Judith T Moskowitz, Brijesh Sharma, Shireen Javandel, Patricia Moran, Robert Paul, Victor De Gruttola, Dimitre Tomov, Haleem Azmy, Rodrigo Sandoval, Madeline Hillis, Karen P Chen, Torie Tsuei, Elizabeth L Addington, Peter D Cummings, Joanna Hellmuth, Isabel Elaine Allen, Beau M Ances, Victor Valcour, Benedetta Milanini
The growing number of people aging with HIV represents a group vulnerable to the symptom burdens of HIV-associated neurocognitive disorder (HAND). Among younger groups, Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) has been shown to help people living with HIV manage HIV-related and other life stress, and although there is some theoretical and empirical evidence that it may be effective among those with cognitive deficits, the approach has not been studied in older populations with HAND. Participants (n = 180) 55 years or older with HIV and cognitive impairment were randomly assigned to either an 8-week MBSR arm or a waitlist control...
March 16, 2024: AIDS and Behavior