Peate Ian
School of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Health and Human Sciences, University of Hertfordshire.
Br J Nurs. 2007;16(10):606-10. doi: 10.12968/bjon.2007.16.10.23508.
This article outlines some of the issues which older people who are infected and/or affected by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) may face. HIV does not discriminate against age, however, clinicians are now seeing an increasing number of HIV positive older people in their everyday practice. This trend is set to continue as HIV becomes more of a chronic health condition as a consequence of more sophisticated treatment regimens. The older population has largely been ignored in the quest to reduce the incidence of HIV infection. This article calls for more research to be conducted taking into account the unique needs of the older population. There is no place in contemporary nursing practice for practitioners to hold erroneous and outdated myths concerning the sexuality and lifestyle choice of the older person.
本文概述了感染和/或受人类免疫缺陷病毒（HIV）影响的老年人可能面临的一些问题。HIV不会因年龄而有所歧视，然而，临床医生在日常工作中如今看到越来越多的HIV呈阳性的老年人。随着更复杂的治疗方案使HIV更多地成为一种慢性健康状况，这一趋势将持续下去。在降低HIV感染发生率的探索中，老年人群体在很大程度上被忽视了。本文呼吁开展更多研究，将老年人群体的独特需求考虑在内。在当代护理实践中，从业者不应持有关于老年人的性取向和生活方式选择的错误及过时观念。
