Improving the adherence to antiretroviral therapy, a difficult but essential task for a successful HIV treatment—clinical points of view and practical considerations

SA Iacob, DG Iacob, G Jugulete - Frontiers in pharmacology, 2017 - frontiersin.org
HIV infection is responsible for one the most devastating human pandemics. The advent of
antiretroviral therapy has changed the course of the pandemic and saved millions of lives …

Substance use among older people living with HIV: Challenges for health care providers

S Deren, T Cortes, VV Dickson… - Frontiers in public …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Older people living with HIV (OPLWH) have higher rates of substance use (tobacco, alcohol,
and other drugs) than their HIV-negative peers. Addressing health care needs of OPLWH …

A comparison of pain, fatigue, and function between post–COVID-19 condition, fibromyalgia, and chronic fatigue syndrome: A survey study

S Haider, AJ Janowski, JB Lesnak, K Hayashi… - Pain, 2023 - journals.lww.com
A growing number of individuals report prolonged symptoms following acute Coronavirus-19
(COVID-19) infection, known as post–COVID-19 condition (post-COVID-19). While studies …

Associations between internalized and anticipated HIV stigma and depression symptoms among people living with HIV in China: a four-wave longitudinal model

GF Yuan, CC Tam, X Yang, S Qiao, X Li, Z Shen… - AIDS and Behavior, 2023 - Springer
Previous research has documented that HIV-related stigma (eg, internalized and anticipated
stigma) is detrimental to the mental health of people living with HIV (PLWH). However …

Influence of life satisfaction on quality of life: mediating roles of depression and anxiety among cardiovascular disease patients

S Mei, Z Qin, Y Yang, T Gao, H Ren… - Clinical Nursing …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
The present study aimed to determine the mediating effects of depression and anxiety on the
association between life satisfaction and quality of life. We used the Patient Health …

Depression and aging with HIV: associations with health-related quality of life and positive psychological factors

AS Rooney, RC Moore, EW Paolillo, B Gouaux… - Journal of affective …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Depression is prevalent among persons living with HIV (PLWH). This study
investigated the relationships between depressive symptomatology, health-related quality of …

A multilevel examination of sleep, depression, and quality of life in people living with HIV/AIDS

BG Rogers, JS Lee, SA Bainter… - Journal of health …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Sleep problems are prevalent in people living with HIV/AIDS; however, few studies examine
how poor sleep affects mental health and quality of life longitudinally. A sample of people …

Assessing the health status and mortality of older people over 65 with HIV

G Turrini, SS Chan, PW Klein, SM Cohen, A Dempsey… - PloS one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Background Nearly half of people with HIV in the United States are 50 years or older, and
this proportion is growing. Between 2012 and 2016, the largest percent increase in the …

Short-term binge drinking, marijuana, and recreational drug use trajectories in a prospective cohort of people living with HIV at the start of COVID-19 mitigation efforts …

S Meanley, SK Choi, AB Thompson, JL Meyers… - Drug and alcohol …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, HIV experts suggested that an increase
in mental health diagnoses and substance use among people living with HIV (PLHIV) may …

Quality of life of older adults and associated factors in Ghanaian urban slums: a cross-sectional study

PYA Attafuah, I Everink, AA Abuosi, C Lohrmann… - BMJ open, 2022 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective This study provides insight into the quality of life (QoL) of older adults living in
urban slums in Ghana. Design The study employed a community-based, cross-sectional …