Introduction: Patient experience is central to the quality of healthcare delivery, showing positive associations with several outcome measures. The main objectives of this study are to analyze the influence of patient experience on the health-related quality of life in people living with HIV and the role played by treatment complexity and clinical care.

Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional survey with 467 patients with HIV. We used the Instrument for Evaluation of the Experience of Chronic Patients and the Health-related Quality of Life Questionnaire (EQ-5D-5L). We analyzed a predictive model through the partial least squares (PLS) method.

Results: The patient self-management scores showed the highest positive relationship with the patient's health-related quality of life (β = 0.24, β = 0.32, p < 0.0001). Patients' treatment complexity had a negative influence on health-related quality of life (β = - 0.21, β = - 0.28, p < 0.0001). The complexity of clinical care had negative effects on health-related quality of life, both directly (β = - 0.37, β = - 0.19, p < 0.0001) and through its negative influence on the productive interactions with healthcare professionals (β = - 0.21, p < 0.0001) and patient self-management factors (β = - 0.21, p < 0.0001). The effects of patient experience dimensions on their health-related quality of life were higher in people living with HIV > 50 years old (p < 0.05).

Conclusions: Patient experience mainly influenced the health-related quality of life of older people living with HIV. The treatment and clinical care complexity played an important role in degrading the patients' experience and their quality of life. More integrated care would benefit the health-related quality of life of people living with HIV.

Funding: This project was funded by Merck Sharp & Dohme, Spain.

Download full-text PDF

Source
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6702509PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40121-019-0252-3DOI Listing

Publication Analysis

Top Keywords

health-related quality
16
quality life
16
patient experience
12
influence patient
8
life people
8
people living
8
living hiv
8
cross-sectional survey
8
quality
5
experience
4

Similar Publications

Readability, quality and accuracy of generative artificial intelligence chatbots for commonly asked questions about labor epidurals: a comparison of ChatGPT and Bard.

Int J Obstet Anesth

December 2024

Department of Anesthesiology, 8700 Beverly Blvd #4209, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90064, United States. Electronic address:

Introduction: Over 90% of pregnant women and 76% expectant fathers search for pregnancy health information. We examined readability, accuracy and quality of answers to common obstetric anesthesia questions from the popular generative artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots ChatGPT and Bard.

Methods: Twenty questions for generative AI chatbots were derived from frequently asked questions based on professional society, hospital and consumer websites.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Psychometric validation of the Danish BREAST-Q reconstruction module.

Breast

January 2025

Department of Plastic Surgery, Copenhagen University Hospital, Herlev and Gentofte, Denmark; Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.

Aim/background: Patient-reported outcome measurement instruments are important tools in understanding a breast reconstruction's impact on the patients' quality of life. A psychometric validation is essential before applying a patient-reported outcome measurement instrument in clinical practice and research. The BREAST-Q is a specific, validated questionnaire for breast surgery outcomes that has been translated from English to Danish.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Dental care and services of children and young people with cerebral palsy in Australia: A comprehensive survey of oral health-related quality of life.

Spec Care Dentist

January 2025

Cerebral Palsy Alliance Research Institute, Specialty of Child & Adolescent Health, Sydney Medical School, Faculty of Medicine & Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.

Aims: To investigate caregiver-reported dental care experiences and oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) of children and young people with cerebral palsy (CP).

Methods: Between May and August 2023, caregivers of children and young people from three Australian states were invited to complete questionnaires, including the Child Oral Health Impact Profile (COHIP-SF 19).

Results: Sixty-eight caregivers participated in the survey.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Objectives: Health-Significant Quality of Life Measure (Health-SigQOLM) provides a generic and dynamic assessment of Health-related quality of life (HRQOL). This study aims to assess the HRQOL among healthy and non-healthy participants with varying chronic diseases.

Results: Comparisons between healthy and non-healthy participants revealed statistically significant differences (p < 0.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Laparoscopic and Endoscopic cooperative surgery as Rescue-treatment for Advanced gastric Cancer in patients Unfit for Surgery (LE-RACUS): protocol for a feasibility study.

Pilot Feasibility Stud

January 2025

Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology (CLINTEC), Division of Surgery and Oncology, Karolinska Institutet, Hälsovägen 13, 141 57, Huddinge, Stockholm, Sweden.

Background: The standard treatment for advanced gastric cancer without metastasis is gastrectomy in combination with chemotherapy. Some patients cannot tolerate such treatment because of old age or comorbidities. In this study, we want to test the feasibility of Laparoscopic and Endoscopic Cooperative Surgery (LECS) as a less invasive treatment option.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Want AI Summaries of new PubMed Abstracts delivered to your In-box?

Enter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!