Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA.
Department of Psychology, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York, USA.
Clin Gerontol. 2022 May-Jun;45(3):661-672. doi: 10.1080/07317115.2020.1769245. Epub 2020 Jun 4.
: This study assessed how few community-based programs target older people living with HIV.: We conducted four focus groups comprised of people 50 and older with HIV (N = 32; gay/bisexual men, heterosexual men, women, and Spanish-speakers) to inform HIV program development by exploring the services in which participants were actively involved, along with the services they wanted to receive.: Using inductive thematic qualitative analysis, four themes were identified pertaining to program development: (a) types of currently utilized HIV service organizations; (b) dissatisfaction with HIV programming and services; (c) participants' preferred programming, courses, groups, or activities; and (d) desire to serve as peer mentors.: Results highlight the need for community-based organizations to address social engagement and isolation among older people living with HIV.: These findings exemplify the need for programs to be specifically designed for OPH, and created with the primary goals of socialization and helping develop social support networks.
这项研究评估了有多少以社区为基础的项目针对感染艾滋病毒的老年人。我们进行了四项焦点小组讨论，参与者均为年龄在 50 岁及以上的艾滋病毒感染者（N=32；男同性恋/双性恋者、异性恋男性、女性和讲西班牙语的人），通过探索参与者积极参与的服务以及他们希望接受的服务，为艾滋病毒项目的发展提供信息。使用归纳主题定性分析，确定了与项目开发相关的四个主题：（a）目前使用的艾滋病毒服务组织的类型；（b）对艾滋病毒规划和服务的不满；（c）参与者首选的规划、课程、小组或活动；（d）愿意担任朋辈导师。研究结果强调了社区组织满足感染艾滋病毒的老年人社会参与和隔离需求的必要性。这些发现例证了需要专门为 OPH 设计项目，并以社交和帮助建立社会支持网络为主要目标。
