Health-related quality of life in HIV-infected patients in a private practice in Germany

Methods Cross-sectional study (n = 209) using a self-administered 28-item-questionnaire (six scales measuring quality of life, SEL) validated for HIV patients. For statistical analysis non-parametric tests were used. Antiretrovirals used (>10 patients) were: lamivudine/emtricitabine 152, tenofovir 121, abacavir 32, zidovudine 30; NNRTIs: efavirenz 50, nevirapine 28; PIs: lopinavir 31, atazanavir 17, saquinavir 12, darunavir 11.