title: Patient predictions correlate with actual CD4+ lymphocyte and HIV-1 viral load changes in an urban, HIV-infected clinic population.
abstract: Patients who were undergoing CD4+ lymphocyte and HIV-1 viral load measurement as part of their routine clinical care were asked to predict the results of these tests compared to their last recorded CD4+ lymphocyte and HIV-1 viral load measurements. One hundred eight patients predicted the results of 240 CD4+ lymphocyte and 244 viral load measurements. Both Spearman bivariate correlation and a generalized estimating equation repeated measures analysis demonstrated a significant correlation between patient-predicted and actual laboratory values for both tests. Patients with a history of depression were less likely to predict their test results correctly than patients without such a history.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Montefiore Medical Center, AIDS Center, Bronx, New York 10467, USA. jshuter@montefiore.org
authors.forename: Jonathan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Shuter
authors.forename: Melissa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fazzari
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D018791:CD4 Lymphocyte Count; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000523:psychology*; D015497:HIV-1; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009519:New York City; D010044:Outpatient Clinics, Hospital; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D014505:Urban Population; D019562:Viral Load