Yewande Ogunmoyole

Exercise Capacity and Health-related Quality of Life in Hiv / Aids: a Comparative Analysis Yewande Ogunmoyole

HIV/AIDS results in disability and morbidity including muscle wasting and weakness, fatigue, impaired functional and work capacity, depression, and decreased quality of life. The mechanism explaining the relationship between exercise capacity and Health-related Quality of Life of persons living with HIV/AIDS is still obscure. An assessment of exercise capacity and the factors that may influence the outcome of exercise in persons living with HIV/AIDS are required in designing an exercise program. This book presents a study on the relationship between the exercise capacity and Health-related Quality of Life of persons living with HIV/AIDS and apparently healthy controls.