Multidimensional Frailty, Quality of Life and Self-Management in Aging Hispanics Living With HIV

An observational cross-sectional study was conducted to examine multidimensional frailty and its potential impact on quality of life (QOL) in aging Hispanic people living with HIV (PLWH) and assess the extent to which HIV self-management moderates this association. The sample included 120 Hispanic P...

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Published inJournal of applied gerontology Vol. 43; no. 7; pp. 899 - 909
Main Authors Iriarte, Evelyn, Cianelli, Rosina, De Santis, Joseph P., Alamian, Arsham, Castro, Jose G., Matsuda, Yui, Araya, Alejandra-X.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.07.2024
SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
Subjects
Aged
Aging
Aging - psychology
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Frail Elderly - psychology
Frailty
Frailty - ethnology
Hispanic or Latino - psychology
HIV
HIV Infections - ethnology
HIV Infections - psychology
HIV Infections - therapy
Human immunodeficiency virus
Humans
Male
Management
Middle Aged
Quality of Life
Self-Management
Structural equation modeling
frailty
older
HIV
quality of life
self-management
Hispanic
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Summary:An observational cross-sectional study was conducted to examine multidimensional frailty and its potential impact on quality of life (QOL) in aging Hispanic people living with HIV (PLWH) and assess the extent to which HIV self-management moderates this association. The sample included 120 Hispanic PLWH aged 50 years and older (M = 59.11; SD = 7.04). The structural equation modeling analyses demonstrated that multidimensional frailty was significantly related to QOL in its two dimensions, physical and mental (p < .001). The relationship between multidimensional frailty and mental and physical QOL remained significant even after controlling for confounders (age and gender). The moderator analyses indicated no statistically significant moderator effect of HIV self-management on multidimensional frailty and mental or physical QOL. These study results have practical implications that highlight the need for early screening for frailty with a multidimensional focus. Age-appropriate and culturally tailored interventions to prevent or mitigate multidimensional frailty may improve QOL.
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ISSN:0733-4648
1552-4523
1552-4523
DOI:10.1177/07334648231211743