Aging with HIV: clinical considerations for an emerging population.
Since the advent of highly active antiretroviral therapy, HIV infection has become a chronic, albeit life-threatening, condition that can be managed; therefore, more and more people are growing older with HIV. Although little research has been conducted on how HIV infection and the aging process interact to affect patient care and well-being, the bodies of literature pertaining to gerontology and HIV and AIDS offer some guidance. It can be helpful for the nurse to have a brief overview of some common concerns--in particular, the potential for drug interactions or toxicities, cognitive declines, and emotional problems--that nurses and other health care professionals are likely to face when providing care to older adults with HIV.
Vance
David E
DE
School of Nursing at University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA. devance@uab.edu
D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology / Q000523:psychology; D023241:Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000150:complications; D015897:Comorbidity; D018450:Disease Progression; D004347:Drug Interactions; D005851:Geriatric Nursing; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008136:Longevity; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000150:complications; D024802:Nurse's Role; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology