Trial reportHealth psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association2016
Enhancing physical function in HIV-infected older adults: A randomized controlled clinical trial.
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21 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Evidence from high-income countries on the effectiveness of psychosocial interventions to improve mental health, wellbeing and quality of life for adults living with HIV: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of the International AIDS Society · 2025Pooled it
- Effects of Physical Activity Interventions on Health Outcomes among Older Adults Living with HIV: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- What Intervention Techniques Are Effective in Changing Positive Affective Variables and Physical Activity? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Pooled it
- Behavioral and cognitive interventions to improve treatment adherence and access to HIV care among older adults in sub-Saharan Africa: an updated systematic review.Systematic reviews · 2018Pooled it
- Physical activity and HIV in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review of correlates and levels.African health sciences · 2018Pooled it
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- Assessing Mediation and Moderation of an Efficacious Physical Activity Intervention for African American Men Living with HIV: The Influence of Self-Efficacy in Behavior Change.AIDS and behavior · 2026Trial
- Effects of a Health Promotion Intervention on Physical Activity in African American Men Living with HIV: Randomized Controlled Trial.AIDS patient care and STDs · 2021Trial
- Effects of Brain Breaks Videos on the Motives for the Physical Activity of Malaysians with Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Trial
- Development of an Ecological Momentary Assessment Study to Identify Real-Time Predictors of Physical Activity Among Older People With HIV: Protocol for a 2-Phase Mixed Methods Study.JMIR research protocols · 2025Article
- Intervention program needs for older adults living with HIV who are childhood sexual abuse survivors.Aging & mental health · 2022Article
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- Frailty and HIV: Moving from Characterization to Intervention.Current HIV/AIDS reports · 2021Review
- Physical Activity and Exercise for Older People Living with HIV: A Scoping Review.HIV/AIDS (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2021Article
- A supervised exercise intervention fails to improve depressive symptoms and quality of life among sedentary older adults with HIV infection.AIDS care · 2020Article
- Effects of Exercise on the Immune Function, Quality of Life, and Mental Health in HIV/AIDS Individuals.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2020Review
- Improvement in Muscular Strength in HIV-Infected Individuals Receiving Antiretroviral Therapy.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2019Article
- Low Levels of Physical Activity Among Older Persons Living with HIV/AIDS Are Associated with Poor Physical Function.AIDS research and human retroviruses · 2018Article
- Physical function improvements with moderate or high-intensity exercise among older adults with or without HIV infection.AIDS (London, England) · 2018Article
- Risk and protective factors for health-related quality of life among persons aging with HIV.AIDS care · 2018Article
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Abstract
objectiveHIV-infected older adults (HOA) are at risk of functional decline. Interventions promoting physical activity that can attenuate functional decline and are easily translated into the HOA community are of high priority. We conducted a randomized, controlled clinical trial to evaluate whether a physical activity counseling intervention based on self-determination theory (SDT) improves physical function, autonomous motivation, depression and the quality of life (QOL) in HOA.
methodIn total, 67 community-dwelling HOA with mild-to-moderate functional limitations were randomized to 1 of 2 groups: a physical activity counseling group or the usual care control group. We used SDT to guide the development of the experimental intervention. Outcome measures that were collected at baseline and final study visits included a battery of physical function tests, levels of physical activity, autonomous motivation, depression, and QOL.
resultsThe study participants were similar in their demographic and clinical characteristics in both the treatment and control groups. Overall physical performance, gait speed, measures of endurance and strength, and levels of physical activity improved in the treatment group compared to the control group (p < .05). Measures of autonomous regulation such as identified regulation, and measures of depression and QOL improved significantly in the treatment group compared with the control group (p < .05). Across the groups, improvement in intrinsic regulation and QOL correlated with an improvement in physical function (p < .05).
conclusionOur findings suggest that a physical activity counseling program grounded in SDT can improve physical function, autonomous motivation, depression, and QOL in HOA with functional limitations. (PsycINFO Database Record
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