Construct validation of a Frailty Index, an HIV Index and a Protective Index from a clinical HIV database.
Iacopo FranconiOlga TheouLindsay WallaceAndrea MalagoliCristina MussiniKenneth RockwoodGiovanni GuaraldiPublished in: PloS one (2018)
It is feasible to assess levels of frailty, HIV severity and protective lifestyle factors in HIV patients using data from a clinical database. Frailty levels are high among HIV patients and even higher among older patients and those with a long duration of HIV. Future studies need to examine the ability of the three indices to predict adverse health outcomes such as hospitalization and mortality.
Keyphrases
- antiretroviral therapy
- hiv positive
- hiv testing
- hiv infected
- human immunodeficiency virus
- hepatitis c virus
- hiv aids
- men who have sex with men
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- newly diagnosed
- metabolic syndrome
- emergency department
- cardiovascular disease
- type diabetes
- weight loss
- risk factors
- patient reported outcomes
- current status
- deep learning
- data analysis
- case control