Journal article
Young Same-Gender-Loving Men (SGLM) Living with HIV Continue to Experience Symptoms that May Impair Their Retention in Care
Journal of health care for the poor and underserved, Vol.33(1), pp.385-397
02/01/2022
DOI: 10.1353/hpu.2022.0029
PMID: 35153228
Abstract
Over half of HIV infections in the U.S. are among young gay, bisexual, and other same- gender-loving men (SGLM). Symptoms affecting these individuals must be clarified in order to be detected and addressed by health care providers. This report describes the symptom prevalence in young SGLM living with HIV. Study participants in an urban context experienced high symptom burden with a median of 6.2 symptoms despite antiretroviral treatment with viral suppression. Most common symptoms included fatigue (57%), depression (54%), insomnia (53%), anxiety (44%), dizziness (33%), and headache (33%). This study showed that young SGLM with HIV experience a high number of symptoms given their age. Health care providers should work to alleviate this symptom burden that affects patients' quality of life and may influence engagement in care.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Young Same-Gender-Loving Men (SGLM) Living with HIV Continue to Experience Symptoms that May Impair Their Retention in Care
- Creators
- Adam C. Bortner - Family Health Centers of San DiegoMei Ching Lee - Univ Maryland, Sch Nursing, Baltimore, MD 21201 USADaniel G. Karus - NYU, Coll Dent, Psychosocial Res Unit Hlth Aging & Community PRUH, New York, NY USAKashelle Lockman - Univ Iowa, Sch Pharm, Iowa City, IA USARebecca Brotemarkle - Good Samaritan Hosp, Baltimore, MD USAMonique Carrero-Tagle - NYU, Coll Dent, Psychosocial Res Unit Hlth Aging & Community PRUH, New York, NY USAMian Bazle Hossain - Morgan State UniversityYvonne Henley - Maryland State Dept Hlth & Human Hyg, Baltimore, MD USAVictoria H. Raveis - NYU, Coll Dent, Psychosocial Res Unit Hlth Aging & Community PRUH, New York, NY USACarla S. Alexander - UMSOM, Inst Human Virol, Baltimore, MD USA
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of health care for the poor and underserved, Vol.33(1), pp.385-397
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins Univ Press
- DOI
- 10.1353/hpu.2022.0029
- PMID
- 35153228
- ISSN
- 1049-2089
- eISSN
- 1548-6869
- Number of pages
- 14
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 02/01/2022
- Academic Unit
- Pharmacy Practice and Science; Office of Consultation and Research in Medical Education; Internal Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9984366022202771
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