Who cares? Implications of care-giving and-receiving by HIV-infected or-affected older people on functional disability and emotional wellbeing

M Nyirenda, M Evandrou, P Mutevedzi… - Ageing & …, 2015 - cambridge.org
This paper examines how care-giving to adults and/or children and care-receiving is
associated with the health and wellbeing of older people aged 50+ in rural South Africa …

Caregiving responsibilities and burden among older people by HIV status and other determinants in Uganda

J Mugisha, F Scholten, S Owilla, N Naidoo, J Seeley… - AIDS care, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Older caregivers have major caregiving responsibilities in countries severely affected by the
HIV epidemic, but little is known about their own health and well-being. We conducted this …

Older adult caregivers to people with HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa: a review of literature and policy implications for change

F Njororai, WWS Njororai - International Journal of Health …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
The emergence and spread of HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) impacted a large
proportion of adults in their prime age resulting in deaths that have led to over 5 million …

The plight of older persons as caregivers to people infected/affected by HIV/AIDS: evidence from Uganda

R Ssengonzi - Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology, 2007 - Springer
This paper describes the challenges faced by elderly persons (50 years and above) in
Uganda, as parents and/or relatives of persons infected by HIV and as caregivers of the …

Gender differentials on the health consequences of care-giving to people with AIDS-related illness among older informal carers in two slums in Nairobi, Kenya

G Chepngeno-Langat, N Madise, M Evandrou… - Aids Care, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
Informal caregivers, most often older people, provide valuable care and support for people ill
due to AIDS, especially in poor-resource settings with inadequate health care systems and …

Explaining perceived ability among older people to provide care as a result of HIV and AIDS in South Africa

H Boon, S James, RAC Ruiter, B van den Borne… - AIDS care, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract In South Africa, older people have become the primary caregivers of children and
grandchildren infected or affected by HIV and AIDS. This study explores the determinants of …

Health, wellbeing, and disability among older people infected or affected by HIV in Uganda and South Africa

M Nyirenda, ML Newell, J Mugisha… - Global health …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Objective: To describe and compare the health status, emotional wellbeing, and functional
status of older people in Uganda and South Africa who are HIV infected or affected by HIV in …

The burden of caring: an exploratory study of the older persons caring for adult children with AIDS-related illnesses in rural communities in South Africa

M Ntuli, S Madiba - International journal of environmental research and …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Since the start of the HIV and AIDS epidemic, very little research has been conducted on the
older persons' provision of HIV-related care to adult children. This is despite the fact that a …

HIV/AIDS and older adults in Cameroon: Emerging issues and implications for caregiving and policy-making

PL Tanyi, A Pelser, J Okeibunor - SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of …, 2018 - ajol.info
The burden of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and acquired immune
deficiency syndrome (AIDS) on the elderly population in three divisions within the Northwest …

A systematic review of psychosocial interventions for older adults living with HIV

A Bhochhibhoya, S Harrison, S Yonce, DB Friedman… - AIDS care, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
The rapidly growing segment of older adults living with HIV faces unique set of psychosocial
challenges that may differ from their younger counterparts. The objective of this review is to …