| Literature DB >> 27715455 |
Meredith Greene1, Amy C Justice2,3, Kenneth E Covinsky1,4.
Abstract
As the number of older adults living with HIV continues to increase, understanding how to incorporate geriatric assessments within HIV care will be critical. Assessment of geriatric syndromes and physical function can be useful tools for HIV clinicians and researchers to help identify the most vulnerable older adults and to better understand the aging process in people living with HIV (PLWH). This review focuses on the assessment of falls, frailty, and physical function, first in the general population of older adults, and includes a specific focus on use of these assessments in older adults living with HIV.Entities:
Keywords: HIV; aging; disability; falls; frailty; geriatric syndrome
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Year: 2016 PMID: 27715455 PMCID: PMC5538333 DOI: 10.1080/21505594.2016.1245269
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Virulence ISSN: 2150-5594 Impact factor: 5.882