Nutritional status and quality of life in HIV-infected patients

Carvalho, Barbara Fernandes; Policarpo, Sara; Moreira, Ana Catarina

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Nutritional status and quality of life in HIV-infected patients

2017-07Journal article

dc.contributor.author	Carvalho, Barbara Fernandes
dc.contributor.author	Policarpo, Sara
dc.contributor.author	Moreira, Ana Catarina
dc.date.accessioned	2017-08-21T16:19:11Z
dc.date.available	2017-08-21T16:19:11Z
dc.date.issued	2017-07
dc.description.abstract	Introduction: Nutritional status and the progression of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) are interlinked; though some studies have looked at the impact nutritional status has on quality of life (QoL) in patients with chronic diseases, few have studied this in HIV-infected individuals. Objective: To investigate the relationship between nutritional status and QoL in adults with a recent HIV diagnosis. Methods: Individuals with an HIV diagnosis performed in the fourteen months prior to a medical visit to one of Lisbon’s central hospitals were eligible. Nutritional status was assessed by anthropometry, body composition analysis, and dietary intake. QoL was assessed using the WHOQOLHIV-BREF questionnaire. Sociodemographic and clinical data were also considered. Results: Fifty-one subjects were eligible for enrollment; the majority were male, Caucasian, employed, single, and under highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). Lower QoL scores were observed in subjects with inadequate energy intakes, reported weight loss, and a high waist circumference in bivariate analysis (p < 0.05); the same variables influenced QoL negatively after adjusting for confounders in multivariate analysis (p < 0.05). Various sociodemographic characteristics such as level of education, age, gender, and current health problems also predicted QoL significantly (p < 0.05). Conclusion: Various aspects of nutritional status were responsible for the variations observed in QoL, suggesting a potential for nutritional intervention in improving QoL in this population.	pt_PT
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dc.identifier.citation	Carvalho BF, Policarpo S, Moreira AC. Nutritional status and quality of life in HIV-infected patients. Nutr Hosp. 2017;34(4):923-33.	pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi	10.20960/nh.453	pt_PT
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10400.21/7342
dc.language.iso	eng	pt_PT
dc.peerreviewed	yes	pt_PT
dc.publisher	SENPE	pt_PT
dc.relation.publisherversion	http://revista.nutricionhospitalaria.net/index.php/nh/article/view/453	pt_PT
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/	pt_PT
dc.subject	HIV	pt_PT
dc.subject	Nutritional status	pt_PT
dc.subject	Quality of life	pt_PT
dc.title	Nutritional status and quality of life in HIV-infected patients	pt_PT
dc.type	journal article
dspace.entity.type	Publication
oaire.citation.endPage	933	pt_PT
oaire.citation.issue	4	pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage	923	pt_PT
oaire.citation.title	Nutricion Hospitalaria	pt_PT
oaire.citation.volume	34	pt_PT
rcaap.rights	openAccess	pt_PT
rcaap.type	article	pt_PT