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Delirium among people aging with and without HIV: Role of alcohol and Neurocognitively active medications.

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People aging with and without HIV (PWH and PWoH) want to avoid neurocognitive dysfunction, especially delirium. Continued use of alcohol in conjunction with neurocognitively active medications (NCAMs) may be a… Click to show full abstract

People aging with and without HIV (PWH and PWoH) want to avoid neurocognitive dysfunction, especially delirium. Continued use of alcohol in conjunction with neurocognitively active medications (NCAMs) may be a largely underappreciated cause, especially for PWH who experience polypharmacy a decade earlier than PWoH. We compare absolute and relative risk of delirium among PWH and PWoH by age, level of alcohol use, and exposure to NCAMs.

Keywords: without hiv; aging without; people aging; neurocognitively active; active medications; alcohol

Journal Title: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
Year Published: 2023

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