Hogan, David B.McMillan, Jacqueline Mary2018-07-172018-07-172018-07-06McMillan, J. M. (2018). Frailty in older adults (≥50 years) living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/32402http://hdl.handle.net/1880/107191Antiretroviral therapy (ART) has increased the life expectancy of persons living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA). Fifty percent of PLWHA are ≥ 50 years of age, and age-related comorbidities are an increasing concern. The prevalence of frailty in HIV is greater than in age-matched controls. We investigated a cohort of older (≥ 50 years) PLWHA at the Southern Alberta Clinic (SAC) in Calgary, Alberta, and screened for frailty. Patients were screened using three frailty measures: a Modified Frailty Phenotype, Clinical Frailty Scale and the Frailty Index. Patients identified as frail were offered a Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment performed by a Geriatrician and the results were shared with the HIV provider and the family physician. Over three hundred patients were screened using the MFP and CFS, and over 700 patients had a FI calculated. Frailty was associated with duration of ART, but not with known duration of HIV infection, CD4 cell count, viral load, or age.engUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.Older adultFrailtyHuman Immunodeficiency VirusHIVGeriatric MedicineGeriatricsAgingEducation--HealthBiophysics--MedicalHealth SciencesHealth Care ManagementPsychology--Clinicalmaster thesis10.11575/PRISM/32402