2024-02-01 01:27:28
In the past, HIV therapy was primarily aimed at suppressing the virus. However, with advances in medical care, the focus has long since shifted from pure survival to healthy living and aging with HIV.
Improving the quality of life of each individual is now particularly important. In order to lead a long, satisfied and healthy life, it is not only particularly important for HIV-positive people to know their own, very individual needs. It is therefore advisable for them to ask themselves whether certain aspects of life with HIV are perceived as a challenge or how satisfied they are with the current therapy.
What challenges can be associated with HIV therapy?
There are now large-scale studies that shed light on the experiences and wishes of HIV-positive people. In the “Positive Perspectives 2” study, for example, 2,389 HIV-positive people worldwide were surveyed.
Among other things, we were asked what challenges people with HIV face in their everyday lives. Among the 120 respondents in Germany, for example, the majority feel that taking medication reminds them of their own HIV infection every day and almost half even hide their medication1, also because they are afraid of being accidentally exposed to HIV.
A large proportion of those surveyed see special challenges in HIV therapy1
Know your personal needs
In addition to their unique personality, every person also has very individual needs when it comes to shaping their own life. It is important for people with HIV, especially with regard to HIV therapy, that they know it well: the more you are aware of your own needs, the clearer you will be as to whether the current HIV therapy even meets them Fulfills.
Just like many other things in life, needs can change over time. This usually doesn’t happen overnight, but gradually and therefore often goes unnoticed – that’s what makes regular checking so important.
What do innovations in HIV therapy offer?
The majority of people with HIV are convinced that they can benefit from innovations in treatment.2 If, for example, taking the tablets every day reminds you of the HIV infection and you find that stressful, then you don’t just have to accept it. The results of the “Positive Perspectives 2” study, for example, show that almost half of those surveyed are open to HIV therapy that does not have to be taken daily.2
Almost two thirds of the people with HIV surveyed even stated that they would be willing to take an HIV therapy with fewer active ingredients but with the same effectiveness.2
Most people believe they can benefit from innovations in HIV treatment2
Make HIV a smaller part of life
In order to maintain a high quality of life, it is important that people with HIV know their own needs and, above all, express them to their doctors. If current HIV therapy does not meet these needs, an open conversation can be very helpful.
Thanks to medical progress, there is a suitable therapy for the variety of personal wishes and expectations. If you find these for yourself together with your doctor, HIV can become a smaller part of your life.
You can find further information and personal stories about living with HIV at www.livlife.de.
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credentials
1 Wigger A et al., German-Austrian AIDS Congress 2021. Poster 46763.
2 Wigger A et al., 15th Congress of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine 2021. Poster P-037.
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