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Growing older with HIV/AIDS: New public health challenges

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  • Cahill, S.
  • Valadéz, R.

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At present, the health care infrastructure is ill-equipped to handle the unique treatment and care needs of HIVpositive older adults. The long-term effects of antiretroviral use are still being discovered and have been associated with a number of comorbidities. Stigma presents challenges for those in need of services and health care, and can significantly affect mental health and treatment adherence. The training of elder service providers and health care providers in meeting the needs of HIV-positive older adults, including gay and transgender people, is needed as the population ages. HIV-related and antigay stigma should be challenged by social marketing campaigns. Continued researchandkeypolicychanges could greatly improve health outcomes for HIV-positive elderly persons by increasing access to treatment and support.

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  • Cahill, S. & Valadéz, R., 2013. "Growing older with HIV/AIDS: New public health challenges," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 103(3), pages 7-15.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:10.2105/ajph.2012.301161_0
    DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2012.301161
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    1. Charles A Emlet & Mark Brennan‐Ing, 2020. "Is There no Place for Us? The Psychosocial Challenges and Rewards of Aging with HIV," Journal of Elder Policy, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 1(1), pages 69-95, June.
    2. Senay Topal & Patrick Richard & John Young & Anuradha Ganesan & Todd Gleeson & Jason Blaylock & Jason F. Okulicz & Xiuping Chu & Brian K. Agan, 2024. "Mandated checkups, knowledge of own health status, and chronic care utilization: The effect of HIV medical evaluation mandates on healthcare quality and expenditure in a US‐single payer system," Health Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 33(1), pages 59-81, January.
    3. Phan Sok & Mary V. Seeman & Rosane Nisenbaum & James Watson & Sean B. Rourke & on behalf of the PSHP Team, 2021. "Four-Year Trajectories of Health-Related Quality of Life in People Living with HIV: Impact of Unmet Basic Needs across Age Groups in Positive Spaces, Healthy Places," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(22), pages 1-16, November.
    4. Gina Turrini & Stephanie S Chan & Pamela W Klein & Stacy M Cohen & Antigone Dempsey & Heather Hauck & Laura W Cheever & Andre R Chappel, 2020. "Assessing the health status and mortality of older people over 65 with HIV," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 15(11), pages 1-20, November.
    5. Elaine Fay Williams & Kathleen Ferrer & Marlene A. Lee & Kimberly Bright & Keetra Williams & Natella Y. Rakhmanina, 2017. "Growing up with perinatal human immunodeficiency virus—A life not expected," Journal of Clinical Nursing, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 26(23-24), pages 4734-4744, December.

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