Publication Abstract Display |
Type: Published Abstract |
Title: Older age exacerbates prospective memory impairment in HIV. |
Authors: Woods SP, Carey CL, Dawson MS, Moran LM, Weber E, Grant I, and the HNRC Group |
Year: 2008 |
Publication: The Clinical Neuropsychologist |
Volume: 22 Issue: 4 Pages: 741-742 |
Abstract:"The incidence and prevalence of HIV infection among older adults has risen dramatically in recent years. The present study examined the combined effects of aging and HIV on prospective memory (ProM) in 94 participants who were classified into 4 groups on the basis of HIV serostatus and age (i.e., 535 years and 450 years). Results showed significant additive effects of HIV and aging, whereby the worst performance was in the older HIV |