[Adherence, satisfaction and health-related quality of life in HIV-infected patients with antiretroviral therapy in Spain. The ARPAS study]

Farm Hosp. 2014 Jul 1;38(4):291-9. doi: 10.7399/fh.2014.38.4.7404.
[Article in Spanish]

Abstract

Objective: To determine the relationship between satisfaction with antiretroviral therapy (ART), adherence and quality of life (QoL) in adult patients diagnosed with HIV infection and ART according to the posologic load.

Method: Multicenter, observational and cross-sectional study. Socio-demographic, clinical and of posologic load (1, 2-4 or > 4 tablets/day), adherence (SMAQ, dispensation recordings (DR) and visual analogical scale), satisfaction (ESART questionnaire) and QoL (MOS-HIV) variables were gathered. An adherent patient was defined as the one presenting simultaneously adherence according to SMAQ and DR > 95%.

Results: 328 patients (76% men; 46.0 ± 9.2 years) were evaluated. The posology of 1 tablet/day, 2-4 tablets/day and > 4 tablets/day occurred in 29%, 37% and 34% of the patients, respectively. Although the evaluation performed through the SMAQ questionnaire and the VAS scale independently showed statistically significant differences in favor of the 1 tablet/day scheme, the percentage (49%) of adherent patients according to the combined variable did not differ between the groups based on the posologic load. The satisfaction with ART and QoL were high in the three groups, being the 1 tablet/day scheme the one related with higher satisfaction and lower rate of adverse effects on fat metabolism. There were no differences in patients' satisfaction by the adherence level.

Conclusions: Adherence, satisfaction with ART and QoL of the patients with ART are high. Although higher in patients taking 1 tablet/day, the satisfaction did not differ according to the level of adherence and no correlation was observed between satisfaction with ART and quality of life.

Objetivo: Determinar la relación entre satisfacción con el tratamiento antirretroviral (TAR), adherencia y calidad de vida (CV) en pacientes adultos diagnosticados de infección por VIH con TAR según la carga posológica. MÉTODO: Estudio observacional, transversal, multicéntrico. Se recogieron variables sociodemográficas, clínicas, carga posológica (1, 2-4 o más de 4 comprimidos al día), adherencia (SMAQ, registros de dispensación (RD) y escala visual analógica), de satisfacción (cuestionario ESTAR) y de CV (MOS-HIV). Se definió paciente adherente cuando simultáneamente presentaba adherencia según SMAQ y un RD > 95%.

Resultados: Se evaluaron 328 pacientes (76% varones; 46,0 ± 9,2 años). El esquema de 1c/día, 2-4 c/día y > 4 c/día se dio en el 29%, 37% y 34% de los pacientes respectivamente. Pese que la evaluación realizada por el cuestionario SMAQ y la escala EVA de forma independiente muestra diferencias estadísticamente significativas a favor del esquema 1c/día, el porcentaje de pacientes adherentes según la variable combinada (49%) no difiere entre los grupos en función de la carga posológica. La satisfacción al TAR y fueron elevadas en los tres grupos, siendo los esquemas 1 c/día los relacionados con mayor satisfacción y menores efectos adversos del metabolismo de las grasas. No se observaron diferencias en la satisfacción de los pacientes según la adherencia.

Conclusiones: La adherencia, la satisfacción al TAR y de los pacientes con TAR es alta. La satisfacción, mayor en pacientes que toman 1 c/día, no difiere en función de la adherencia y no se observó correlación entre satisfacción con el TAR y calidad de vida.

Publication types

  • English Abstract
  • Multicenter Study
  • Observational Study

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Retroviral Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Female
  • HIV Infections / drug therapy*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Medication Adherence / statistics & numerical data*
  • Middle Aged
  • Patient Satisfaction*
  • Quality of Life*
  • Spain
  • Surveys and Questionnaires

Substances

  • Anti-Retroviral Agents