TY - JOUR
T1 - The will to live among HIV-infected patients
AU - Tsevat, Joel
AU - Sherman, Susan N.
AU - McElwee, Judith A.
AU - Mandell, Karen L.
AU - Simbartl, Loretta A.
AU - Sonnenberg, Frank A.
AU - Fowler, Floyd J.
PY - 1999/8/3
Y1 - 1999/8/3
N2 - Background: Patients infected with HIV value both longevity and health. Objective: To understand how HIV-infected patients value their health. Design: Interview study. Setting: Regional treatment center for HIV. Patients: 51 patients with HIV infection. Measurements: Life-satisfaction, health rating, time-tradeoff, and standard-gamble scores. Results: Of the 51 patients, 49% (95% Cl, 35% to 63%) said that their life was better currently than it was before they contracted HIV infection; only 29% said that life was currently worse. The mean (± SD) time-tradeoff score was 0.95 ± 0.10, indicating that, on average, patients would give up no more than 5% of their remaining life expectancy in their current state of health in exchange for a shorter but healthy life. The average health rating score was 71.0 ± 18.7 on a scale of 0 to 100, and the average standard-gamble score was 0.80 ± 0.27. Factors contributing to life satisfaction and time-tradeoff scores included spirituality and having children. Conclusion: Many patients with HIV have a strong will to live, and many feel that life with HIV is better than it was before they became infected.
AB - Background: Patients infected with HIV value both longevity and health. Objective: To understand how HIV-infected patients value their health. Design: Interview study. Setting: Regional treatment center for HIV. Patients: 51 patients with HIV infection. Measurements: Life-satisfaction, health rating, time-tradeoff, and standard-gamble scores. Results: Of the 51 patients, 49% (95% Cl, 35% to 63%) said that their life was better currently than it was before they contracted HIV infection; only 29% said that life was currently worse. The mean (± SD) time-tradeoff score was 0.95 ± 0.10, indicating that, on average, patients would give up no more than 5% of their remaining life expectancy in their current state of health in exchange for a shorter but healthy life. The average health rating score was 71.0 ± 18.7 on a scale of 0 to 100, and the average standard-gamble score was 0.80 ± 0.27. Factors contributing to life satisfaction and time-tradeoff scores included spirituality and having children. Conclusion: Many patients with HIV have a strong will to live, and many feel that life with HIV is better than it was before they became infected.
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U2 - 10.7326/0003-4819-131-3-199908030-00006
DO - 10.7326/0003-4819-131-3-199908030-00006
M3 - Article
C2 - 10428736
AN - SCOPUS:0033520076
SN - 0003-4819
VL - 131
SP - 194
EP - 198
JO - Annals of internal medicine
JF - Annals of internal medicine
IS - 3
ER -