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Centrality and serverity of symptoms in people living with HIV: a cross-sectional study

  • Hongli YANG ,
  • Zheng ZHU ,
  • Yan HU ,
  • Xiongfeng BI ,
  • Jinjie XU ,
  • Lan LUO ,
  • Lin ZHANG
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Received date: 2020-11-14

  Online published: 2021-05-14

Abstract

Objective To explore the prevalence and severity of HIV-related symptoms and to identify symptom networks in people living with HIV(PLWH).Methods From June to October 2020,we recruited 572 PLWH through a convenient sampling in one HIV/AIDS designated hospital in Kunming,Yunnan Province. HIV Symptom Checklist was used to measure the prevalence and severity of 27 HIV-related symptoms. Spearman association network and Fruchterman-Reingold layout were used to identify symptom networks.Results The most common symptom was fatigue(44.41%),sleeping disturbance(37.76%),and memory loss(37.41%). The most severe symptom was fatigue,sleeping disturbance,and memory loss. The network showed fatigue(rS=8.62,rC=1.16,rB=36) and slow reaction(rS=8.54,rC=1.07,rB=14) were the most central symptoms across three centrality indices including strength,closeness,and betweenness.Conclusion This study suggested that it is particularly important to include assessment and treatment of fatigue and cognitive symptoms as essential components of HIV care. There is a need to evaluate HIV-related symptoms by a structural patient reported outcome measures.

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Hongli YANG , Zheng ZHU , Yan HU , Xiongfeng BI , Jinjie XU , Lan LUO , Lin ZHANG . Centrality and serverity of symptoms in people living with HIV: a cross-sectional study[J]. Chinese Journal of Nursing, 2021 , 56(5) : 727 -731 . DOI: 10.3761/j.issn.0254-1769.2021.05.014

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