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General Reports
     

       Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

 
Too old to test? Prevalence and correlates of HIV testing among the sexually active older adults.
Oraka E, Mason S, Xia M.
J Gerontol Soc Work. 2018 Mar 27:1
Abstract

The Role of Mitochondrial DNA Variation in Age-Related Decline in Gait Speed Among Older Men Living with HIV.
Sun J, Brown TT, Samuels DC, Hulgan T, et al
Clin Infect Dis. 2018 Feb 22.

Abstract

"The Journey I Have Been Through": The Role of Religion and Spirituality in Aging Well Among HIV-Positive Older Adults.
Emlet CA, Harris L, Pierpaoli CM, Furlotte C.
Res Aging. 2018 Mar;40(3):257-280
Abstract

Loneliness in Older Adults Living with HIV.
Greene M, Hessol NA, Perissinotto C,  
 
AIDS Behav
. 2017 Nov 18.
Abstract

Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes Among Older Women with HIV.
Frazier EL, Sutton MY, Tie Y, et a
l 
J Womens Health (Larchmt)
. 2017 Aug 24
Abstract

Assessment of recent HIV testing among older adults in the United States.
Guo Y, Sims OT.
Soc Work Health Care. 2017 Jul 11:1-10.
Abstract

Older people with HIV enter uncharted territory.
Porter L
.
Nurs Older People
. 2017 Feb 28;29(2):14.
Abstract

Older people with HIV face stigma.
[No authors listed]
Nurs Older People. 2017 Feb 28;29(2):6.
Abstract

Faces of Frailty in Aging with HIV Infection.
Thurn M, Gustafson DR.
Curr HIV/AIDS Rep. 2017 Feb 16
Abstract

Predictors and Barriers to Mental Health Treatment Utilization Among Older Veterans Living With HIV.
Moore RC, Marquine MJ, Straus E, et al

Prim Care Companion CNS Disord
. 2017 Feb 2;
Abstract

Loneliness in Older Black Adults with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Is Associated with Poorer Cognition.
Han SD, Adeyemi O, Wilson RS, et al
Gerontology. 2017 Jan 27.
Abstract

Feasibility and Acceptability of Ecological Momentary Assessment of Daily Functioning Among Older Adults with HIV.
Moore RC, Kaufmann CN, Rooney AS,
et al
Am J Geriatr Psychiatry
. 2016 Dec 1.
Abstract

HIV-related shame and health-related quality of life among older, HIV-positive adults.
Vincent W, Fang X, Calabrese SK, et al 
J Behav Med. 2016 Nov 30
Abstract

Stigma in an Aging Context.
Emlet CA.
Interdiscip Top Gerontol Geriatr. 2017;42:144-158.
Abstract

Mental Health, Psychosocial Challenges and Resilience in Older Adults Living with HIV.
Halkitis PN, Krause KD, Vieira DL
.

 Interdiscip Top Gerontol Geriatr
. 2017;42:187-203.
Abstract

Social Support Systems and Social Network Characteristics of Older Adults with HIV.
Brennan-Ing M, Seidel L, Karpiak SE.

Interdiscip Top Gerontol Geriatr
. 2017;42:159-172.

Abstract

Behavioral Health.
Pantalone DW, Czajkowski SE, Taylor SW
.
Interdiscip Top Gerontol Geriat
r
. 2017;42:85-100.
Abstract

The Impact of Comorbidities, Depression, and Substance Use Problems on Quality of Life Among Older Adults Living With HIV.
Millar BM, Starks TJ, Gurung S, Parsons JT.
AIDS Behav. 2016 Nov 18.
Abstract

Chronic health conditions in Medicare beneficiaries 65 years and older with HIV infection.
Friedman EE, Duffus WA.

AIDS
. 2016 Oct 23;30(16):2529-2536.
Abstract

Exploring Experiences and Perceptions of Older African American Males Aging With HIV in the Rural Southern United States.
Blake BJ, Taylor GA, Sowell RL
Am J Mens Health. 2016 Aug 21.
Abstract

Frailty and Cause-Specific Hospitalization Among Persons Aging With HIV Infection and Injection Drug Use.
Piggott DA, Muzaale AD, Varadhan R, et al 

J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sc
i
. 2016 Aug 11.
Abstract

Chronic health conditions in Medicare beneficiaries 65 years and older with HIV infection.
Friedman EE, Duffus WA.

AIDS
. 2016 Jul 29.
Abstract

A Qualitative Study on Health Numeracy and Patient-Provider Communication of Laboratory Numbers in Older African Americans with HIV.
Gakumo CA, Raper JL, Cerice DK, et al
J Assoc Nurses AIDS Care. 2016 Jun 11
Abstract

Analysis of glutathione levels in the brain tissue samples from HIV-1-positive individuals and subject with Alzheimer's disease and its implication in the pathophysiology of the disease process.
Saing T, Lagman M, Castrillon J,

BBA Clin
. 2016 May 29;6:38-44.
Abstract

Geriatric Assessments And Association With Vacs Index Among HIV-Infected Older Adults In San Francisco.
John M, Greene M, Hessol NA, et al

J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr
. 2016 Mar 29
Abstract

Cancer Risk among the HIV-Infected Elderly in the United States.
Yanik EL, Katki HA, Engels EA.
AIDS. 2016 Mar 4.
Abstract

Correlates of Combination Antiretroviral Adherence Among Recently Diagnosed Older HIV-Infected Adults Between 50 and 64 years.
Abara WE, Adekeye OA, Xu J, et al  

AIDS Behav
. 2016 Feb 17.
Abstract

Common Factors and Depressive Symptom Relief Trajectories in Group Teletherapy for Persons Ageing with HIV.
Heckman TG, Heckman BD, Anderson T,et al 

Clin Psychol Psychother
. 2015 Nov 4.
Abstract

Stigma and Psychological Well-being Among Older Adults With HIV: The Impact of Spirituality and Integrative Health Approaches.
Porter KE, Brennan-Ing M, Burr JA,  et al
Gerontologist. 2015 Sep 1. pii: gnv128
Abstract

HIV Awareness and Knowledge among Viewers of a Documentary Film about HIV among Racial- or Ethnic-Minority Older Adults.
Ebor M, Murray A, Gaul Z, Sutton M.
Health Soc Work. 2015 Aug;40(3):217-24.
Abstract

FULL-TEXT  ARTICLE
Increased inflammation but similar physical composition and function in older-aged, HIV-1 infected subjects .
Wallet MA, Buford TW, Joseph AM, et al

BMC Immunol
. 2015 Jul 24;16(1):43.
Paper

Recent HIV Testing Prevalence, Determinants, and Disparities Among US Older Adult Respondents to the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System.
Ford CL, Godette DC, Mulatu MS, Gaines TL.
Sex Transm Dis. 2015 Aug;42(8):405-10
Abstract

Geriatric Syndromes in Older HIV-Infected Adults.
Greene M, Covinsky KE, Valcour V,  et al

J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr
. 2015 Jun 1;69(2):161-7.
Abstract

"Keep it simple": older African Americans' preferences for a health literacy intervention in HIV management.
Gakumo CA, Enah CC, Vance DE
Patient Prefer Adherence. 2015 Jan 29;9:217-223
Abstract

Successful Coping in Urban, Community-Dwelling Older Adults With HIV.
DeGrezia MG, Scrandis D.

J Assoc Nurses AIDS Care
. 2015 Mar-Apr;26(2):151-63.
Abstract

Social Capital and Sexual Risk-Taking Behaviors Among Older Adults in the United States.
Amin I.
J
Appl Gerontol
. 2014 Sep 22. 
Abstract
The Influence

 of Race and Comorbidity on the Timely Initiation of Antiretroviral Therapy Among Older Persons Living With HIV/AIDS
Abara WE, Smith L, Zhang S,  et al
Am J Public Health. 2014 Sep 11:e1-e7.
Abstract

Attitudes and Stereotypes Regarding Older Women and HIV Risk.
Beaulaurier R, Fortuna K, Lind D, Emlet CA.
J Women Aging. 2014 October-December;26(4):351-368.
Abstract

A history of alcohol dependence augments HIV-associated neurocognitive deficits in persons aged 60 and older.
Gongvatana A, Morgan EE, Iudicello JE,  et al

J Neurovirol
. 2014 Sep 9.
Abstract

Increased longevity in HIV: caring for older HIV-infected adults.
Ball SC.

Care Manag
J
. 2014;15(2):76-82.
Abstract

The Moderating Role of Sexual Identity in Group Teletherapy for Adults Aging with HIV.
Heckman BD, Lovejoy TI, Heckman TG,et al 
Behav Med. 2014;40(3):134-42.
Abstract

Smoking and HIV-related Health Issues among Older HIV-positive Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men.
Ompad DC, Kingdon M, Kupprat S,  et al

Behav Med
. 2014;40(3):99-107
Abstract

Substance Use and Sexual Risk Differences among Older Bisexual and Gay Men with HIV.
Brennan-Ing M, Porter KE, Seidel L, Karpiak SE.

Behav Med
. 2014;40(3):108-15
Abstract

Reflections on living with HIV over time: exploring the perspective of HIV-infected women over 50.
Psaros C, Barinas J, Robbins GK,  et al
Aging Ment Health. 2014 Jun 6:1-8.
Abstract

Patterns of substance use among HIV-positive adults over 50: Implications for treatment and medication adherence.
Parsons JT, Starks TJ, Millar BM,
Drug Alcohol Depend. 2014 Mar 19
Abstract

Alcohol and Associated Characteristics among Older Persons Living with HIV on Antiretroviral Therapy.
Williams EC, Bradley KA, Balderson BH,  et al

Subst Abus
. 2014 Mar 13.
Abstract

Polypharmacy, Drug-Drug Interactions, and Potentially Inappropriate Medications in Older Adults with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection.
Greene M, Steinman MA, McNicholl IR, Valcour V.
J Am Geriatr Soc. 2014 Feb 27.
Abstract

A Comparison of Medication Management Between Older and Younger Adults Living With HIV.
Frain J, Barton-Burke M, Bachman J, et al

J Assoc Nurses AIDS Care
. 2014 Feb 19.  
Abstract

Cognitive Functioning and Driving Simulator Performance in Middle-aged and Older Adults With HIV.
Vance DE, Fazeli PL, Ball DA,  et al

J Assoc Nurses AIDS Care
. 2014 Mar-Apr;25(2):e11-26.
Abstract

Predictors of Improvement Following Speed of Processing Training in Middle-Aged and Older Adults With HIV: A Pilot Study.
Kaur J, Dodson JE, Steadman L, Vance DE.

J Neurosci Nurs
. 2014 Feb;46(1):23-33.
Abstract

Does Social Isolation Predict Hospitalization and Mortality Among HIV+ and Uninfected Older Veterans.
Greysen SR, Horwitz LI, Covinsky KE,  et al

J Am Geriatr Soc
. 2013 Aug 8.
Abstract

Attention HIV: older African American women define sexual risk.
McCord LR.
Cult Health Sex. 2013 Aug 8.
Abstract

Health Disparities Among Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Older Adults: Results From a Population-Based Study.
Fredriksen-Goldsen KI, Kim HJ,  et al
Am J Public Health. 2013 Jun 13
Abstract

Supportive-Expressive and Coping Group Teletherapies for HIV-Infected Older Adults: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
Heckman TG, Heckman BD,
 
AIDS Behav
. 2013 Mar 9.
Abstract

Coping Styles and Illicit Drug Use in Older Adults With HIV/AIDS.
Skalski LM, Sikkema KJ, Heckman TG, Meade CS.

Psychol Addict Behav
. 2013 Feb 25
Abstract

Psychosocial and Demographic Correlates of Drug Use in a Sample of HIV-Positive Adults Ages 50 and Older.
Siconolfi DE, Halkitis PN, Barton SC,  et al

Prev Sci
. 2013 Feb 14.
Abstract

Oral human papillomavirus detection in older adults who have human immunodeficiency virus infection.
Fatahzadeh M, Schlecht NF, Chen Z,  et al

Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol
. 2013 Jan 30
Abstract

Incident hypertension in older women and men with or at risk for HIV infection.
Factor S, Lo Y, Schoenbaum E, Klein R.

HIV Med
. 2013 Jan 7
Abstract

Telephone-Delivered Motivational Interviewing Targeting Sexual Risk Behavior Reduces Depression, Anxiety, and Stress in HIV-Positive Older Adults.
Lovejoy TI.
Ann Behav Med. 2012 Sep 6
Abstract

HIV and aging: state of knowledge and areas of critical need for research. A report to the NIH Office
of AIDS Research by the HIV and Aging Working Group.
High KP, Brennan-Ing M, Clifford DB, et al
Acquir Immune Defic Syndr
. 2012 Jul 1;60 Suppl 1:S1-18.
Abstract

HIV Infection and Older Americans: The Public Health Perspective.
Brooks JT, Buchacz K, Gebo KA, Mermin J.
Am J Public Health. 2012 Jun 14.
Abstract

Strategies adopted by late middle-age and older adults with HIV/AIDS to explain their physical symptoms.
Siegel K, Lekas HM, Schrimshaw EW, Brown-Bradley CJ.

Psychol Health
. 2011 May 1;26 Suppl 1:41-62.
Abstract

Speed of Processing Training With Middle-Age and Older Adults With HIV: A Pilot Study.
Vance DE, Fazeli PL, Ross LA,  et al
J Assoc Nurses AIDS Care. 2012 May 11.
Abstract

Hospitalizations of Older Patients with Human Immunodeficiency Virus in the United States.
Tadros A, Shaver E, Davis SM, Davidov DM.

J Emerg Med
. 2012 Apr 26.
Abstract

Comorbidities and depression in older adults with HIV.
Havlik RJ, Brennan M, Karpiak SE
.
Sex Health
. 2011 Nov;8(4):551-9.
Abstract
Demographic Characteristics and Behavioral Risk Factors of HIV Infection and Association with
Survival Among Individuals 50 Years or Older.
Youmans E, Tripathi A, Gibson JJ,  et
South Med J. 2011 Oct;104(10):669-675.
Abstracts

The Effects of HIV Medications on the Quality of Life of Older Adults in New York City.
Brent RJ.
Health Econ. 2011 Jul 18.
Abstract

Religion, spirituality, and older adults with HIV: critical personal and social resources for an aging epidemic.
Vance DE, Brennan M, Enah C,  et al
Clin Interv Aging. 2011;6:101-9.
Abstract

HIV/AIDS interventions in an aging U.S. population.
Jacobson SA.

Health Soc Work
. 2011 May;36(2):149-56.
Abstract

Sex and Race Effects on Risk for Selected Outcomes among Elderly HIV-Infected Patients.
Frontini M, Chotalia J, Spizale L,  et al
J Int Assoc Physicians AIDS Care (Chic). 2011 Apr 25
Abstract

Incident hyperglycaemia among older adults with or at-risk for HIV infection.
Polsky S, Floris-Moore M, Schoenbaum EE, et al
 
Antivir Ther
. 2011;16(2):181-8.
Abstract

Psychosocial Predictors of Self-Esteem in a Multiethnic Sample of Women Over 50
at Risk for HIV.
Jacobs RJ, Kane MN.

J Women Aging
. 2011 Jan;23(1):23-39
Abstract

Pneumonia and influenza hospitalization in HIV-positive seniors.
Mor SM, Aminawung JA, Demaria A, Naumova EN
Epidemiol Infect. 2010 Nov 26:1-9.
Abstract

 

"I'm Not Going to Die from the AIDS": Resilience in Aging with HIV Disease.
Emlet CA, Tozay S, Raveis VH.
Gerontologist. 2010 Jul 22.
Abstract

The growing cohort of seniors with HIV/AIDS: changing the scope of Medicare Part D.
Flaer PJ, Benjamin PL, Malow RM,  et al

AIDS Care
. 2010 Jul;22(7):903-8
Abstract

Comparisons of sexual behaviors and STD prevalence among older and younger
individuals with HIV infection.
Onen NF, Shacham E, Stamm KE, Overton ET.
AIDS Care. 2010 May 13:1-7.
Abstract

 

        Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters

 
POSTER
Risk of common cancers by age 60 for HIV-positive patients in the United States and Canada
M.J. Silverberg, B. Lau, Y. Jing, et a
(XIX International AIDS Conference )
Poster     Abstract

Working with wisdom: Providing HIV/AIDS services to older persons
B Witt
(APHA 139th)
Report

 

Epidemiology/Incidence Studies
     

       Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
 
Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome in Older Adults.
Scott J, Goetz MB.
Clin Geriatr Med. 2016 Aug;32(3):571-583.
Abstract

People fifty years or older now account for the majority of AIDS cases in San Francisco, California, 2010.
O'Keefe KJ, Scheer S, Chen MJ, et  al
AIDS Care. 2013 Jan 15.
Abstract

Racial/Ethnic Disparities in HIV Diagnoses Among Persons Aged 50 Years and Older in 37 US States, 2005-2008.
Linley L, Prejean J, An Q,  et al

Am J Public Health
. 2012 Jun 14.
Abstract


HIV Screening/Testing
     

       Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 

 
FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
The New Invincibles: HIV Screening among Older Adults in the U.S.
Adekeye OA, Heiman HJ, Onyeabor OS, Hyacinth HI.

PLoS One
. 2012;7(8):e43618.
Paper

Older Adults and HIV and STI Screening: The Patient Perspective.
Slinkard MS, Kazer MW.
Geriatr Nurs
. 2011 Aug 11.
Abstract



HIV Risk Knowledge/Perceptions
     

          Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
 
Qualitative Perspectives about Living with HIV from Seropositive African American MSM Aged 50 years and Older.
Coleman CL
.
 Issues Ment Health Nurs
.
2017 Jun;38(6):486-492.
Abstract

HIV Transmission: Myths about Casual Contact and Fear about Medical Procedures Persist Among Older Adults.
Hughes AK, Alford KR.

Soc Work Public Health
. 2016 Jul 18:0.
Abstract

Social Capital and Sexual Risk-Taking Behaviors Among Older Adults in the United States.
Amin I.
J
Appl Gerontol
. 2014 Sep 22. 
Abstract

Belief in AIDS-Related Conspiracy Theories and Mistrust in the Government: Relationship with HIV Testing Among At-Risk
Older Adults.
Ford CL, Wallace SP, Newman PA,  et al

Gerontologist
. 2013 Jan 28
Abstract

Factors Associated With Risky Sexual Behaviors in Older Adults.
Foster V, Clark PC, Holstad MM, Burgess E.
J Assoc Nurses AIDS Care. 2012 Jun 20.
Abstract


HIV Prevention
     

     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
 
Sexual Health, Risk and Prevention.
Aronowitz T.

Interdiscip Top Gerontol Geriatr
. 2017;42:134-143.
Abstract

Predictors of Condom Use With Main and Casual Partners Among HIV-Positive Men Over 50.
Starks TJ, Millar BM, Parsons JT.
et al
Health Psychol
. 2015 May 25
Abstract

Telephone-Administered Motivational Interviewing Reduces Risky Sexual Behavior in HIV-Positive
Late Middle-Age and Older Adults: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.
Lovejoy TI, Heckman TG, Suhr JA, et al

AIDS Behav
. 2011 Aug
Abstract

Project ROADMAP: Reeducating Older Adults in Maintaining AIDS Prevention
a secondary intervention for older HIV-positive adults.
Illa L, Echenique M, Jean GS, Bustamante-Avellaneda V,
AIDS Educ Prev. 2010 Apr;22(2):138-47
Abstract


Provider Challenges
     

     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  Attitudes towards exercise among substance using older adults living with HIV and chronic pain.
Nguyen AL, Lake JE, Reid MC et al,

AIDS Care
. 2017 May 9:
Abstract

Mental Health, Psychosocial Challenges and Resilience in Older Adults Living with HIV.
Halkitis PN, Krause KD, Vieira DL
.
 Interdiscip Top Gerontol Geriatr
. 2017;42:187-203.
Abstract

Polypharmacy, Using New Treatments to Customize Care for Aging Patients and Adherence Present and Future.
Alberts LH.
 Interdiscip Top Gerontol Geriatr. 2017;42:74-84.
Abstract

Training Senior Service Providers about HIV and Aging: Evaluation of a Multi-Year, Multi-City Initiative.
Seidel L, Karpiak SE, Brennan-Ing M.
Gerontol Geriatr Educ. 2015 Sep 21.
Abstract

Care of the aging HIV patient.
Blaylock JM, Wortmann GW.

Cleve Clin J Med
. 2015 Jul;82(7):445-455
Abstract

A Forgotten Population: Older Adults with Newly Diagnosed HIV.
Ellman TM, Sexton ME, Warshafsky D, et al
AIDS Patient Care STDS. 2014 Sep 11
Abstract

HIV Knowledge and Attitudes Among Providers in Aging: Results from a National Survey.
Hughes AK.

AIDS Patient Care STDS
. 2011 Aug 8
Abstract

Complications of HIV infection in an ageing population: challenges in managing older patients
on long-term combination antiretroviral therapy.

Zhao H, Goetz MB.

J Antimicrob Chemother
.
2011 Mar 18
Abstract

         Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters
 

  HIV patient care expertise - an aging population necessitates new skill sets: managing CVD risk
N.L. Okeke, T. Chin, M.E. Clement, C.B. Hicks
(XZ International AIDS Conference)
Abstract


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