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Medication management abilities are reduced in older persons living with HIV compared with healthy older HIV- controls

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Although combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) has simplified over the past decade, polypharmacy is increasing for older people living with HIV (PLWH) due to the emergence of multiple health comorbidities. This study examined predictors of, and relationships between, objective (Medication Management Test-Revised (MMT-R)) and self-reported medication management ability in older (≥ 50 years) PLWH (n = 146) compared with HIV-uninfected (HIV-) individuals (n = 60). PLWH scored worse on the MMT-R and had a higher pill burden compared with HIV- individuals. MMT-R failure was predicted by HIV status, race, reading level, and worse executive functioning, as well as history of Hepatitis C and detectable viral load in PLWH. Self-reported ability to manage medications did not relate to MMT-R score. Older PLWH may not self-describe concerns regarding their ability to manage complex medication regimens. Our results emphasize the need for objective measurements of medication management ability.

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Support for this work was provided by NIH-National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) - R01-NR012907, R01-NR012657, and R01-NR014449. Research was conducted and supported by the Washington University Institute of Clinical and Translational Sciences (UL-TR000448 from the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences).

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  1. Department of Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine in Saint Louis, 660 S Euclid Ave, Campus Box 8111, St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA

    Sarah A. Cooley & Beau M. Ances

  2. Department of Psychological Sciences, University of Missouri-Saint Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA

    Robert H. Paul

  3. Missouri Institute of Mental Health, St. Louis, MO, USA

    Robert H. Paul

  4. Department of Radiology, Washington University in Saint Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA

    Beau M. Ances

  5. Department of Biomedical Engineering, Washington University in Saint Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA

    Beau M. Ances

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Cooley, S.A., Paul, R.H. & Ances, B.M. Medication management abilities are reduced in older persons living with HIV compared with healthy older HIV- controls. J. Neurovirol. 26, 264–269 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13365-020-00827-2

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