{"title":"Challenges of HIV Management in an Aging Population.","authors":"Ashmitha Thomas, Jennifer F Hoy","doi":"10.1007/s11904-024-00718-9","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose of review: </strong>Potent, well tolerated and simple to administer antiretroviral therapy (ART) has resulted in significant improvement in life expectancy for people with HIV. The increased lifespan does not necessarily equate to improved healthspan with increased rates of comorbidities, frailty and geriatric syndrome experienced by older people with HIV. This review explores the challenges in prevention and management of multimorbidity and geriatric syndrome with the ultimate goal of improving health and quality of life through holistic care.</p><p><strong>Recent findings: </strong>Recent studies have drawn attention to the multifactorial nature of most comorbidities experienced by people with HIV. Adverse effects of contemporary ART, combined with lifestyle factors of smoking, excess alcohol and other substance use, chronic immune activation and inflammation associated with chronic HIV infection and other co-infections, all impact multimorbidity and geriatric syndromes. The complex healthcare needs of the aging population of people with HIV will require comprehensive, multidisciplinary integrated models of care.</p>","PeriodicalId":10930,"journal":{"name":"Current HIV/AIDS Reports","volume":"22 1","pages":"8"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7000,"publicationDate":"2024-12-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Current HIV/AIDS Reports","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11904-024-00718-9","RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"INFECTIOUS DISEASES","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Purpose of review: Potent, well tolerated and simple to administer antiretroviral therapy (ART) has resulted in significant improvement in life expectancy for people with HIV. The increased lifespan does not necessarily equate to improved healthspan with increased rates of comorbidities, frailty and geriatric syndrome experienced by older people with HIV. This review explores the challenges in prevention and management of multimorbidity and geriatric syndrome with the ultimate goal of improving health and quality of life through holistic care.
Recent findings: Recent studies have drawn attention to the multifactorial nature of most comorbidities experienced by people with HIV. Adverse effects of contemporary ART, combined with lifestyle factors of smoking, excess alcohol and other substance use, chronic immune activation and inflammation associated with chronic HIV infection and other co-infections, all impact multimorbidity and geriatric syndromes. The complex healthcare needs of the aging population of people with HIV will require comprehensive, multidisciplinary integrated models of care.
期刊介绍:
This journal intends to provide clear, insightful, balanced contributions by international experts that review the most important, recently published clinical findings related to the diagnosis, treatment, management, and prevention of HIV/AIDS.
We accomplish this aim by appointing international authorities to serve as Section Editors in key subject areas, such as antiretroviral therapies, behavioral aspects of management, and metabolic complications and comorbidity. Section Editors, in turn, select topics for which leading experts contribute comprehensive review articles that emphasize new developments and recently published papers of major importance, highlighted by annotated reference lists. An international Editorial Board reviews the annual table of contents, suggests articles of special interest to their country/region, and ensures that topics are current and include emerging research. Commentaries from well-known figures in the field are also provided.