Keywords

antiretroviral therapy (ART), CD4+ cells, chronic condition, comorbidities, drug-drug interactions, HIV, people living with HIV (PLWH), pharmacologic therapy

Authors

1. Kwong, Jeffrey DNP, MPH, ANP-BC, FAANP, AAHIVS
2. Reyes, Darcel PhD, ANP-BC
3. Murphy, Nancy NP, PhD
4. Loveless, Thomas J. PhD, MSN, CRNP

Abstract

Abstract: Estimates indicate 70% of all individuals with HIV will be age 50 or older by 2030. Chronic conditions, including cardiovascular disease, diabetes mellitus, kidney disease, malignancies, neurocognitive disorders, and osteopenia or osteoporosis, occur more frequently in patients with HIV and have become the leading cause of morbidity in this population. NPs play an integral role in helping this population age healthfully.