Support from the Office for Nursing Research & Innovation enabled my participation in the 16th Intrinsic Capacity, Frailty and Sarcopenia Research Conference for Healthy Longevity. At the meeting, our team presented two studies examining lifestyle and body composition outcomes among older adults with HIV. I presented the poster “Associations Between Physical Activity and Sarcopenia in Older People With HIV: Findings From the PROSPER-HIV Study,” and our team delivered an oral presentation titled “The Effects of High-Intensity Interval Training vs. Continuous Moderate-Intensity Exercise on Body Composition Among Older Adults with HIV: Secondary Results from the HEALTH Trial.”
These presentations included findings from the HEALTH and PROSPER studies, both led by Dr. Allison Webel at the University of Washington. The conference brought together leading investigators studying frailty, sarcopenia, and healthy longevity, providing valuable opportunities to share our findings and engage with researchers working on aging and functional decline. Key takeaways included emerging approaches to assessing muscle quality and the growing recognition of physical activity as a central strategy for preserving physical function and promoting healthy aging.
Vitor Oliveira, PhD
Research Assistant Professor