young, with higher level of education, higher CD4 count and good access and adherence of ART, are likely to have better QOL among PLWHA in Zhejiang province. This suggests that in addition to ART, many other factors should be taken into consideration to improve the QOL of PLWHA. The relatively lower scores the subjects received in social relation and environmental domains also suggest that social relation and environmental interventions need to be strengthened.
健康相关生活质量(HRQOL)已成为相关研究中常用的概念。本研究使用世界卫生组织生存质量简表(WHOQOL-BREF),对中国浙江省艾滋病病毒/艾滋病感染者(PLWHA)的生活质量(QOL)进行了评估,并分析了人口统计学、实验室及疾病相关变量对生活质量的影响。本横断面研究于2014年8月1日至10月31日在中国浙江省台州市对年龄≥18岁的艾滋病病毒/艾滋病感染者开展。采用多元线性回归模型分析影响因素。403名研究对象中,男性占72.48%,高中及以上文化程度者占72.46%,汉族占94.79%,非农业户口者占65.51%。生活质量总分为15.99±1.99。生理、心理、社会关系和环境领域的生活质量得分分别为14.99±2.25、14.25±2.12、13.22±2.37和13.31±1.99。除生活质量总分及环境领域得分外(p<0.05),其他领域得分与全国常模水平结果无显著差异。多元线性回归模型确定生理领域相关因素为年龄(β=-0.045)、CD4细胞计数(β=0.002)和抗病毒治疗依从性(β=1.231)。心理领域相关因素包括CD4细胞计数(β=0.002)和世界卫生组织临床分期(β=-0.437);社会领域相关因素包括世界卫生组织临床分期(β=-0.704)和抗病毒治疗依从性(β=1.177);环境领域相关因素包括世界卫生组织临床分期(β=-0.538)、教育程度(β=0.549)和抗病毒治疗依从性(β=1.078)。在浙江省的艾滋病病毒/艾滋病感染者中,年龄较小、文化程度较高、CD4细胞计数较高且抗病毒治疗可及性和依从性较好者,生活质量可能更好。这表明,除了抗病毒治疗外,还应考虑许多其他因素以改善艾滋病病毒/艾滋病感染者的生活质量。研究对象在社会关系和环境领域得分相对较低,也表明需要加强社会关系和环境方面的干预措施。