Publications by authors named "H Amieva"
Background: Cognitive complaints (CC) refer to a reported experience of cognitive decline and are recognized as a potential precursor to future functional decline and progression to dementia. Identifying individuals with CC may be a valuable opportunity for preventive measures, early detection, and intervention strategies to address dementia risk. However, the characteristics of CC and its associated risk of progression to dementia are highly heterogeneous, influenced significantly by CC identification methods, recruitment approaches, and attrition in longitudinal cohort studies.
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- - The study investigated the cognitive profiles of older people with HIV (OPWH) undergoing combined antiretroviral therapy, focusing on how age interacts with HIV-related cognitive disorders.
- - Researchers conducted a cross-sectional analysis of 330 OPWH aged 50 and older, using neuropsychological tests to evaluate cognitive functions and identify clusters of cognitive impairment.
- - Results showed three distinct cognitive clusters: one with significant memory impairments, another with language and abstraction issues, and a third with no specific domain impairments, suggesting variations based on both HIV-related and other individual factors.
Purpose: To ascertain the association between the LT-CD4 + /CD8 + ratio and cognitive impairment in older people living with HIV.
Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted, including 207 adults aged > 50 years with HIV, receiving care at a tertiary-care hospital in Mexico City. Participants underwent a standardized geriatric and neuropsychological assessment to establish the presence of HIV-associated neurocognitive disorder according to the validated Antinori criteria.
Background: Nursing homes in the Caribbean are scarce and the characteristics of their residents have not been previously documented. This study aimed to describe the clinical profiles of residents living in nursing homes in Guadeloupe and Martinique (French West Indies).
Methods: This is a cross-sectional study of the baseline screening data from the KASEHPAD (Karukera Study of Ageing in nursing homes) study.
Background: The Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) is one of the most widely used tests to assess the global cognitive deterioration of older adults. There are many versions of this Test in Spanish. A validation study was previously conducted in Chile, but to date, no standards computed from a large population sample are available.
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