Is Social Isolation Related to Emotion Dysregulation and Retention in Care Among Older Persons Living with HIV?

ABSTRACT: Retention in care is important in managing HIV among older persons living with HIV (PLWH). We used Theory of Loneliness-loneliness affects emotion-regulatory processes which lead to dysfunctional health behaviors-to test whether social isolation is related to retention in care either directly or indirectly through emotion dysregulation in older PLWH (≥ 50 years of age; N = 144). Retention in care was defined as the proportion of attended scheduled medical visits; visit data were collected prospectively over 12 months from electronic medical records. Self-reported social isolation, emotion dysregulation, and covariates were assessed cross-sectionally at baseline. Most participants were male (60%), African American/Black (86%), and single (59%); 56% were optimally retained in care. Retention

SUBMITTER: Yoo-Jeong M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7772226 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature