Is the risk of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias among U.S. veterans influenced by the intersectionality of housing status, HIV/AIDS, hepatitis C, and psychiatric disorders?

Hind A BeydounDorota SzymkowiakRebecca KinneyMay A BeydounAlan B ZondermanJack Tsai

Published in: The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences (2024)

Among older veterans, ADRD diagnoses over 5 years were less among those with HIV/AIDS, but more among those with homelessness/housing instability, and these relationships were partly explained by hepatitis C and psychiatric disorders.

Keyphrases

hiv aids
mental illness
antiretroviral therapy
mental health
human immunodeficiency virus
cognitive decline
hiv infected
mild cognitive impairment
hepatitis c virus