title: Comorbidities of HIV-1/AIDS in adults.
abstract: The comorbid diagnoses associated with illness due to human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) are cumulative, multiple, and varied. These diagnoses start with primary infection, then progress to symptomatic illness and finally to AIDS-indicator diseases. The author reviews this progression and additional variables such as preexisting health problems, socioeconomic status, health insurance coverage, and educational level. Based on an understanding of the preexisting problems, as well as the HIV-1 trajectory, the author outlines the implications for future nursing education, practice, and research.
authors.affiliation: Visiting Nurse Service of New York, NY.
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Ungvarski
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000150:complications; D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D000328:Adult; D015897:Comorbidity; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007348:Insurance, Health; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D015819:Substance Abuse, Intravenous / Q000150:complications