Lower Body Muscle Function in Frail and Non-Frail People Living with HIV: A Pilot Study

dc.contributor.advisor Kimura, Iris
dc.contributor.author Boyle, Rachel
dc.contributor.department Education
dc.date.accessioned 2020-07-07T19:12:04Z
dc.date.available 2020-07-07T19:12:04Z
dc.date.issued 2020
dc.description.degree D.Ed.
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10125/68978
dc.subject Kinesiology
dc.subject Fraity
dc.subject Human Immunodeficiency Virus
dc.subject Lower Body Function
dc.subject Strength
dc.title Lower Body Muscle Function in Frail and Non-Frail People Living with HIV: A Pilot Study
dc.type Thesis
dcterms.abstract Age-related accelerated physical declines occur in people living with HIV (PLWH) a decade earlier than HIV-uninfected (HIV-) individuals resulting in complications that lead to physical dysfunction and loss of independence. Fried’s Frailty Phenotype (FFP) is a common frailty assessment used to assess these multidimensional complications in PLWH, however lacks sufficient lower body muscle function measurements. The purpose of this study was to objectively assess lower body muscle function (LBMF) in FFP groups using the 30-second chair stand test (30CST) and the Manual Muscle Testing (MMT). Forty PLWH ≥50 years on antiretroviral therapy (ART), categorized into frailty groups (non-frail, pre-frail, frail), were assessed for and lower leg extension (LLE) strength. Average age was 60 (interquartile: 57-66), 95% were male, and 67.5% Caucasian. Both TLBF and body fat (BF) discriminated between (p<0.05) and among (p<0.01) frailty groups. LLE strength showed no differences between groups. Total lean body mass (LBM) and fat free mass (FFM) only discriminated between (p<0.05) non-frail and combined frailty groups (pre-frail + frail). BF significantly correlated (p<0.05) with pre-frail TLBF and frail LLE strength groups while lean LBM significantly correlated (p<0.05) only with pre-frail LLE strength. To our knowledge, this is the first study to assess 30 CST, MMT, and body composition in the presence of frailty in PLWH. Our findings indicate that 30 CST and body composition are measures that can be utilized in identifying declines in lower body muscle function in frail PLWH.
dcterms.extent 88 pages
dcterms.language eng
dcterms.publisher University of Hawai'i at Manoa
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