title: A comparison of medication management between older and younger adults living with HIV.
abstract: The aims of this study were to examine differences in medication management between older and younger adults living with HIV and to examine the relationship between age and cognitive ability, depressive symptoms, and self-efficacy on medication management. This research utilized a descriptive-correlational, cross-sectional design to compare medication management between older and younger adults living with HIV and to describe differences in predictive factors of cognition, depressive symptoms, and self-efficacy on medication management. Results indicated that both older and younger adults had poor medication management skills and high rates of mild cognitive impairment. While older adults performed worse on the medication management test than younger adults, the results were not statistically significant. In both older and younger adults, cognitive ability and depressive symptoms were predictors of medication management, with cognitive ability being the strongest predictor for both groups. Cognitive ability was a stronger predictor for older adults than for younger adults.
authors.forename: Judy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Frain
authors.forename: Margaret
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Barton-Burke
authors.forename: Jean
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bachman
authors.forename: Marilyn D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: King
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Klebert
authors.forename: Kuei-Hsiang
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Hsueh
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Frain
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D003071:Cognition; D060825:Cognitive Dysfunction / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003863:Depression / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D055118:Medication Adherence / Q000523:psychology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012044:Regression Analysis; D020377:Self Efficacy; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016903:Drug Monitoring
keywords: adherence; aging; cognitive ability; depression; medication management; self-efficacy