PMID- 14676024 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20040401 LR - 20061115 IS - 0954-0121 (Print) IS - 0954-0121 (Linking) VI - 16 IP - 2 DP - 2004 Feb TI - The quality of life of HIV-infected women is associated with psychiatric morbidity. PG - 177-86 AB - This study evaluated the effect of clinical, demographic and psychiatric factors on the health-related quality of life of 76 women with HIV infection seen in two HIV reference centres in Brazil. The generic questionnaire for evaluation of Health-Related Quality of Life (SF-36), the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HAD) and the Clinical Interview Schedule (CIS-R) were used. The statistical tests included the covariance analysis. The patients' mean age was 37.4 years; 44.7% had less than 8 years of schooling. A total of 44.8% were asymptomatic, 28.9% symptomatic non-AIDS and 26.3% had AIDS. Most (77.6%) used two or three kinds of antiretrovirals; 36.8 and 30.3% achieved scores for anxiety and depression, respectively (HAD); and 48.7% for conspicuous psychiatric morbidity (CIS-R). The sub-group of the non-AIDS symptoms (clinical stage B) showed the worst quality of life. The variables which better explained the scoring variation on both the mental and physical components of the SF-36 were related to mental health. The more mental symptoms present, the worse the health-related quality of life. We must rethink care strategies in the area of mental health which are directed toward HIV+ patients, by virtue of the levels of mental symptoms found and the request for care which the research revealed. FAU - Tostes, M A AU - Tostes MA AD - Psychological Medicine Service, University Hospital, Brazil. mtostes@uol.com.br FAU - Chalub, M AU - Chalub M FAU - Botega, N J AU - Botega NJ LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - England TA - AIDS Care JT - AIDS care JID - 8915313 SB - IM MH - Adult MH - Aged MH - Brazil MH - Depressive Disorder/*virology MH - Female MH - HIV Infections/*psychology MH - Humans MH - Middle Aged MH - Quality of Life/*psychology EDAT- 2003/12/17 05:00 MHDA- 2004/04/02 05:00 CRDT- 2003/12/17 05:00 PHST- 2003/12/17 05:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2004/04/02 05:00 [medline] PHST- 2003/12/17 05:00 [entrez] AID - YGAHFM7T49U8Q8DN [pii] AID - 10.1080/09540120410001641020 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - AIDS Care. 2004 Feb;16(2):177-86. doi: 10.1080/09540120410001641020.