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Health-related quality of life of adolescents living with HIV treated at the HIV Clinic at the National Institute of Pediatrics at Mexico City

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 September 2022

D.B. Montoya Moya*
Affiliation:
Instituto Nacional de Pediatria, Salud Mental, Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico
D. Molina
Affiliation:
INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PEDIATRIA, Child And Adolescence Psychiatry, MEXICO, Mexico
J. Ordoñez Ortega
Affiliation:
INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PEDIATRIA, Child And Adolescence Psychiatry, MEXICO, Mexico Instituto Nacional de Pediatria, Infectology Department, Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico
*
*Corresponding author.

Abstract

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Introduction

ATR for children has successfully increase survival to adolescence. Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is relevant to evaluate the impact of the disease on well-being in adolescents living with HIV (ALH). Kidscreen-52 questionnaire is validated in mexican adolescents to measure HRQoL

Objectives

To evaluate health related quality of life in a sample of 22 mexican ALH

Methods

A sample of ALH in treatment at the HIV Clinic during 2021, were evaluated with Kidscreen-52 by a child psychiatrist. Statistics included non parametric tests and Cohen “d” and “r” size effect to compare T means between ALH and Kidscreen-52 standardized scores.

Results

Mean age:14.4+2.5. Gender: 11(50%)boys, 11(50%)girls. ALH showed significantly lower scores in all domains. Girls reported lower scores in physical well-being(p=0.047) and autonomy (p=0.023). Orphan ALH had lower scores in mood and emotions (p=0.021)

KIDSCREEN-52ALH MEAN/SDKIDSCREEN-52 MEAN/SDCOHEN’S”d”“r”
PYSICAL WELL-BEING18.45+3.942.6+6.6- 4.4-0. 91
PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING23.04+6.0351.2+8.7- 3.7-0. 88
MOOD25.3+6.1344.8+7.5- 2.8-0. 81
SELF-PERCEPTION20.27+3.2247.3+7.6- 4.6-0. 91
AUTONOMY18.09+4.946.6+9.4- 3.8-0. 88
SOCIAL SUPPORT AND PEERS24+5.151.0+9.4-3.5-0. 87
PARENTS AND HOME LIFE20.95+6.248.6+9.4- 3.4- 0.86
FINANCIAL RESOURCES9.04+3.2144.7+7.3- 6.3-0. 95
SCHOOL ENVIROMENT19.73+7.1353.3+7.9- 4.46-0. 91
SOCIAL ACCEPTANCE12.91+2.1146.3+9.6- 4.8- 0.92

Conclusions

- HRQoL were significantly lower in ALH. -Girls showed significantly lower scores in physical well-being and autonomy. - ALH orphans showed significantly lower scores in mood and emotions domain

Disclosure

No significant relationships.

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