ArticleAntiviral therapy2016
Falls among middle-aged women in the Women's Interagency HIV Study.
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- Developing an HIV-specific falls risk prediction model with a novel clinical index: a systematic review and meta-analysis method.BMC infectious diseases · 2024Pooled it
- A Fall Prevention Feasibility Trial for People With HIV and Alcohol Use.OTJR : occupation, participation and health · 2025Trial
- Effect of vitamin DAntiviral therapy · 2020Trial
- Association of Cannabis Use With Risk of Subsequent Falls Among Adults Aging With HIV.Open forum infectious diseases · 2026Article
- Cardiovascular Disease Risk and Falls in Men and Women Living With and Without HIV in MACS/WIHS Combined Cohort Study.Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) · 2026Article
- Alcohol use disorder, but not current alcohol use is associated with falls among people with HIV in care.AIDS (London, England) · 2025Article
- Antiretroviral drug use and the risk of falls in people living with HIV: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2023Review
- HIV and an Ageing Population-What Are the Medical, Psychosocial, and Palliative Care Challenges in Healthcare Provisions.Microorganisms · 2023Review
- Global Prevalence of Chronic Pain in Women with HIV: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Open forum infectious diseases · 2023Review
- Regional Differences in Risk of Recurrent Falls Among Older U.S. Women and Men with HIV in the HIV Infection, Aging, and Immune Function Long-Term Observational Study.AIDS research and human retroviruses · 2022Observational
- Self-Reported Cognitive Function in Persons with Nonneurological Chronic Diseases: A Systematic Review.Journal of aging research · 2022Review
- Health system challenges affecting falls prevention in persons living with HIV: perspectives from physiotherapists in four sub-Saharan regions.Primary health care research & development · 2021Article
- Comorbidities and psychosocial factors as correlates of self-reported falls in a nationwide sample of community-dwelling people aging with HIV in Germany.BMC public health · 2021Article
- Frailty and HIV: Moving from Characterization to Intervention.Current HIV/AIDS reports · 2021Review
- Physiotherapists' awareness of risk of bone demineralisation and falls in people living with HIV: a qualitative study.BMC health services research · 2021Article
- Obesity, Vascular Disease and Frailty in Aging Women with HIV.Advances in geriatric medicine and research · 2021Article
- Falls in people living with HIV: a scoping review.BMJ open · 2020Article
- Impaired Cognition Predicts Falls Among Women With and Without HIV Infection.Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) · 2020Article
- Polypharmacy, Hazardous Alcohol and Illicit Substance Use, and Serious Falls Among PLWH and Uninfected Comparators.Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) · 2019Article
- Fall History and Associated Factors Among Adults Living With HIV-1 in the Cape Winelands, South Africa: An Exploratory Investigation.Open forum infectious diseases · 2019Article
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Abstract
backgroundTo determine the frequency and risk factors for falls among middle-aged HIV+ and HIV- women in the Women's Interagency HIV Study (WIHS).
methodsWe quantified self-report of any and multiple (≥2) falls in the prior 6 months among 1,412 HIV+ and 650 HIV- women with mean age 48 years. Logistic regression was used to evaluate associations of demographics, behavioural factors, comorbid conditions and medications with odds of any fall (versus none) and multiple falls (versus ≤1 fall).
resultsAt least one fall was reported in 263 HIV+ (19%) versus 119 HIV- (18%) women, and ≥2 falls reported in 133 HIV+ (9%) versus 65 HIV- (10%) women. HIV infection was not associated with falls in multivariate analyses. Factors independently associated with any fall included age (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] 1.71, 95% CI 1.17, 2.49 age 50-59 versus <39 years; aOR 2.26, 95% CI 1.38, 3.71 age ≥60 versus <39), current marijuana use (aOR 2.19, 95% CI 1.53, 3.13) depressive symptoms (aOR 1.57, 95% CI 1.21, 2.05 for Center for Epidemiology Studies Depression score ≥16), subjective cognitive complaints (aOR 2.19, 95% CI 1.56, 3.08), neuropathy (aOR 1.59, 95% CI 1.19, 2.13), obesity (aOR 1.39, 95% CI 1.08, 1.80), number of central nervous system active agents (aOR 2.98, 95% CI 1.90, 4.68 for ≥3 agents versus 0) and WIHS site. Factors associated with ≥2 falls included age, marijuana use, number of central nervous system active agents, subjective cognitive complaints, depressive symptoms, neuropathy and study site.
conclusionsFalls were associated with factors affecting cognition, but not HIV status in this large cohort of women. Longitudinal studies are needed to determine the incidence and consequences of falls by HIV status as women age.
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