Health-related quality of life measures provide information on the contributors, components, and consequences of frailty in HIV: a systematic mapping review.

Mehmet Inceer Nancy E Mayo

Published in: Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation (2024)

HRQL items and measures show a strong potential to operationalize multidimensional frailty and physical frailty. The study suggests that these measures, connected to evidence-based interventions, could be pivotal in directing resources toward vulnerable populations to mitigate the onset of frailty.

Keyphrases

community dwelling
physical activity
antiretroviral therapy
hiv infected
hepatitis c virus
mental health
hiv testing
mass spectrometry