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ArticleHIV/AIDS (Auckland, N.Z.)2021

Physical Activity and Exercise for Older People Living with HIV: A Scoping Review.

Levin Chetty, Saul Cobbing, Verusia Chetty

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Article in HIV/AIDS (Auckland, N.Z.), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

16 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Levin ChettySchool of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0003-1544-0159
Saul CobbingSchool of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa.
Verusia ChettySchool of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0003-2934-8687

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionImprovements in physical, mental, and overall quality of life are well documented in younger HIV populations who exercise. Exercise guidelines exist for younger HIV populations, but none for older people living with HIV (OPLWH), especially 50 years of age and older. Our aim was to map the existing literature on the effects of exercise and physical activity prescriptions for OPLWH.

methodsWe conducted a scoping review using the methodological framework proposed by the Joanna Briggs Institute. Online searches on five research databases yielded 503 published articles. Fifteen studies met the study's inclusion criteria.

resultsThe most commonly used parameters of exercise included aerobic and strength training, as well as a combination of both. The physical, psychological and Quality of Life (QoL) impact of physical activity and its effect on OPLWH is evidently beneficial. Overall, a positive correlation between exercise and physical, mental and functional status was observed. No adverse side effects, or safety and efficacy concerns, during the use of exercise were reported.

conclusionThis review confirms the dearth of evidence on physical activity and exercise in the context of OPLWH. Of greater concern is the fact that there were no studies conducted in sub-Saharan Africa, the global region with by far the highest HIV burden.

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exercisegeriatricshealthHIVphysical activity

Identifiers

PMID34984030
PMCPMC8702781

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