“A fog that impacts everything”: a qualitative study of health-related quality of life in people living with HIV who have cognitive impairment

• Published in: Quality of life research Vol. 31; no. 10; pp. 3019 - 3030
• Main Authors: Alford, Kate, Daley, Stephanie, Banerjee, Sube, Hamlyn, Elizabeth, Trotman, Daniel, Vera, Jaime H.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 01.10.2022; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Clinical significance; Cognitive ability; HIV; Human immunodeficiency virus; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Public Health; Qualitative research; Quality of life; Quality of Life Research; Sociology; HIV; Qualitative; HIV-associated neurocognitive disorder; Cognitive impairment; Quality of life

Background Cognitive impairment (CI) in people living with HIV (PLWH) is an important health concern in the context of an ageing HIV population. Impacting 14–28% of PLWH, CI is associated with lower health-related quality of life (HRQoL), however, evaluation of the illness-specific factors comprisin...