1257. Mental Health, Quality of Life, and Accessibility to Care Among Virally Suppressed People Living with HIV in the United States

BACKGROUND: Life expectancy of people living with HIV (PLHIV) in the United States has improved dramatically in the last 25 years, and more than ever are virally suppressed (VS). However, HIV is a complex chronic condition associated with a myriad of concurrent conditions. The “Real-world Insights of PLHIV Shared through Electronic devices” (RISE) study was a cross-sectional survey designed to obtain an up-to-date understanding of the unmet needs in virally suppressed PLHIV. METHODS: Participants completed the survey on a mobile application downloaded directly to their device. The survey included a sociodemographic and clinical section, and seven validated patient-reported outcome measures. The current analysis was limited to Functional Assessment of HIV Infection (FAHI) total and domain scores as well as the Patient Satisfaction Questionnaire (PSQ-18) accessibility and convenience domain. A two-point difference in the FAHI domain scores and a five-point difference in the total score are generally considered clinically meaningful and were used as benchmarks for comparisons. RESULTS: Most of the sample (n = 1,226) were virally suppressed (VS) (92%), male (81%), White (53%), homosexual (77%), and reported some type of mental health condition (90%). On average participants were 46±11 years old and had been diagnosed with HIV 14.3±9.6 years ago. VS participants with a mental health condition reported significantly lower quality of life (QoL) than participants without a mental health condition, except on the FAHI social well-being and cognitive functioning scores (Table 1). VS participants with depression reported lower QoL even when controlling for key demographic variables (F= 278.3; P < 0.0001; R(2)=.77). CONCLUSION: While treatment and care for PLHIV has improved in recent years, there remain significant unmet needs. Although achieving VS significantly improves the QoL of PLHIV, additional attention should be placed on the role of mental health and well-being, especially as individuals age while living with HIV. These results highlight the need to understand factors contributing to decreased HRQoL in PLHIV, and the importance of addressing these factors in clinical care. [Image: see text] DISCLOSURES: All authors: No reported disclosures.