ArticleAIDS and behavior2018
Loneliness in Older Adults Living with HIV.
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79 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Prevalence of Loneliness and Social Isolation Among People Living With HIV: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of clinical nursing · 2026Pooled it
- Health Outcomes Associated with Loneliness and Social Isolation in Older Adults Living with HIV: A Systematic Review.AIDS and behavior · 2025Pooled it
- Ageing with HIV: Medicine Optimisation Challenges and Support Needs for Older People Living with HIV: A Systematic Review.Drugs & aging · 2023Pooled it
- American Geriatrics Society Position Statement: Advancing the Healthcare of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, and More Older Adults.Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2026Article
- Associations of Trajectories of Loneliness and Neighborhood Stability with Depression, Alcohol and Substance Use, and Quality of Life among Women Living with HIV.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2026Article
- Patterns of Social Engagement and Associations with Depression, Loneliness and Stigma in People Living with HIV.AIDS and behavior · 2026Article
- A cohort study of growth differentiating factor - 15 (GDF-15) and Interleukin-6 (IL-6) as biomarkers of healthy aging in older adults living with HIV.BMC geriatrics · 2025Article
- Prognostication of Mental Health Risk Clusters on Hospitalization and Mortality in Patients With Coexisting Diabetes and Kidney Failure: The Hidden Burden of Loneliness.Kidney medicine · 2025Article
- Study characteristics on health-related quality of life in older people living with human immunodeficiency virus: A narrative review.World journal of virology · 2025Article
- Loneliness is related to facial emotion perception in people with HIV.Scientific reports · 2025Article
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- Protocol for a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial of a Resilience Intervention Adapted for Older People Living with HIV: Resilience Intervention for Successful Aging Enhancement (RISE+).Nursing (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2025Article
- HIV and Inflamm-Aging: How Do We Reach the Summit of Healthy Aging?Topics in antiviral medicine · 2024Review
- Exploring experiences of ageing in older adults living with HIV in Sweden: a qualitative study.International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being · 2024Article
- A community-academic partnered approach to designing a Virtual Village to address the needs of older adults living with HIV.AIDS care · 2024Article
- Loneliness in Seriously Ill Nursing Home Residents During the COVID-19 Pandemic.Journal of palliative medicine · 2024Article
- Disrupting the Path from Depression to Loneliness: Multilevel Resilience among Older Sexual Minority Men with and without HIV.AIDS and behavior · 2024Article
- Telehealth access and experiences of older adults with HIV during the COVID-19 pandemic: Lessons for the future.Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2024Article
- Brief virtual intervention associated with increased social engagement and decreased negative affect among people aging with HIV.AIDS care · 2024Article
- Loneliness Among Black/African American Adults Living with HIV: Sociodemographic and Psychosocial Correlates and Implications for Adherence.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2024Article
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Abstract
We conducted a cross-sectional study among HIV-positive adults age ≥ 50 in San Francisco to evaluate the frequency of loneliness, characteristics of those who reported loneliness, and the association of loneliness with functional impairment and health-related quality of life (HRQoL). Participants (N = 356) were predominately male (85%); 57% were white; median age was 56. 58% reported any loneliness symptoms with 24% reporting mild, 22% moderate and 12% severe loneliness. Lonely participants were more likely to report depression, alcohol and tobacco use, and have fewer relationships. In unadjusted models, loneliness was associated with functional impairment and poor HRQoL. In adjusted models, low income and depression remained associated with poor HRQoL, while low income, higher VACS index and depression were associated with functional impairment. A comprehensive care approach, incorporating mental health and psychosocial assessments with more traditional clinical assessments, will be needed to improve health outcomes for the aging HIV-positive population.
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