title: The relationship between employment and neuropsychological impairment in HIV infection.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Weill Medical College, Cornell University, New York, NY 10021, USA. wvangorp@mail.med.cornell.edu
authors.forename: W G
authors.initials: WG
authors.lastname: van Gorp
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Baerwald
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Ferrando
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: McElhiney
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Rabkin
mesh_terms: 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