Factors Related to Multidimensional Frailty Among Hispanic People Living With HIV Aged 50 Years and Above: A Cross-sectional Study

• Published in: The Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care Vol. 34; no. 3; pp. 259 - 269
• Main Authors: Iriarte, Evelyn, Cianelli, Rosina, De Santis, Joseph P., Alamian, Arsham, Castro, Jose Guillermo, Matsuda, Yui, Araya, Alejandra-Ximena
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Wolters Kluwer 01.05.2023; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Ovid Technologies
• Subjects: Aged; Cross-Sectional Studies; Frail; Frail Elderly; Frailty; Frailty - epidemiology; Frailty - etiology; Geriatric Assessment - methods; Hispanic or Latino; Hispanic people; HIV; HIV Infections - complications; HIV Infections - epidemiology; Human immunodeficiency virus; Humans; Latin American cultural groups; Mental depression; Older people; Psychosocial factors; Sociodemographics

Among Hispanics, frailty has been extensively studied as a physical syndrome associated with an increased risk for adverse outcomes. Because of additional barriers to accessing care, the impact of frailty may be even more significant for people living with HIV (PLWH). Multidimensional frailty among...