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Perceptions of ageing and desire for ageing information amongst users of the EmERGE mHealth platform

In the era of well-treated HIV, attention is turning towards how successful ageing can be achieved for all. Integral to this success is personal well-being which can be influenced by perceptions of ones’ ageing. Purpose: To describe perceptions of ageing among individuals living with stable HIV engaged with remote healthcare delivered via a novel smartphone application (‘app’). Method: All EmERGE participants were eligible for this ageing sub-study. Two questions drawn from the US Health and Retirement Study assessed: 1) satisfaction with ageing, rated on a Likert scale (strongly disagree to strongly agree), 2) ‘What age do you feel?’. Lastly, participant opinion on inclusion of information on ageing issues within the ‘app’ was sought. Results: 944 individuals participated across five European study sites. Mean age was 44.6 (SD=9.9), with 32.6% aged>50. 91.5% were male and 79.4% were Caucasian. 99% responded to the statement ‘So far I am satisfied with the way that I am ageing?’ with the majority either somewhat or strongly in agreement (68.8%) and 14.7% either somewhat or strongly disagreed, as shown in table 1. Satisfaction did not vary by age, except for greater dissatisfaction in over 60s. The overall mean age felt (n=916) was 39.4 (SD=10.8), with mean difference from actual age of
5.2 years. 10.4% felt their age, with most (69.5%) feeling younger (by a median of 7 years, IQR 4–11) and 20.2% feeling older (by 3 years, IQR 1–7). The proportion feeling younger increased with increasing age group (p<0.001). 793/930 (85.3%) agreed to some degree that information on ageing with HIV should be included in the ‘app’, 42.2% strongly agreed. Conclusion: The majority of ‘app’ users were satisfied with how they were ageing and felt younger than their chronological age, yet 85% would like accessible information regarding ageing with HIV built-in to the ‘app’.

Ageing ; EmERGE mHealth platform

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