Open AccessNutrition Assessment, Counseling, and Support Interventions to Improve Health-Related Outcomes in People Living With HIV/AIDS
Author(s) -
Alice Tang,
Timothy Quick,
Mei Chung,
Christine Wanke
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.162
H-Index - 157
eISSN - 1944-7884
pISSN - 1525-4135
DOI - 10.1097/qai.0000000000000521
Subject(s) - psychological intervention , medicine , randomized controlled trial , modalities , quality of life (healthcare) , wasting , cohort , medline , family medicine , gerontology , environmental health , intensive care medicine , psychiatry , nursing , social science , sociology , political science , law
Although numerous studies have shown that severe to moderate wasting at the time of antiretroviral therapy initiation is strongly predictive of mortality, it remains unclear whether nutritional interventions at or before antiretroviral therapy initiation will improve outcomes. This review examines data on nutrition assessment, counseling, and support interventions in resource-limited settings.