The relationship between employment and neuropsychological impairment in HIV infection. Academic Article uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • The relationship between neurocognitive impairment and employment in a cohort of 130 predominantly symptomatic individuals with HIV-1 infection was examined. Participants were classified as employed (full or part-time for pay) or unemployed (N = 64) and administered a neuropsychological test battery. When covarying for CD4 count, age, and physical limitations, the results revealed that unemployed men performed below that of employed participants on tasks of memory, set shifting-cognitive flexibility, and psychomotor speed. The results are discussed within the context of similar findings in other illnesses.

publication date

  • September 1, 1999

Research

keywords

  • Cognition Disorders
  • Employment
  • HIV Seropositivity
  • Neuropsychological Tests

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 0032715351

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1017/s1355617799566071

PubMed ID

  • 10561934

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 5

issue

  • 6