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- Title
Caring for Older Adults with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus.
- Authors
Sangarlangkarn, Aroonsiri; Appelbaum, Jonathan S.
- Abstract
Increasing proportions of older adults are living with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). It is estimated that more than 50% of individuals with HIV in the United States are aged 50 and older. Part of this group consists of individuals who have aged with chronic HIV infection, but a large proportion also results from new HIV diagnosis, with approximately 17% of new HIV diagnoses in 2013 occurring in individuals aged 50 and older. Although many of the recommendations on management of HIV infection are not age-specific, individuals with HIV aged 50 and older differ from their younger counterparts in many aspects, including immune response to antiretroviral therapy, multimorbidity, antiretroviral toxicities, and diagnostic considerations. This article outline these differences, offers a strategy on how to care for this unique population, and provides special considerations for problem-based management of individuals with HIV aged 50 and older.
- Subjects
UNITED States; OLDER HIV-positive persons; MEDICAL care for older people; CLINICAL medicine; MEDICAL care of the chronically ill; DIAGNOSIS of HIV infections; CHRONIC disease treatment; IMMUNE response; ANTIRETROVIRAL agents; MEDICAL care; AGING; COMBINATION drug therapy; CHRONIC diseases; HIV infections; SEXUAL health; IMMUNIZATION; PATIENTS; COMORBIDITY
- Publication
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 2016, Vol 64, Issue 11, p2322
- ISSN
0002-8614
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/jgs.14584