Daily stress and health for older men living with or at risk for HIV
Adverse Daily Experiences in Older Men Susceptible to or Living with HIV
This project looks at how everyday negative experiences affect the mental, physical, and aging-related health of older men living with or at risk for HIV.
Quick facts
| Grant type | R01 grant |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | University of California, San Francisco NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (San Francisco, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11364785 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
If I join, researchers at UCSF will enroll about 600 older men in the San Francisco Bay Area who have HIV or are at increased risk. They'll ask me about everyday stressful or adverse experiences, my social supports and resources, and my health using surveys and interviews, and they'll collect biological samples to measure stress- and aging-related markers. The study mixes numbers and personal stories to connect daily life events with mental, physical, and biological signs of aging. Findings aim to help shape services and supports tailored to older men in the HIV community.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Ideal participants are older men living with HIV or at increased risk for HIV who live in or near the San Francisco Bay Area and are willing to complete surveys, interviews, and provide biological samples.
Not a fit: People who are not older men with or at risk for HIV—such as women, younger people, or those living far from the Bay Area—are unlikely to be eligible or to benefit directly.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this work could identify specific everyday stressors and biological signs linked to poorer health and guide better-targeted supports and care for older men with or at risk for HIV.
How similar studies have performed: Prior research has linked daily stress and social resources to health outcomes and related biomarkers in people with HIV, but this large, mixed-methods focus specifically on older men is relatively novel.
Where this research is happening
San Francisco, United States
- University of California, San Francisco — San Francisco, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Ramirez-Valles, Jesus — University of California, San Francisco
- Study coordinator: Ramirez-Valles, Jesus
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page below.