Analysis on weakness status and influencing factors of HIV/AIDS among elderly individuals in Luzhou city
Objective To understand the weakness debilitating status of elderly people living with HIV/AIDS(PLWHA)in Luzhou city and analyze its influencing factors,so as to provide a scientific foundation for effective prevention and con-trol measures specifically tailored for HIV/AIDS among the elderly population.Methods Elderly PLWHA who have been normatively managed in Luzhou city were sampled from March to July 2022 by using equal-proportional convenience sampling method.The general information and HIV infection-related information was collected,FRAIL scale,Patient Health Questionnaire Scale(PHQ-9),Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale(GAD-7)and Social Support Rate Scale(SSRS)were used to evaluated the frailty status,anxiety and depression status,and level of social support.Factors influencing frailty in elderly PLWHA were analyzed using univariate analysis of variance and binary logistic regression.Results A total of 247 questionnaires were distributed in this study and 240(97.2％)were valid.There were 19 cases of 240 elderly PLWHA in a weakness state,accounting for 7.9％(19/240).CD4+count was less than 200/μL(OR=4.894,95％CI:1.450-16.519),be in a state of anxiety(OR=8.240,95％CI:2.258-30.068),liver diseases(OR=6.706,95％CI:1.143-39.356),cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases(OR=3.947,95％CI:1.315-11.850),respiratory diseases(OR=6.913;95％CI:1.660-28.783)were independent risk factors for the weakness of elderly HIV-infected people(P＜0.05).Conclusion The weakness status of elderly HIV/AIDS patients in Luzhou city is not optimistic.Elderly HIV/AIDS patients with CD4+cell counts＜200 cells/μL,in an anxiety state,suffering from diseases of the hepatic system,suffering from cardiovascular and cerebral vascular diseases,and suffering from respiratory diseases are the high-risk groups for the occurrence of debilitation.
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