The association between fear of progression and medical coping strategies among people living with HIV: a cross-sectional study.

Background: Due to the chronic nature of HIV, mental health has become a critical concern in people living with HIV (PLWHIV). However, little knowledge exists about the association between fear of progression (FoP) and medical coping modes (MCMs) in PLWHIV in China.

Methods: A cohort of 303 PLWHIV were consecutively enrolled and their demographic, clinical and psychological information was collected.

A model for predicting high BMI of people living with HIV after receiving antiretroviral therapy.

Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate the characteristics of high body mass index (BMI) and normal weight people living with HIV after antiretroviral therapy (ART) and establish a model.

Methods: A total of 290 people living with HIV after 1 year of ART treatment were enrolled and divided into two groups based on whether their BMI index was <24 or ⩾24 at week 48. The demographic, clinical data were collected and analyzed.

Soluble Programmed Cell Death-1 is a Novel Predictor of HBsAg Loss in Chronic Hepatitis B Patients When Long-Term Nucleos(t)ide Analog Treatment is Discontinued.

Purpose: The immunoinhibitory receptor, programmed death 1 (PD-1), plays a critical role in immune suppression during chronic viral infection. The significance of circulating soluble PD-1 (sPD-1) in patients with chronic hepatitis B who have discontinued long-term nucleos(t)ide analog (NA) treatment remains unknown.

Patients And Methods: A prospective cohort study was conducted using serial blood samples from chronic hepatitis B patients who discontinued long-term NA treatment.