Abstract

Session presented on Thursday, September 25, 2014:

Despite the life-sustaining effects of Combination Antiretroviral Therapy (cART), adults with HIV continue to experience neurocognitive impairments. In fact, over half of adults with HIV experience HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorders (HAND). As neurocognitive impairments continue to emerge among adults with HIV, more private settings such as the home may facilitate greater use of neurocognitive remediation therapies such as speed of processing training to enhance neurocognitive and everyday functioning. The efficacy of a home-based speed of processing training was examined in middle-aged and older adults with HIV (i.e., age 40+).

Author Details

Shameka C. Humphrey, MSN, RN

Sigma Membership

Nu at-Large

Lead Author Affiliation

The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA

Type

Poster

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

N/A

Research Approach

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Keywords:

Speed of Processing, HIV/AIDS, Aging

Conference Name

Leadership Summit 2014

Conference Host

Sigma Theta Tau International

Conference Location

Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

Conference Year

2014

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Efficacy of a home-based neurocognitive remediation program in adults with HIV

Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

Session presented on Thursday, September 25, 2014:

Despite the life-sustaining effects of Combination Antiretroviral Therapy (cART), adults with HIV continue to experience neurocognitive impairments. In fact, over half of adults with HIV experience HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorders (HAND). As neurocognitive impairments continue to emerge among adults with HIV, more private settings such as the home may facilitate greater use of neurocognitive remediation therapies such as speed of processing training to enhance neurocognitive and everyday functioning. The efficacy of a home-based speed of processing training was examined in middle-aged and older adults with HIV (i.e., age 40+).