Incorporating physical activity in the comprehensive care of people living with HIV starting antiretroviral therapy: Insights from a specialized care setting in São Paulo, Brazil.
Ardiles Vitor SantosElisabete Cristina Morandi SantosCamila Melo PiconeTulio Gamio DiasSandra Maria Lima RibeiroAlex Antonio FlorindoAluísio Augusto Cotrim SeguradoPublished in: PloS one (2021)
We conclude that patients in our cohort were insufficiently active when starting ART, and that PA was poorly addressed by caretakers in routine HIV care. Nevertheless, social support and self-efficacy scores suggest potential for behavioral change. Caregivers should therefore start considering patients' vulnerabilities and establishing strategies to help them overcome barriers to incorporate PA in their comprehensive care effectively.
Keyphrases
- palliative care
- end stage renal disease
- social support
- healthcare
- newly diagnosed
- antiretroviral therapy
- physical activity
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- depressive symptoms
- quality improvement
- prognostic factors
- hiv infected
- body mass index
- pain management
- patient reported outcomes
- chronic pain
- hiv infected patients
- human health