PMID: 8942845Dec 1, 1996Paper

Quality of life assessment in pregnant women with the human immunodeficiency virus

Obstetrics and Gynecology
K D LarrabeeA Helfgott

Abstract

To describe the perceived quality of life and functional status of women with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) during the antenatal, perinatal, and postpartum periods. Medical Outcome Survey-Short Form questionnaires were completed during antenatal visits, 24 hours after delivery, and 6 months postpartum by 21 HIV-positive women and 21 HIV-negative controls matched for age, race, parity, and education. The Medical Outcome Survey-Short Form measures subject perceptions of overall health, pain, physical role, social and cognitive function, mental health, energy/fatigue, health distress, quality of life, and health transition. Median scores between 0 and 100 (with 0 indicating poorest health) were compared using the Wilcoxon signed-rank and Kruskal Wallis/Dunn tests. All HIV-positive patients were asymptomatic; the median CD4 count was 386 on entry into the study. Seropositive patients reported increased health distress (50.0 versus 87.5; P < .001) and worse health transition (60.0 versus 80.0; P = .01) during antenatal visits. During the perinatal period, HIV-negative patients had a decreased sense of overall health (40 versus 80; P < .001) and worse health transition (40.0 versus 60.0; P = .04). Six months postpartum, the HIV-...Continue Reading

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