Racial differences in health and cognition as a function of HIV among older adults.
April D ThamesRodolfo NunezTheodore F RoblesMichael R IrwinDamla SenturkPublished in: The Clinical neuropsychologist (2021)
Study results underscore the importance of considering HIV serostatus in studies examining racial disparities in health, and how multiple medical risks relate to cognitive outcomes. Neuropsychologists evaluating patients living with HIV should consider how the presence of multiple medical comorbidities may contribute to the course of cognitive decline as people age.
Keyphrases
- cognitive decline
- healthcare
- mild cognitive impairment
- antiretroviral therapy
- hiv positive
- hiv infected
- public health
- end stage renal disease
- hiv testing
- human immunodeficiency virus
- hepatitis c virus
- hiv aids
- mental health
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- human health
- chronic kidney disease
- men who have sex with men
- health information
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- african american
- metabolic syndrome
- south africa
- adipose tissue
- affordable care act