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Chaminuka AS, Prybutok G, Prybutok VR, Senn WD. Systematic Review: HIV, Aging, and Housing-A North American Perspective, 2012-2023. Healthcare (Basel) 2024; 12:992. [PMID: 38786403 PMCID: PMC11121341 DOI: 10.3390/healthcare12100992] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2024] [Revised: 04/29/2024] [Accepted: 05/08/2024] [Indexed: 05/25/2024] Open
Abstract
Advances in anti-retroviral therapy (ART) have decreased mortality rates and subsequently led to a rise in the number of HIV-positive people living longer. The housing experiences of this new population of interest-older adults (50 years and older) living with HIV-are under-researched. Understanding the housing experiences and unmet needs of older people with HIV can better provide comprehensive care services for them. This study's systematic review evaluated the peer-reviewed literature reporting housing access/insecurity/assistance/options, housing impact, and unmet needs of older individuals living with HIV in North America from 2012 to 2023. Furthermore, Latent Semantic Analysis (LSA), a text-mining technique, and Singular Value Decomposition (SVD) for text clustering were utilized to examine unstructured data from the abstracts selected from the review. The goal was to allow for a better understanding of the relationships between terms in the articles and the identification of emerging public health key themes affecting older adults living with HIV. The results of text clustering yielded two clusters focusing on (1) improvements to housing and healthcare services access and policies and (2) unmet needs-social support, mental health, finance, food, and sexuality insecurities. Topic modeling demonstrated four topics, which we themed to represent (1) a holistic care approach; (2) insecurities-food, financial, sexuality, and other basic needs; (3) access to housing and treatment/care; and (4) homelessness and HIV-related health outcomes. Stable housing, food, and healthcare services access and availability are critical elements to incorporating comprehensive, holistic healthcare for older adults living with HIV. The aging population requires high-priority policies for accessible and equitable healthcare. Clinicians and policymakers should address individual barriers, adopt a patient-centered approach, increase doctor visits, provide competency training, ensure long-term follow-up, involve families, and improve patient education in care management, contributing to HIV/AIDS geriatric care models.
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Affiliation(s)
- Arthur S. Chaminuka
- Department of Rehabilitation and Health Services, University of North Texas, Denton, TX 76205, USA;
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- Department of Rehabilitation and Health Services, University of North Texas, Denton, TX 76205, USA;
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- G. Brint Ryan College of Business and Toulouse Graduate School, University of North Texas, Denton, TX 76205, USA
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- Dr. Sam Pack College of Business, Tarleton State University, Stephenville, TX 76401, USA;
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Zdanowicz MM, Valdes B, Salani D. Management of HIV in the older adults: Clinical and public health challenge. Public Health Nurs 2024; 41:406-415. [PMID: 38323718 DOI: 10.1111/phn.13288] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2023] [Revised: 01/13/2024] [Accepted: 01/18/2024] [Indexed: 02/08/2024]
Abstract
As a result of significant advances in antiretroviral therapy (ART), the number of people living with human immunodeficiency virus (PLWH) who are alive well into their senior years has increased significantly in recent years. While increased life expectancy is a highly desired outcome for PLWH, it brings with it a number of challenges that are only now starting to be understood and fully appreciated. These challenges include higher rates of co-morbidities, polypharmacy, drug side effects, and cognitive deficits, as well as numerous psychosocial issues such as stigma, loneliness, and depression. Older PLWH also face challenges related to housing, health insurance, and long-term care. This review will discuss many of the challenges faced by older PLWH and present clinical and public health responses with suggested interventions that may improve outcomes for this population.
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Affiliation(s)
- Martin M Zdanowicz
- Professor of Phamaceutical and Appplied Life Science, Keck Graduate Institute, School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Claremont, California, USA
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- Associate Professor of Clinical, University of Miami School of Nursing and Health Studies, Coral Gables, Florida, USA
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- Professor of Clinical, University of Miami School of Nursing and Health Studies, Coral Gables, Florida, USA
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Frey E, Johnston CD, Siegler EL. Treatment Regimens and Care Models for Older Patients Living with HIV: Are We Doing Enough? HIV AIDS (Auckl) 2023; 15:191-208. [PMID: 37153650 PMCID: PMC10155713 DOI: 10.2147/hiv.s311613] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2023] [Accepted: 04/24/2023] [Indexed: 05/10/2023] Open
Abstract
With improved access to antiretroviral therapy throughout the world, people are aging with HIV, and a large portion of the global population of people with HIV (PWH) is now age 50 or older. Older PWH experience more comorbidities, aging-related syndromes, mental health challenges, and difficulties accessing fundamental needs than the population of older adults without HIV. As a result, ensuring that older PWH are receiving comprehensive healthcare can often be overwhelming for both PWH and the providers. Although there is a growing literature addressing the needs of this population, gaps remain in care delivery and research. In this paper, we suggest seven key components to any healthcare program designed to address the needs of older people with HIV: management of HIV, comorbidity screening and treatment, primary care coordination and planning, attention to aging related-syndromes, optimization of functional status, support of behavioral health, and improved access to basic needs and services. We review many of the difficulties and controversies related to the implementation of these components, which include the absence of screening guidelines for this population and the challenges of care integration, and we suggest key next steps.
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- Emily Frey
- Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell/New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY, USA
- Correspondence: Emily Frey, Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, 505 East 70th Street, New York, NY, 10021, USA, Tel +1 212 746 4749, Fax +1 212 746 4609, Email
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Division of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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Olivieri-Mui B, Wilson I, Shi S, Montano M, McCarthy EP, Oh G, Kim DH. Geriatric Conditions Associated with Nonadherence to Antiretroviral Therapy Among Older People with HIV: The Importance of Frailty. AIDS Patient Care STDS 2022; 36:226-235. [PMID: 35687816 PMCID: PMC9242718 DOI: 10.1089/apc.2022.0040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
Abstract
Poor compliance with medications is a growing concern in geriatric care and is increasingly more relevant among people living with HIV (PLWH) as they age. Our goal was to understand geriatric conditions associated with antiretroviral therapy (ART) nonadherence in a Medicare population of older PLWH. We analyzed Medicare data from PLWH aged 50 years or older who were continuously enrolled in fee-for-service Medicare from January 1, 2014 to June 30, 2015. Prevalent geriatric conditions (dementia, depression, falls, hip fracture, sensory deficits, osteoporosis, orthostatic hypotension, urinary incontinence, frailty) were identified in January 1, 2014-December 31, 2014. ART nonadherence was defined as <80% proportion of days covered (PDC) by at least two ART medications in January 1, 2015-June 30, 2015. We examined geriatric condition association with nonadherence using lowest Akaike Information Criterion multi-variate logistic models, controlling for age, sex, race, census region, substance use, Medicaid eligibility, and polypharmacy. Of 8778 PLWH, 23% (n = 2042) had <80% PDC. The average age was 60 years (standard deviation ±8), and >70% were males. In adjusted models, age was not associated with nonadherence, frailty status was the only geriatric condition associated with nonadherence [robust: reference, prefrail odds ratio (OR): 0.97, confidence interval (95% CI) 0.86-1.10, frail OR: 1.34 95% CI 1.11-1.61], and odds of nonadherence were lower for polypharmacy [OR: 0.48 (0.43-0.54)]. Our findings suggest that patient-centered care plans aimed at improving ART adherence among older PLWH would benefit from long-term surveillance; a deeper understanding of the role of frailty and polypharmacy, even at chronologically younger ages in PLWH.
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- Brianne Olivieri-Mui
- The Roux Inst and Department of Health Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.,The Marcus Institute for Aging Research, Hebrew SeniorLife, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.,Address correspondence to: Brianne Olivieri-Mui, MPH, PhD, The Roux Inst and Department of Health Sciences, Northeastern University, 360 Huntington Avenue, 316a Robinson Hall, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Department of Health Services, Policy and Practice, Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
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- The Marcus Institute for Aging Research, Hebrew SeniorLife, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- The Marcus Institute for Aging Research, Hebrew SeniorLife, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- The Marcus Institute for Aging Research, Hebrew SeniorLife, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- The Marcus Institute for Aging Research, Hebrew SeniorLife, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Justice AC, Tate JP. Ageing with and without HIV: will advanced age bring equity or greater disparity? J Int AIDS Soc 2019; 22:e25400. [PMID: 31571414 PMCID: PMC6769376 DOI: 10.1002/jia2.25400] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2019] [Accepted: 09/10/2019] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Amy C Justice
- Veterans Affairs Connecticut Healthcare SystemWest HavenCTUSA
- School of MedicineYale UniversityNew HavenCTUSA
- School of Public HealthYale UniversityNew HavenCTUSA
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- Veterans Affairs Connecticut Healthcare SystemWest HavenCTUSA
- School of MedicineYale UniversityNew HavenCTUSA
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