Vance David E, Gakumo C Ann, Childs Gwendolyn D, Enah Comfort, Fazeli Pariya L
J Assoc Nurses AIDS Care. 2017 Nov-Dec;28(6):862-876. doi: 10.1016/j.jana.2017.07.006. Epub 2017 Jul 26.
As people age with HIV, cognitive problems may become more prevalent and severe, but lifestyle behaviors (i.e., physical activity) have been shown to protect brain health and cognition. We examined the perceptions that older adults living with HIV have about protecting and improving brain health and cognition through lifestyle behaviors. Qualitative data were analyzed from four focus groups (N = 30) of African Americans and Caucasians living with HIV and at least 50 years of age. An open-coding scheme using conventional content analysis was employed. Two results were found. First, many older adults with HIV in our study expressed a variety of cognitive complaints that interfered with daily function. Second, these participants reported few specific ideas about how such health behaviors were important to their own brain health and cognition. Education interventions may help older adults with HIV learn to improve and protect brain health and cognition as they age.
随着感染艾滋病毒的人年龄增长，认知问题可能会变得更加普遍和严重，但生活方式行为（即体育活动）已被证明可以保护大脑健康和认知能力。我们研究了感染艾滋病毒的老年人对通过生活方式行为保护和改善大脑健康及认知能力的看法。对四个焦点小组（N = 30）中年龄至少50岁的感染艾滋病毒的非裔美国人和白人的定性数据进行了分析。采用了使用传统内容分析法的开放式编码方案。发现了两个结果。首先，我们研究中的许多感染艾滋病毒的老年人表达了各种干扰日常功能的认知主诉。其次，这些参与者很少提及此类健康行为对他们自身大脑健康和认知能力有多重要的具体想法。教育干预可能有助于感染艾滋病毒的老年人在衰老过程中学会改善和保护大脑健康及认知能力。
