Socioeconomic, Psychosocial, and Clinical Factors Associated With Employment in Women With HIV in the United States: A Correlational Study.

Employment is a social determinant of health, and women living with HIV (WLWH) are often underemployed. This correlational study examined the socioeconomic, psychosocial, and clinical factors associated with employment among WLWH (n = 1,357) and women at risk for HIV (n = 560). Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to evaluate factors associated with employment status.

Women's HIV disclosure to the dentist: Does frequent contact matter?

Objectives: Research has shown inconsistent patterns of patients' HIV serostatus disclosure to their dentists. Common barriers to disclosure have included confidentiality concerns, fear of treatment refusal, and discrimination. This study evaluated the prevalence of HIV serostatus disclosure to the dentist, whether the frequency of dental care utilization is associated with disclosure, and reasons for nondisclosure among women living with HIV.

Food insecurity and neurocognitive function among women living with or at risk for HIV in the United States.

Background: Neurocognitive impairment (NCI) persists among women living with HIV. Food insecurity is also common among women and may be an important modifiable contributor of NCI.

Objective: The goal of this study was to determine the association of food insecurity with neurocognitive function among women living with or without HIV.

Oral health-related quality of life and unmet dental needs among women living with HIV.

Background: Oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) is a multidimensional, perception-based measure of how oral health affects social and physical functioning and self-image. OHRQoL is important for assessing women living with HIV (WLWH) who may have unmet dental needs and experience disparities that impact dental care accessibility.

Methods: In 2016, the authors conducted an assessment of OHRQoL among a national sample of 1,526 WLWH in the Women's Interagency HIV Study using the Oral Health Impact Profile instrument, which assesses the frequency of 14 oral health impact items.

Dental insurance, dental care utilization, and perceived unmet dental needs in women living with HIV: Results from the Women's Interagency HIV Study.

Objectives: Dental care is the most commonly cited unmet health-care service due to cost. Previous research has highlighted the unmet dental needs of people living with HIV (PLWH). Understanding associations among dental insurance availability, dental care utilization, and the presence of unmet dental needs among PLWH is a public health priority.

Liver Fibrosis Linked to Cognitive Performance in HIV and Hepatitis C.

Objective: Because HIV impairs gut barriers to pathogens, HIV-infected adults may be vulnerable to minimal hepatic encephalopathy in the absence of cirrhosis.

Background: Cognitive disorders persist in up to one-half of people living with HIV despite access to combination antiretroviral therapy. Minimal hepatic encephalopathy occurs in cirrhotic patients with or without HIV infection and may be associated with inflammation.

Internet versus group cognitive-behavioral treatment of distress associated with tinnitus: a randomized controlled trial.

Tinnitus distress can be reduced by means of cognitive-behavior therapy (CBT), and the treatment can be delivered in different ways. The most recent format is Internet-based self-help. The aim of this study was to compare this treatment (n= 26) with standard group-based CBT (n=25) in a randomized controlled trial.

Early Mobilization Speeds Recovery.

Early mobilization isn't just for elite athletes. Protected motion for sprains and strains helps patients of all activity levels avoid the deleterious effects of immobilization.

Women in Sports Medicine.

Although more women physicians are practicing sports medicine than ever before, men still outnumber women. Why the discrepancy? Is it a lack of interest or a lack of opportunities? Despite the existing gender gap, women physicians are an increasing presence in sports medicine.

Can Older Be Better?

The Olympians in their 30s and even their 40s who are competing in Barcelona this month challenge conventional wisdom about the effects of aging on athletic performance. With recreational as well as elite athletes, aging itself may not be the main obstacle to long-term performance. Scheduling sufficient training time becomes increasingly difficult, as does recovering from injuries.