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ArticleJournal of aging and health2026

Longitudinal Trends in Physical Activity Among Older Adults With and Without HIV in Uganda.

Aneeka Ratnayake, Yao Tong, Zahra Reynolds, Steffany Chamut, Lien T Quach, Phoebe Mbabazi, Shruti Sagar, Samuel Maling, Crystal M North, Eliza Passell and 16 more

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Article in Journal of aging and health, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Challenges to Physical Activity Participation Among Older People Living with HIV: Scoping Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

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26 authors.

Aneeka RatnayakeThe Roux Institute at Northeastern University, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8955-8665
Yao TongMedical Practice Evaluation Center, Mongan Institute, Massachusetts General Hospital, USA.
Zahra ReynoldsMedical Practice Evaluation Center, Mongan Institute, Massachusetts General Hospital, USA.
Steffany ChamutHarvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston, USA.
Lien T QuachMedical Practice Evaluation Center, Mongan Institute, Massachusetts General Hospital, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8623-4881
Phoebe MbabaziInfectious Diseases Institute - Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda.
Shruti SagarMedical Practice Evaluation Center, Mongan Institute, Massachusetts General Hospital, USA.
Samuel MalingDepartment of Psychiatry, Mbarara University, Uganda.
Crystal M NorthMedical Practice Evaluation Center, Mongan Institute, Massachusetts General Hospital, USA.
Eliza PassellMedical Practice Evaluation Center, Mongan Institute, Massachusetts General Hospital, USA.
Moka Yoo-JeongSchool of Nursing, Bouvé College of Health Sciences, Northeastern University, USA.
Alexander C TsaiHarvard Medical School, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6397-7917
Robert PaulDepartment of Psychological Sciences, University of Missouri - St Louis, USA.
Christine S RitchieHarvard Medical School, USA.
Janet SeeleyDepartment of Global Health and Development, Faculty of Public Health and Policy, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, UK.
Susanne S HoeppnerMedical Practice Evaluation Center, Mongan Institute, Massachusetts General Hospital, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2060-1666
Flavia AtwiineMbarara University of Science and Technology, Uganda.
Edna TindimwebwaKabwohe Clinical Research Centre, Uganda.
Samson OkelloMbarara University of Science and Technology, Uganda.ORCID 0000-0001-7377-6094
Noeline NakasujjaDepartment of Psychiatry, Mbarara University, Uganda.
Deanna SaylorDepartment of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, USA.
Meredith L GreeneDepartment of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, USA.
Stephen AsiimweCenter for Global Health, Massachusetts General Hospital, USA.
Jeremy A TannerGlenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer's & Neurodegenerative Diseases, University of Texas Health San Antonio, USA.
Mark J SiednerMedical Practice Evaluation Center, Mongan Institute, Massachusetts General Hospital, USA.
Brianne Olivieri-MuiThe Roux Institute at Northeastern University, USA.

Funding

Quality of Life and Aging with HIV in Rural UgandaR01AG059504 · NIA · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI SIEDNER, MARK J · 2019 to 2023
$3.4M
Epidemiology of coronary artery disease among people with HIV in rural sub-Saharan AfricaR01HL141053 · NHLBI · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI SIEDNER, MARK J · 2018 to 2021
$3.0M
Mentoring in patient-oriented research on the U.S. substance use and HIV syndemicK24DA061696 · NIDA · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI ALEXANDER C TSAI · 2024 to 2026
$640k
Mentoring patient-oriented research to improve cardiovascular health among people with HIV in sub-Saharan AfricaK24HL166024 · NHLBI · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI MARK J SIEDNER · 2022 to 2026
$616k
NHLBI NIH HHS K24 HL166024NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL141053NIA NIH HHS R01 AG059504NIDA NIH HHS K24 DA061696
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

IntroductionPhysical Activity (PA) and its links to frailty, quality of life (QoL), and other comorbidities in older Ugandans living with HIV remain under-explored.MethodsWe analyzed data from three annual assessments of older people living with HIV (PLWH) and age- and sex-similar people not living with HIV (PnLWH). We fitted linear generalized estimating equations (GEE) regression models to estimate the correlates of PA, including demographics, frailty, QoL, HIV, and other comorbidities.ResultsWe enrolled 297 PLWH and 302 PnLWH. Older age (b = -157.34, 95% CI [-222.84, -91.83]), living with HIV (b = -979.88 [95% CI: -1878.48, -81.28]), frailty (b = -3011.14 [95% CI: -4665.84, -1356.45]), and comorbidities (b = -2501.75 [95% CI: -3357.44, -1646.07]) were associated with lower overall PA. Higher general QoL (b = 89.96 [95% CI: 40.99, 138.94]) was associated with higher PA.ConclusionPA interventions may support wellbeing of older people in the region, and tailored interventions should be explored.

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ExerciseHIV InfectionsAgedComorbidityFemaleFrailtyHumansLongitudinal StudiesMaleMiddle AgedQuality of LifeUgandafrailtyHIVolder adultsphysical activityquality of lifeUganda

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PMID39809699
PMCPMC12256636

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