The relationship between employment and neuropsychological impairment in HIV infection.
The relationship between neurocognitive impairment and employment in a cohort of 130 predominantly symptomatic individuals with HIV-1 infection was examined. Participants were classified as employed (full or part-time for pay) or unemployed (N = 64) and administered a neuropsychological test battery. When covarying for CD4 count, age, and physical limitations, the results revealed that unemployed men performed below that of employed participants on tasks of memory, set shifting-cognitive flexibility, and psychomotor speed. The results are discussed within the context of similar findings in other illnesses.
van Gorp
W G
WG
Weill Medical College, Cornell University, New York, NY 10021, USA. wvangorp@mail.med.cornell.edu
Baerwald
J P
JP
Ferrando
S J
SJ
McElhiney
M C
MC
Rabkin
J G
JG
D000328:Adult; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000523:psychology; D004651:Employment; D006679:HIV Seropositivity / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D012720:Severity of Illness Index