Spirituality and Religion in Patients with HIV/AIDS
Cotton S, Puchalski CM, Sherman SN, Mrus JM, Peterman AH, Feinberg J, Pargament KI, Justice AC, Leonard AC, Tsevat J. Spirituality and Religion in Patients with HIV/AIDS. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2006, 21: s5-s13. PMID: 17083501, PMCID: PMC1924778, DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1497.2006.00642.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV/AIDSMean ageSpirituality/religionPatients' mean ageLower overall functioningDuke Religion IndexClinical characteristicsMost patientsHIV symptomsChronic illnessLess alcohol useMultivariable modelDepressive symptomsPatientsFunctional assessmentHealth statusClinical sitesLess alcoholAlcohol usePsychosocial variablesIllnessMean levelsAIDSReligion IndexGreater life satisfactionHealth‐Related Quality of Life in Veterans and Nonveterans with HIV/AIDS
Mrus JM, Leonard AC, Yi MS, Sherman SN, Fultz SL, Justice AC, Tsevat J. Health‐Related Quality of Life in Veterans and Nonveterans with HIV/AIDS. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2006, 21: s39-s47. PMID: 17083499, PMCID: PMC1924783, DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1497.2006.00644.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV/AIDSSymptom botherDepressive symptomsCorrelates of HRQOLPoorer overall functionDeterminants of HRQoLNon-VA settingsHealth-related qualityInjection drug useRating Scale scoresUnstable housing situationsVeterans Administration settingsQuality of lifeVeteran statusHealth valueOverall functionPoor HRQOLHRQOL outcomesMultivariable analysisHRQOL measuresMultivariable associationsMultivariable modelHRQoLVeteran populationHealth ratings