| Publication Abstract Display |
| Type: Published Manuscript |
| Title: Measures of physical and mental independence among HIV-positive individuals: Impact of substance use disorder. |
| Authors: Christensen B, Qin Z, Byrd DA, Yu F, Morgello S, Gelman BB, Moore DJ, Grant I, Singer EJ, Fox H, Baccaglini L |
| Year: 2017 |
| Publication: AIDS Research And Human Retroviruses |
| Volume: 33 Issue: 10 Pages: 1048-1055 |
| Abstract:INTRODUCTION:
With the transition of HIV infection from an acute to a chronic disease following the introduction of antiretroviral medications, there has been an increased focus on long-term neurocognitive and other functional outcomes of HIV patients. Thus, we assessed factors, particularly history of a substance use disorder, associated with time-to-loss of measures of physical or mental independence among HIV positive individuals.
METHODS:
Data were obtained from the National NeuroAIDS Tissue Consortium (NNTC). Kaplan Meier and Cox proportional hazards regression analyses were used to estimate the time since HIV diagnosis to loss of independence, and to identify associated risk factors.
RESULTS:
HIV-positive participants who self-identified as physically (n=698) or mentally (n=616) independent on selected activities of daily living (ADL) at baseline were eligible for analyses. A history of substance use disorder was associated with a higher hazard of loss of both physical and mental independence (adjusted HR=1.71, 95% CI: 1.07-2.78; adjusted HR=1.67, 95% CI: 1.11-2.52, respectively). After adjusting for substance use disorder and other covariates, older age at diagnosis and female gender were associated with higher hazards of loss of both physical and mental independence, non-white participants had higher hazards of loss of physical independence, whereas participants with an abnormal neurocognitive diagnosis and fewer years of education had higher hazards of loss of mental independence.
CONCLUSIONS:
History of substance use disorder was associated with loss of measures of both physical and mental independence. The nature of this link and means to prevent such loss of independence need further investigation. |