Deborah Gustafson
Biographic Data
| ID | 7099223 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Deborah Gustafson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Deborah |
| FAMILY NAME | Gustafson |
| SIGNATURE | GUSTAFSON D |
| AFFILIATIONS | State University of New York |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9556-8560 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 17 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2001 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Psychometric validation of ERA-12 and aging expectations among PLHIV in Kazakhstan
Background With longer life expectancy due to antiretroviral therapy, people living with HIV (PLHIV) face age-related conditions and psychosocial challenges that influence their perceptions of aging. Yet, no study has examined aging expectations in Kazakhstan or the broader Central Asian region, particularly among PLHIV. This study aimed to assess the psychometric properties of the Russian version of the 12-item Expectations Regarding Aging (R-ER…
Exploring frailty in the context of HIV and aging in Kazakhstan
Frailty is increasingly recognized as an important morbidity among people living with HIV (PLHIV). However, no published data exist on its prevalence or determinants in Kazakhstan or Central Asia. This pilot study aimed to provide preliminary estimates of frailty prevalence and its associated factors among PLHIV in Almaty, Kazakhstan. We conducted a cross-sectional pilot study at the Almaty Centre for AIDS Prevention and Control. A total of 100 P…
Social and Healthcare Disruptions Due to the Covid-19 Pandemic and Associations with Psychosocial Well-Being Among Cancer Survivors With and Without HIV
Understanding Perceived Pill Burden in Older Adults with HIV
Mental Health and Cognitive Performance Among Older People Living with HIV in Georgia
This study shows high percentages of psychiatric and cognitive morbidities among older PLWH in Georgia. Longitudinal studies should be conducted to evaluate cognitive performance and associated factors among older PLWH in Georgia
As I Grew Older, My Life Got Better”
Trauma Across the Life Span and Multisystem Morbidity in Women With HIV
OBJECTIVE: Sexual and physical abuse are highly prevalent among women living with HIV (WLWH) and are risk factors for the development of mental health and substance use disorders (MHDs, SUDs), and cognitive and medical comorbidities. We examined empirically derived patterns of trauma, MHD, and SUD, and associations with later cognitive and health outcomes. METHODS: A total of 1027 WLWH (average age = 48.6 years) in the Women's Interagency HIV Stu…
Glucocorticoid Receptor Function and Cognitive Performance in Women With HIV
OBJECTIVE: Alterations in glucocorticoid receptor (GCR) function may be a risk factor for cognitive complications among older people with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). We evaluated whether HIV serostatus and age modify the GCR function-cognition association among women. METHODS: Eighty women with HIV ( n = 40, 50 years of age [older]) and 80 HIV-uninfected women ( n = 40 older, n = 40 younger) enrolled in the Women's Interagency HIV Study c…
Knowledge about infections is associated with antibiotic use
Knowledge, and other modifiable and non-modifiable risk factors, were positively associated with antibiotic use in the past 12 months. While the causal direction of these associations could not be determined, given the high prevalence of lesser knowledge, as well as independent contributions of other factors including socioeconomic characteristics, health literacy campaigns to raise awareness of antibiotic resistance should take a multi-pronged a…
Psychosocial Mechanisms of Self-rated Successful Aging with HIV
Starting or Switching to an Integrase Inhibitor-Based Regimen Affects PTSD Symptoms in Women with HIV
Women's HIV disclosure to the dentist
Study findings highlight that dentists who see their patients infrequently should consider methods for overcoming barriers to HIV nondisclosure and the possibility that their patient's HIV serostatus is undisclosed. Educating women living with HIV about how disclosure to dentists is a critical component of their dental assessment and treatment, and how preventive dental treatment can improve overall health outcomes, is important
Dental insurance, dental care utilization, and perceived unmet dental needs in women living with HIV
Dental insurance coverage increases dental care utilization and is associated with better oral health among WLWH. In the era of health-care reform, dental insurance coverage may be instrumental for enhancing treatment outcomes
Frequent Occurrence of Pain and Prescription Opioid Use for Treatment of Pain Among Women with and at Risk for HIV Infection
Cognition, Depressive Symptoms and Vascular Factors among Southwest Tribal Elders
A better understanding of the burden of vascular risk in relation to cognition and depression among Southwest Tribes is needed
Midlife Psychological Distress Associated With Late-Life Brain Atrophy and White Matter Lesions
OBJECTIVE: Long-standing psychological distress increases the risk of dementia, especially Alzheimer's disease. The present study examines the relationship between midlife psychological distress and late-life brain atrophy and white matter lesions (WMLs), which are common findings on neuroimaging in elderly subjects. METHODS: A population-based sample of 1462 women, aged 38 to 60 years, was examined in 1968, with subsequent examinations in 1974, …
Appetite is not influenced by a unique milk peptide
Appetite is not influenced by a unique milk peptide
Midlife Psychological Distress Associated With Late-Life Brain Atrophy and White Matter Lesions
OBJECTIVE: Long-standing psychological distress increases the risk of dementia, especially Alzheimer's disease. The present study examines the relationship between midlife psychological distress and late-life brain atrophy and white matter lesions (WMLs), which are common findings on neuroimaging in elderly subjects. METHODS: A population-based sample of 1462 women, aged 38 to 60 years, was examined in 1968, with subsequent examinations in 1974, …
Cognition, Depressive Symptoms and Vascular Factors among Southwest Tribal Elders
A better understanding of the burden of vascular risk in relation to cognition and depression among Southwest Tribes is needed
Frequent Occurrence of Pain and Prescription Opioid Use for Treatment of Pain Among Women with and at Risk for HIV Infection
Dental insurance, dental care utilization, and perceived unmet dental needs in women living with HIV
Dental insurance coverage increases dental care utilization and is associated with better oral health among WLWH. In the era of health-care reform, dental insurance coverage may be instrumental for enhancing treatment outcomes
Starting or Switching to an Integrase Inhibitor-Based Regimen Affects PTSD Symptoms in Women with HIV
Women's HIV disclosure to the dentist
Study findings highlight that dentists who see their patients infrequently should consider methods for overcoming barriers to HIV nondisclosure and the possibility that their patient's HIV serostatus is undisclosed. Educating women living with HIV about how disclosure to dentists is a critical component of their dental assessment and treatment, and how preventive dental treatment can improve overall health outcomes, is important
Knowledge about infections is associated with antibiotic use
Knowledge, and other modifiable and non-modifiable risk factors, were positively associated with antibiotic use in the past 12 months. While the causal direction of these associations could not be determined, given the high prevalence of lesser knowledge, as well as independent contributions of other factors including socioeconomic characteristics, health literacy campaigns to raise awareness of antibiotic resistance should take a multi-pronged a…
Psychosocial Mechanisms of Self-rated Successful Aging with HIV
Glucocorticoid Receptor Function and Cognitive Performance in Women With HIV
OBJECTIVE: Alterations in glucocorticoid receptor (GCR) function may be a risk factor for cognitive complications among older people with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). We evaluated whether HIV serostatus and age modify the GCR function-cognition association among women. METHODS: Eighty women with HIV ( n = 40, 50 years of age [older]) and 80 HIV-uninfected women ( n = 40 older, n = 40 younger) enrolled in the Women's Interagency HIV Study c…
Trauma Across the Life Span and Multisystem Morbidity in Women With HIV
OBJECTIVE: Sexual and physical abuse are highly prevalent among women living with HIV (WLWH) and are risk factors for the development of mental health and substance use disorders (MHDs, SUDs), and cognitive and medical comorbidities. We examined empirically derived patterns of trauma, MHD, and SUD, and associations with later cognitive and health outcomes. METHODS: A total of 1027 WLWH (average age = 48.6 years) in the Women's Interagency HIV Stu…
As I Grew Older, My Life Got Better”
Understanding Perceived Pill Burden in Older Adults with HIV
Mental Health and Cognitive Performance Among Older People Living with HIV in Georgia
This study shows high percentages of psychiatric and cognitive morbidities among older PLWH in Georgia. Longitudinal studies should be conducted to evaluate cognitive performance and associated factors among older PLWH in Georgia
Psychometric validation of ERA-12 and aging expectations among PLHIV in Kazakhstan
Background With longer life expectancy due to antiretroviral therapy, people living with HIV (PLHIV) face age-related conditions and psychosocial challenges that influence their perceptions of aging. Yet, no study has examined aging expectations in Kazakhstan or the broader Central Asian region, particularly among PLHIV. This study aimed to assess the psychometric properties of the Russian version of the 12-item Expectations Regarding Aging (R-ER…
Exploring frailty in the context of HIV and aging in Kazakhstan
Frailty is increasingly recognized as an important morbidity among people living with HIV (PLHIV). However, no published data exist on its prevalence or determinants in Kazakhstan or Central Asia. This pilot study aimed to provide preliminary estimates of frailty prevalence and its associated factors among PLHIV in Almaty, Kazakhstan. We conducted a cross-sectional pilot study at the Almaty Centre for AIDS Prevention and Control. A total of 100 P…
Social and Healthcare Disruptions Due to the Covid-19 Pandemic and Associations with Psychosocial Well-Being Among Cancer Survivors With and Without HIV
Medicine (14 works) · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (9 works) · Psychiatry (8 works) · Internal Medicine (7 works) · Psychology (6 works) · Clinical Psychology (5 works) · Cognition (5 works) · Family medicine (5 works) · Gerontology (5 works) · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV (5 works)