Assessing the quality of life of HIV infected persons: Clinical and descriptive information from studies with the hopes

Patricia A. Ganz Department of Health Services, UCLA School of Public Health, Los Angeles, CA, 90024; Department of Medicine (Hematology/Oncology), UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, 90024; Division of Cancer Control, Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, 90024

C. Anne Coscarelli Schag Division of Cancer Control, Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, 90024; Departments of Medicine and Psychiatry and Bio behavioral Sciences, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, 90024

Barbara Kahn Division of Cancer Control, Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, 90024

Laura Petersen The BASE Unit, Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, 90024

Abstract

We have recently developed and psychometrically evaluated an HIV-specific quality of life instrument. The new instrument is called the HIV Overview of Problems-Evaluation System (HOPES) which was adapted from an established cancer-specific quality of life instrument called the CARES. In this paper we review the psychometric properties of the HOPES, examine the quality of life impact of HIV infection in a cross-sectional evaluation of 318 patients using data from the HOPES and describe other work in progress or planned using the HOPES.

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