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Review
. 2018 Mar;53(1):1-11.
doi: 10.1016/j.cnur.2017.09.003.

Exercise and Positive Living in Human Immunodeficiency Virus/AIDS

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Exercise and Positive Living in Human Immunodeficiency Virus/AIDS

Jason R Jaggers. Nurs Clin North Am. 2018 Mar.

Abstract

Evidence would suggest that regardless of disease status, people living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/AIDS can obtain similar health benefits from routine physical activity reported within general populations. Research has shown significant improvements among psychological and physiologic variables within the first 5 to 6 weeks of beginning a routine physical activity program. Daily activity has shown promising results in other clinical populations, but there is still a paucity of research that limits evidence among the HIV population. Additional research is needed to examine the long-term benefits of physical activity, and to discover more practical ways to achieve this lifestyle change.

Keywords: Exercise; Fitness; HIV; Physical activity; Stress.

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