Date of Award

1-1-2017

Language

English

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Public Health (DrPH)

College/School/Department

Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics

Program

Epidemiology

Content Description

1 online resource (ii, xiii, 145 pages)

Dissertation/Thesis Chair

Jennifer Manganello

Committee Members

Melissa Tracy, Bridget Anderson

Keywords

Durable viral suppression, Health literacy, HIV/AIDS, HIV/AIDS related health knowledge, Multimorbidity, Older PLWDHI, Older HIV-positive persons, AIDS (Disease) in old age, Patient compliance

Subject Categories

Communication | Epidemiology | Gerontology

Abstract

For persons living with diagnosed HIV infection (PLWDHI) 50 years of age and older, in addition to living with diagnosed HIV infection, they are also at risk for age-related chronic conditions. Optimal management of these conditions in addition to HIV is needed if they hope to achieve positive health outcomes such as achieving durable viral suppression, which is the goal for persons receiving HIV treatment. For these patients, having adequate health related information, and the ability to access and navigate the healthcare system, would help them stay engaged and maintain adherence to HIV care. Factors that have been found to be associated with engaging in, and adhering to HIV care (which might in turn lead to achieving durable viral suppression) include patient factors such as health literacy, health knowledge and healthcare system factors such as type of healthcare facility setting.

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