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2024-05-05 @ 11:29 AM
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2024-10-26 @ 9:08 AM
Study NCT ID:
NCT00057109
Status:
COMPLETED
Last Update Posted:
2015-04-07
First Post:
2003-03-27
Brief Title:
Health Values and Spirituality in Veterans With HIVAIDS
Sponsor:
US Department of Veterans Affairs
Organization:
VA Office of Research and Development
Study Overview
Official Title:
Health Values and Spirituality in Veterans With HIVAIDS
Status:
COMPLETED
Status Verified Date:
2005-12
Last Known Status:
None
Delayed Posting:
No
If Stopped, Why?:
Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access:
False
If Expanded Access, NCT#:
N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status:
N/A
Acronym:
None
Brief Summary:
We have previously shown that 1 time tradeoff utilities for current health are high indicating that patients have a strong will to live 2 half of patients felt that their life was better now than before they were HIV-infected and 3 certain non-health-related factors such as spirituality and concern and love for ones children correlated with health values and a sense that life has improved
Detailed Description:
Background
We have previously shown that 1 time tradeoff utilities for current health are high indicating that patients have a strong will to live 2 half of patients felt that their life was better now than before they were HIV-infected and 3 certain non-health-related factors such as spirituality and concern and love for ones children correlated with health values and a sense that life has improved
Objectives
1 To assess health values of veterans and non-veterans with HIVAIDS 2 To characterize spirituality in patients with HIVAIDS 3 To derive a power function relating health ratings to utilities and 4 To assess whether society assigns higher values to health states for veterans than for non-veterans
Methods
We interviewed 100 representative veterans with HIVAIDS from the Cincinnati and Pittsburgh VAMCs and concurrently 350 non-veterans with HIVAIDS from Cincinnati and Washington DC twice over 12-18 months The patient questionnaire included clinical and demographic data health values measures a question comparing life now with life before being infected with HIV and measures of health statushealth concerns HIV symptoms depressive symptoms spiritualityreligion adherence social support self-esteem and optimism We also assessed how medical house officers rate and value the health state of a hypothetical patient with congestive heart failure identified either as a 72-year-old veteran or merely as a 72-year-old male
Status
Data collection completed ahead of schedule Several manuscripts published with others to be submitted soon
We have previously shown that 1 time tradeoff utilities for current health are high indicating that patients have a strong will to live 2 half of patients felt that their life was better now than before they were HIV-infected and 3 certain non-health-related factors such as spirituality and concern and love for ones children correlated with health values and a sense that life has improved
Objectives
1 To assess health values of veterans and non-veterans with HIVAIDS 2 To characterize spirituality in patients with HIVAIDS 3 To derive a power function relating health ratings to utilities and 4 To assess whether society assigns higher values to health states for veterans than for non-veterans
Methods
We interviewed 100 representative veterans with HIVAIDS from the Cincinnati and Pittsburgh VAMCs and concurrently 350 non-veterans with HIVAIDS from Cincinnati and Washington DC twice over 12-18 months The patient questionnaire included clinical and demographic data health values measures a question comparing life now with life before being infected with HIV and measures of health statushealth concerns HIV symptoms depressive symptoms spiritualityreligion adherence social support self-esteem and optimism We also assessed how medical house officers rate and value the health state of a hypothetical patient with congestive heart failure identified either as a 72-year-old veteran or merely as a 72-year-old male
Status
Data collection completed ahead of schedule Several manuscripts published with others to be submitted soon
Study Oversight
Has Oversight DMC:
None
Is a FDA Regulated Drug?:
None
Is a FDA Regulated Device?:
None
Is an Unapproved Device?:
None
Is a PPSD?:
None
Is a US Export?:
None
Is an FDA AA801 Violation?:
None