Hiv/Aids Treatment And Health-Related Quality Of Life: Patients’ Perspective And Impact Of Adverse Drug Reactions Among Hiv/Aids Patients

Advancements in antiretroviral treatment (ART) and shift of HIV as a chronic infection, presents challenges, including adverse drug reactions (ADRs) affecting adherence and retention to care as well as health related quality of life (HRQoL); thus evaluation of ADRs and measures of HRQoL is imperativ...

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Main Author: Ahmed, Syed Imran
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description Advancements in antiretroviral treatment (ART) and shift of HIV as a chronic infection, presents challenges, including adverse drug reactions (ADRs) affecting adherence and retention to care as well as health related quality of life (HRQoL); thus evaluation of ADRs and measures of HRQoL is imperative to maximize the overall treatment outcomes. In addition, greater involvement of the patients in their medical care can benefit treatment outcomes, thus understanding patients’ knowledge and beliefs towards disease, treatment and related issues are essential elements in overall HIV care. The present study was carried out at Hospital Sungai Buloh. Four hundred and forty three Malaysian HIV/AIDS patients, using Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) for at least three months, participated in this study. The data were analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS®) version 18 and STATA IC® version 12. Qualitative methodology was used to explore patients’ perspectives on the disease, treatment and care with the help of a semi structured interview guide. A saturation point was reached after the 13th interview. All interviews were audio-recorded and subjected to a standard content analysis framework.
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spelling my.usm.eprints.44834 http://eprints.usm.my/44834/ Hiv/Aids Treatment And Health-Related Quality Of Life: Patients’ Perspective And Impact Of Adverse Drug Reactions Among Hiv/Aids Patients Ahmed, Syed Imran RS1-441 Pharmacy and materia medica Advancements in antiretroviral treatment (ART) and shift of HIV as a chronic infection, presents challenges, including adverse drug reactions (ADRs) affecting adherence and retention to care as well as health related quality of life (HRQoL); thus evaluation of ADRs and measures of HRQoL is imperative to maximize the overall treatment outcomes. In addition, greater involvement of the patients in their medical care can benefit treatment outcomes, thus understanding patients’ knowledge and beliefs towards disease, treatment and related issues are essential elements in overall HIV care. The present study was carried out at Hospital Sungai Buloh. Four hundred and forty three Malaysian HIV/AIDS patients, using Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) for at least three months, participated in this study. The data were analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS®) version 18 and STATA IC® version 12. Qualitative methodology was used to explore patients’ perspectives on the disease, treatment and care with the help of a semi structured interview guide. A saturation point was reached after the 13th interview. All interviews were audio-recorded and subjected to a standard content analysis framework. 2015-05 Thesis NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/44834/1/Syed%20Imran%20Ahmed24.pdf Ahmed, Syed Imran (2015) Hiv/Aids Treatment And Health-Related Quality Of Life: Patients’ Perspective And Impact Of Adverse Drug Reactions Among Hiv/Aids Patients. PhD thesis, Universiti Sains Malaysia.
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Hiv/Aids Treatment And Health-Related Quality Of Life: Patients’ Perspective And Impact Of Adverse Drug Reactions Among Hiv/Aids Patients
title Hiv/Aids Treatment And Health-Related Quality Of Life: Patients’ Perspective And Impact Of Adverse Drug Reactions Among Hiv/Aids Patients
title_full Hiv/Aids Treatment And Health-Related Quality Of Life: Patients’ Perspective And Impact Of Adverse Drug Reactions Among Hiv/Aids Patients
title_fullStr Hiv/Aids Treatment And Health-Related Quality Of Life: Patients’ Perspective And Impact Of Adverse Drug Reactions Among Hiv/Aids Patients
title_full_unstemmed Hiv/Aids Treatment And Health-Related Quality Of Life: Patients’ Perspective And Impact Of Adverse Drug Reactions Among Hiv/Aids Patients
title_short Hiv/Aids Treatment And Health-Related Quality Of Life: Patients’ Perspective And Impact Of Adverse Drug Reactions Among Hiv/Aids Patients
title_sort hiv/aids treatment and health-related quality of life: patients’ perspective and impact of adverse drug reactions among hiv/aids patients
topic RS1-441 Pharmacy and materia medica
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