Journal of AIDS & Clinical Research

Liuyi Zhang

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• Research Article
  Related Factors Associated with Quality of life Assessed Using a Chinese Version of the MOS-HIV Health Survey in People with HIV/AIDS in China
  Author(s): Liuyi Zhang, Bingxiang Yang and Jingping ZhangLiuyi Zhang, Bingxiang Yang and Jingping Zhang
  
  Objectives: To evaluate the Chinese version of the 35-item Medical Outcomes Study HIV Health Survey (MOSHIV) in people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) in mainland China and to study its relationship with socio-demographic characteristics and disease-related factors. Methods: 222 PLWHA recruited from outpatient clinics in Hunan province completed measures of quality of life and related factors. Results: Internal consistency of the overall score on the Chinese version of the MOS-HIV was high (α=0.95); internal consistency of the eight subscales was also high (α=0.79-0.91). Factor analysis of the MOS-HIV revealed a one-factor solution, accounting for 54.97% of the total variance. At linear regression analysis, all domains of quality of life (QOL) and Total Health Summary Score (THS) were correlated with KPS scores (r2 range 0.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2155-6113.1000568

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