Global Research on Quality of Life of Patients with HIV/AIDS: Is It Socio-Culturally Addressed? (GAP<sub>RESEARCH</sub>)

Quality of life (QOL) has been considered as an important outcome indicator in holistic care for HIV-infected people, especially as HIV/AIDS transforms from a fatal illness to a chronic condition. This study aimed to identify trends and emerging topics among research concerning the QOL of people liv...

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Main Authors: Giang Thu Vu, Bach Xuan Tran, Chi Linh Hoang, Brian J. Hall, Hai Thanh Phan, Giang Hai Ha, Carl A. Latkin, Cyrus S.H. Ho, Roger C.M. Ho
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Published: MDPI AG 2020-03-01
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spelling doaj-15f36216feec49f3981e8108334363792020-11-25T03:10:06ZengMDPI AGInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health1660-46012020-03-01176212710.3390/ijerph17062127ijerph17062127Global Research on Quality of Life of Patients with HIV/AIDS: Is It Socio-Culturally Addressed? (GAP<sub>RESEARCH</sub>)Giang Thu Vu0Bach Xuan Tran1Chi Linh Hoang2Brian J. Hall3Hai Thanh Phan4Giang Hai Ha5Carl A. Latkin6Cyrus S.H. Ho7Roger C.M. Ho8Center of Excellence in Evidence-Based Medicine, Nguyen Tat Thanh University, Ho Chi Minh City 700000, VietnamInstitute for Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi 100000, VietnamCenter of Excellence in Behavioral Medicine, Nguyen Tat Thanh University, Ho Chi Minh City 700000, VietnamBloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USAInstitute for Global Health Innovations, Duy Tan University, Da Nang 550000, VietnamInstitute for Global Health Innovations, Duy Tan University, Da Nang 550000, VietnamBloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USADepartment of Psychological Medicine, National University Hospital, Singapore 119074, SingaporeCenter of Excellence in Behavioral Medicine, Nguyen Tat Thanh University, Ho Chi Minh City 700000, VietnamQuality of life (QOL) has been considered as an important outcome indicator in holistic care for HIV-infected people, especially as HIV/AIDS transforms from a fatal illness to a chronic condition. This study aimed to identify trends and emerging topics among research concerning the QOL of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA). The analyzed data were English papers published from 1996 to 2017, searched and extracted from the Web of Science Core Collection. Collaborations between countries and the correlation between the keywords were visualized by VOSviewer while the abstracts&#8217; content was analyzed using exploratory factor analysis and Jaccard&#8217;s&#8217; similarity index. There has been an increase in both the number of publications and citations. The United Nations of America leads in terms of paper volume. The cross-nation collaborations are mainly regional. Despite a rather comprehensive coverage of topics relating to QOL in PLWHA, there has evidently been a lack of studies focusing on socio-cultural factors and their impacts on the QOL of those who are HIV-infected. Further studies should consider investigating the role of socio-cultural factors, especially where long-term treatment is involved. Policy-level decisions are recommended to be made based on the consideration of cultural factors, while collaborations between developed and developing nations, in particular in HIV/AIDS-ridden countries, are strongly recommended.https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/17/6/2127scientometricshiv/aidsbibliometricquality of life
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author Giang Thu Vu
Bach Xuan Tran
Chi Linh Hoang
Brian J. Hall
Hai Thanh Phan
Giang Hai Ha
Carl A. Latkin
Cyrus S.H. Ho
Roger C.M. Ho
spellingShingle Giang Thu Vu
Bach Xuan Tran
Chi Linh Hoang
Brian J. Hall
Hai Thanh Phan
Giang Hai Ha
Carl A. Latkin
Cyrus S.H. Ho
Roger C.M. Ho
Global Research on Quality of Life of Patients with HIV/AIDS: Is It Socio-Culturally Addressed? (GAP<sub>RESEARCH</sub>)
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
scientometrics
hiv/aids
bibliometric
quality of life
author_facet Giang Thu Vu
Bach Xuan Tran
Chi Linh Hoang
Brian J. Hall
Hai Thanh Phan
Giang Hai Ha
Carl A. Latkin
Cyrus S.H. Ho
Roger C.M. Ho
author_sort Giang Thu Vu
title Global Research on Quality of Life of Patients with HIV/AIDS: Is It Socio-Culturally Addressed? (GAP<sub>RESEARCH</sub>)
title_short Global Research on Quality of Life of Patients with HIV/AIDS: Is It Socio-Culturally Addressed? (GAP<sub>RESEARCH</sub>)
title_full Global Research on Quality of Life of Patients with HIV/AIDS: Is It Socio-Culturally Addressed? (GAP<sub>RESEARCH</sub>)
title_fullStr Global Research on Quality of Life of Patients with HIV/AIDS: Is It Socio-Culturally Addressed? (GAP<sub>RESEARCH</sub>)
title_full_unstemmed Global Research on Quality of Life of Patients with HIV/AIDS: Is It Socio-Culturally Addressed? (GAP<sub>RESEARCH</sub>)
title_sort global research on quality of life of patients with hiv/aids: is it socio-culturally addressed? (gap<sub>research</sub>)
publisher MDPI AG
series International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
issn 1660-4601
publishDate 2020-03-01
description Quality of life (QOL) has been considered as an important outcome indicator in holistic care for HIV-infected people, especially as HIV/AIDS transforms from a fatal illness to a chronic condition. This study aimed to identify trends and emerging topics among research concerning the QOL of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA). The analyzed data were English papers published from 1996 to 2017, searched and extracted from the Web of Science Core Collection. Collaborations between countries and the correlation between the keywords were visualized by VOSviewer while the abstracts&#8217; content was analyzed using exploratory factor analysis and Jaccard&#8217;s&#8217; similarity index. There has been an increase in both the number of publications and citations. The United Nations of America leads in terms of paper volume. The cross-nation collaborations are mainly regional. Despite a rather comprehensive coverage of topics relating to QOL in PLWHA, there has evidently been a lack of studies focusing on socio-cultural factors and their impacts on the QOL of those who are HIV-infected. Further studies should consider investigating the role of socio-cultural factors, especially where long-term treatment is involved. Policy-level decisions are recommended to be made based on the consideration of cultural factors, while collaborations between developed and developing nations, in particular in HIV/AIDS-ridden countries, are strongly recommended.
topic scientometrics
hiv/aids
bibliometric
quality of life
url https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/17/6/2127
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