Risk Factors of Cognitive Decline in Older Caregivers With HIV: An Emerging Hypothesis

David E Vance¹, Yookyong Lee, D Scott Batey+7

• ¹David E. Vance, PhD, MGS, is a Professor, School of Nursing, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA. Yookyong Lee, PhD, MSW, is an Associate Professor, Department of Social Work, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA. D. Scott Batey, PhD, MSW, is an Associate Professor, Department of Social Work, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA. Frank Puga, PhD, is an Assistant Professor, School of Nursing, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA. Olivio J. Clay, PhD, is an Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA. Jun Y. Byun, MSN, RN, is a PhD Student, School of Nursing, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA. Alexis Long, BSN, RN, is a PhD Student, School of Nursing, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA. Meghan Rafford, MSN, RN, is a PhD Student, School of Nursing, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA. Chunhong Xiao, BSN, RN, is a PhD Student, School of Nursing, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA. Pariya L. Fazeli, PhD, is an Associate Professor, School of Nursing, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA.