Young Same-Gender-Loving Men (SGLM) Living with HIV Continue to Experience Symptoms that May Impair Their Retention in Care

Adam C. Bortner; Mei Ching Lee; Daniel G. Karus; Kashelle Lockman; Rebecca Brotemarkle; Monique Carrero-Tagle; Mian Bazle Hossain; Yvonne Henley; Victoria H. Raveis; Carla S. Alexander

doi:10.1353/hpu.2022.0029

Young Same-Gender-Loving Men (SGLM) Living with HIV Continue to Experience Symptoms that May Impair Their Retention in Care

Adam C. Bortner, Mei Ching Lee, Daniel G. Karus, Kashelle Lockman, Rebecca Brotemarkle, Monique Carrero-Tagle, Mian Bazle Hossain, Yvonne Henley, Victoria H. Raveis, Carla S. Alexander

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Over half of HIV infections in the U.S. are among young gay, bisexual, and other same-gender-loving men (SGLM). Symptoms affecting these individuals must be clarified in order to be detected and addressed by health care providers. This report describes the symptom prevalence in young SGLM living with HIV. Study participants in an urban context experienced high symptom burden with a median of 6.2 symptoms despite antiretroviral treatment with viral suppression. Most common symptoms included fatigue (57%), depression (54%), insomnia (53%), anxiety (44%), dizziness (33%), and headache (33%). This study showed that young SGLM with HIV experience a high number of symptoms given their age. Health care providers should work to alleviate this symptom burden that affects patients’ quality of life and may influence engagement in care.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	385-397
Number of pages	13
Journal	Journal of health care for the poor and underserved
Volume	33
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2022.0029
State	Published - Feb 2022

Keywords

HIV
Palliative care
Sexual and gender minorities
Symptom assessment

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Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

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Bortner, A. C., Lee, M. C., Karus, D. G., Lockman, K., Brotemarkle, R., Carrero-Tagle, M., Hossain, M. B., Henley, Y., Raveis, V. H., & Alexander, C. S. (2022). Young Same-Gender-Loving Men (SGLM) Living with HIV Continue to Experience Symptoms that May Impair Their Retention in Care. Journal of health care for the poor and underserved, 33(1), 385-397. https://doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2022.0029

Bortner, AC, Lee, MC, Karus, DG, Lockman, K, Brotemarkle, R, Carrero-Tagle, M, Hossain, MB, Henley, Y, Raveis, VH & Alexander, CS 2022, 'Young Same-Gender-Loving Men (SGLM) Living with HIV Continue to Experience Symptoms that May Impair Their Retention in Care', Journal of health care for the poor and underserved, vol. 33, no. 1, pp. 385-397. https://doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2022.0029

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