May 5, 2020 | Box 3
ASSOCIATIONS WITH LONELINESS IN OLDER ADULTS WITH HIV Loneliness affects the risk of disease and death in older people with HIV. It is important to identify factors associated with loneliness. The present study addressed this issue in adults 50 years old...
Mar 26, 2020 | Box 3
FACTORS THAT IMPROVE RESILIENCE IN OLDER ADULTS LIVING WITH HIV IN THE DEEP SOUTH Having effective levels of resilience help older adults manage the challenges of having multiple chronic conditions (cardiac disease, osteoporosis, cancer etc.) plus HIV. This study...
Mar 18, 2020 | Box 3
HOME-BASED EXERCISE REDUCES FALLS Falls become more common as we age. The CDC reports that deaths due to falls have been increasing in the USA. In fact, the CDC reports that falls are the number one cause of fatal and non-fatal injuries in Americans age 65 and older....
Feb 3, 2020 | Box 3
POOR SUBSTANCE USE TREATMENT IN VETERANS Substance use disorder is known to be common but treatment low in adults with HIV. In order to address this issue a large study of US Veterans was done. It included about 53,000 veterans with HIV and a matched comparison group...
Mar 22, 2019 | Box 3
Most of us accept that more exercise is good for our health. The question is how to do it and how much walking exercise is necessary. Walking is an almost universal physical activity that should be beneficial. A group of 16,742 women with an average age of 72 was...
