Research Article

Health-Related Quality of Life and Coping Strategies in a Cohort Study of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy Naïve Patients Adherence

Table 6

Multivariate logistic regression factors associated with nonadherence in the study group.

QoL and CS scale scoreOdds ratio of nonadherence at follow-up model 8 (R2N = 0.562)
Md (p25–p75) scoreaOR(95% CI) value

Quality of life domains
Physical17 (15–19)1.300.97–1.740.080
Spirituality15(13–18)1.411.06–1.880.020
Coping strategy
Search for social support2.8 (1.8–3.4)0.2400.09–0.690.008

Bolded results are statistically significant; . QoL: quality of life; CS: coping strategies, aOR: adjusted odds ratio; results from the final model of the multivariate logistic regression back stepwise model, showing only the factors remaining in the final model for the variables QoL and CS.