Nugent, DB;
Chowdhury, M;
Waters, LJ;
(2017)
The changing face of an epidemic: healthy old age with HIV.
British Journal of Hospital Medicine
, 78
(9)
pp. 516-522.
10.12968/hmed.2017.78.9.516.
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Abstract
The demographics of the HIV epidemic in the UK have changed significantly. Owing to a steady rate of new diagnoses and improved survival, the population of individuals living with HIV continues to increase. HIV is now widely considered to be a chronic condition and HIV-positive individuals are expected to live into old age. Increasing rates of age-related comorbidities challenge HIV care providers to deliver durable viral suppression, ensure long-term adherence to antiretroviral treatment and promote wellbeing into old age. High rates of mental health disorders and social stigma continue to have a negative impact on the quality of life of people living with HIV. Models of care must adapt to this evolving epidemic.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | The changing face of an epidemic: healthy old age with HIV |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.12968/hmed.2017.78.9.516 |
| Publisher version: | http://doi.org/10.12968/hmed.2017.78.9.516 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | © MA Healthcare Ltd. This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | Science & Technology, Life Sciences & Biomedicine, Medicine, General & Internal, General & Internal Medicine, QUALITY-OF-LIFE, ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, INFECTED INDIVIDUALS, UNINFECTED INDIVIDUALS, POSITIVE INDIVIDUALS, GENERAL-POPULATION, IMMUNE ACTIVATION, VIRUS-INFECTION, RISK-FACTORS, COHORT |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute for Global Health |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10044377 |
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