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Jin W, Ni Y, Spence AB, Rubin LH, Xu Y. A Bayesian approach for investigating the pharmacogenetics of combination antiretroviral therapy in people with HIV. Biostatistics 2024:kxae001. [PMID: 38365980 DOI: 10.1093/biostatistics/kxae001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2023] [Revised: 12/31/2023] [Accepted: 01/02/2024] [Indexed: 02/18/2024] Open
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Combination antiretroviral therapy (ART) with at least three different drugs has become the standard of care for people with HIV (PWH) due to its exceptional effectiveness in viral suppression. However, many ART drugs have been reported to associate with neuropsychiatric adverse effects including depression, especially when certain genetic polymorphisms exist. Pharmacogenetics is an important consideration for administering combination ART as it may influence drug efficacy and increase risk for neuropsychiatric conditions. Large-scale longitudinal HIV databases provide researchers opportunities to investigate the pharmacogenetics of combination ART in a data-driven manner. However, with more than 30 FDA-approved ART drugs, the interplay between the large number of possible ART drug combinations and genetic polymorphisms imposes statistical modeling challenges. We develop a Bayesian approach to examine the longitudinal effects of combination ART and their interactions with genetic polymorphisms on depressive symptoms in PWH. The proposed method utilizes a Gaussian process with a composite kernel function to capture the longitudinal combination ART effects by directly incorporating individuals' treatment histories, and a Bayesian classification and regression tree to account for individual heterogeneity. Through both simulation studies and an application to a dataset from the Women's Interagency HIV Study, we demonstrate the clinical utility of the proposed approach in investigating the pharmacogenetics of combination ART and assisting physicians to make effective individualized treatment decisions that can improve health outcomes for PWH.
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- Wei Jin
- Department of Applied Mathematics and Statistics, Johns Hopkins University, 3400 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA
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- Department of Statistics, Texas A&M University, 155 Ireland Street, College Station, TX 77843, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Georgetown University, 3800 Reservoir Road, Washington, D.C. 20007, USA
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- Departments of Neurology, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Molecular and Comparative Pathobiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 733 N. Broadway, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
- Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 N. Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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- Department of Applied Mathematics and Statistics, Johns Hopkins University, 3400 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA
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Ramirez Garcia MP, Leclerc-Loiselle J, Côté J, Brouillette MJ, Thomas R. Effect of autogenic training on quality of life and symptoms in people living with HIV: A mixed method randomized controlled trial. Complement Ther Clin Pract 2023; 50:101716. [PMID: 36528982 DOI: 10.1016/j.ctcp.2022.101716] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2022] [Revised: 11/16/2022] [Accepted: 12/11/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Quality of life of people living with HIV is strongly affected by sleep problems, fatigue, pain, anxiety, and depression symptoms. This study set out to evaluate the effects of autogenic training (AT) on quality of life and symptoms within this population. METHODS A mixed method randomized controlled trial was conducted. Participants were randomly assigned to either the AT group (n = 32) or the control group (CG) (n = 31). Quality of life and symptoms were measured in both groups three times: prior to intervention (T0), immediately after intervention (T3), and three months after intervention (T6). Fourteen individual interviews were conducted. RESULTS Results show a significant improvement in social and mental dimensions of quality of life for the two groups at T6. They also show a significant improvement in sleep for AT participants at T3. Qualitative results are consistent with quantitative ones. CONCLUSION AT seems to improve sleep quality and could improve some dimensions of quality of life and other symptoms among people living with HIV. Further studies are needed to confirm these results. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER NCT01901016.
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- Maria Pilar Ramirez Garcia
- Faculty of Nursing, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada; Research Center of the Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada; AIDS and Infectious Disease Network (SIDA-MI), Canada; Quebec Network on Nursing Intervention Research (RRISIQ), QC, Canada.
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- Faculty of Nursing, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada; Research Center of the Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada; AIDS and Infectious Disease Network (SIDA-MI), Canada; Quebec Network on Nursing Intervention Research (RRISIQ), QC, Canada.
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- AIDS and Infectious Disease Network (SIDA-MI), Canada; Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada; McGill University Health Centre, Canada.
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- AIDS and Infectious Disease Network (SIDA-MI), Canada; Clinique Médicale l'Actuel, Montréal, QC, Canada.
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Ramirez Garcia MP, Leclerc-Loiselle J, Côté J, Brouillette MJ, Thomas R. The process of learning the autogenic training relaxation technique and its benefits on the wellness of people living with HIV. BMC Complement Med Ther 2022; 22:86. [PMID: 35331226 PMCID: PMC8953141 DOI: 10.1186/s12906-022-03557-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2020] [Accepted: 03/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Background Various mind-body practices are used by people living with HIV to promote their general well-being. Among these is autogenic training (AT), a self-guided relaxation technique requiring regular practice for observable benefits. However, little has been written about the process of learning this technique, which is obviously a prerequisite to regular practice. This study therefore aims to describe the process by which people living with HIV learn AT. Methods The study is a descriptive qualitative study using semi-structured interviews and a thematic analysis with a mixed approach. Fourteen participants living with HIV completed sessions to learn autogenic training over a period of 3 months. Results The process of learning AT was approached through three themes: initiating the learning process, taking ownership of the technique, and observing its benefits on wellness. To initiate learning, participants had to express a need to take action on an aspect of their well-being and their openness to complementary approaches to care. Taking ownership of the technique was facilitated by guidance from the nurse researcher, the participants’ personal adaptations to overcome barriers to their practice, regular practice, and rapid observation of its benefits. Finally, the participants reported the observation of benefits on their wellness, including personal development, mainly in terms of the creative self, the essential self, and the coping self. This perception of the technique’s benefits was part of the learning process, as it contributed both to the participants’ ownership of the technique and to reinforcing their AT practice. Conclusions People living with HIV see learning AT as a progressive process, in which wellness is a major outcome and a contributing factor in developing a regular practice. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12906-022-03557-6.
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- Maria Pilar Ramirez Garcia
- Faculty of Nursing, Université de Montréal, P. 6128, succ. Centre-Ville, Montréal, QC, H3C 3J7, Canada. .,Research Center of the Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, P. 6128, succ. Centre-Ville, Montréal, QC, H3C 3J7, Canada. .,Quebec Nursing Intervention Research Network (RRISIQ), Quebec, QC, Canada.
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- Faculty of Nursing, Université de Montréal, P. 6128, succ. Centre-Ville, Montréal, QC, H3C 3J7, Canada
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- Faculty of Nursing, Université de Montréal, P. 6128, succ. Centre-Ville, Montréal, QC, H3C 3J7, Canada.,Research Center of the Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, P. 6128, succ. Centre-Ville, Montréal, QC, H3C 3J7, Canada.,Quebec Nursing Intervention Research Network (RRISIQ), Quebec, QC, Canada
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- Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada.,AIDS and Infectious Disease Network (SIDA-MI), Quebec, Canada
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- AIDS and Infectious Disease Network (SIDA-MI), Quebec, Canada.,Clinique médicale l'Actuel, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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Bagheri Z, Noorshargh P, Shahsavar Z, Jafari P. Assessing the measurement invariance of the 10-item Centre for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale and Beck Anxiety Inventory questionnaires across people living with HIV/AIDS and healthy people. BMC Psychol 2021; 9:42. [PMID: 33750473 PMCID: PMC7941965 DOI: 10.1186/s40359-021-00546-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2020] [Accepted: 03/02/2021] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Background Recently, extensive research has been reported the higher rate of depression and anxiety among people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHAs) as compared to the general population. However, no single study has been carried out to investigate whether this disparity is a real difference or it happens due to lack of measurement invariance. This study aims to assess the measurement invariance of the Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) and 10-item Centre for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (CESD-10) questionnaires across PLWHAs and healthy individuals. Methods One hundred and fifty PLWHAs and 500 healthy individuals filled out the Persian version of the BAI and CESD-10 questionnaires. Multi-group multiple-indicators multiple-causes model (MG-MIMIC) was used to assess measurement invariance across PLWHAs and healthy people. Results Our findings revealed that PLWHAs and healthy individuals perceived the meaning of all the items in the BAI and CESD-10 questionnaires similarly. In addition, although depression scores were significantly higher in PLWHAs as opposed to the healthy individuals, no significant difference was observed in anxiety scores of these two groups. Conclusions The current study suggests that the BAI and CESD-10 are invariant measures across PLWHAs and healthy people which can be used for meaningful cross-group comparison. Therefore, in comparison to healthy individuals, higher depression score of PLWHAs is a real difference. It is highly recommended that health professionals develop therapeutic interventions and psychological supports to promote the mental health of PLWHAs which alleviate their depressive symptoms.
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- Zahra Bagheri
- Department of Biostatistics, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Biostatistics, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of English Language, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Biostatistics, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
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Borran M, Dashti-Khavidaki S, Khalili H. The need for an integrated pharmacological response to the treatment of HIV/AIDS and depression. Expert Opin Pharmacother 2021; 22:1179-1192. [PMID: 33586560 DOI: 10.1080/14656566.2021.1882419] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Introduction: The coexistence of depression and HIV infection affects more than 9 million people worldwide. A literature review revealed a large gap regarding the pharmacotherapy of depression among patients dually diagnosed with HIV and depression.Areas covered:In this review, the authors covered the various dimensions of deploying integrated pharmacological treatment of HIV/AIDS and depression. This topic was addressed in two ways; first, the direct results of integrated pharmacotherapy in syndemic patients; second, the indirect effects of the integrated model on other outcomes of HIV care.Expert opinion: An integrated pharmacological response to the treatment of HIV and depression can bring substantial benefits to HIV outcomes and reduce the burden of both diseases. The direct advantages regarding pharmacological response to the treatment of depression along with HIV care are improving adherence to antiretroviral therapy, optimizing pharmacotherapy, minimizing drug interaction, and prevention of additive adverse drug reactions. Furthermore, in some cases, medication can target both depression and other neuropsychiatric or somatic comorbidities among people living with HIV/AIDS. The integrated pharmacotherapy also has some potential indirect advantages on HIV care outcomes like minimizing loss of care, reducing ongoing HIV transmission, and improving the outcomes of both diseases.
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- Mina Borran
- Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, Shahrekord, Iran
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- Professor of Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Professor of Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Quality of life (QoL) is relevant to people living with HIV (PLWH) with increased life expectancy because of antiretroviral therapy. Our cross-sectional study examined associations between sociodemographic, HIV-related and psychological variables, and QoL, overall and by age. PLWH (n = 614) completed questionnaires at enrollment in an alcohol treatment study. QoL was assessed by the 12-item Short Form Survey, which includes physical and mental domains. Linear regression models evaluated the association of age and other factors with mental and physical QoL. PLWH younger than 50 years (n = 310) reported poorer mental QoL but better physical QoL compared to older PLWH (n = 304). Poorer mental QoL was associated with substance use, depression, and anxiety. Poorer physical QoL was associated with depression and history of injection drug use. We identified age-group differences in QoL for this primary care-based sample. Health care providers can use our findings to guide patient-centered care.
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Ellis RJ, Letendre SL, Atkinson JH, Clifford D, Collier AC, Gelman BB, Marra C, McCutchan JA, Morgello S, Sacktor N, Tang B, Heaton RK. Higher levels of plasma inflammation biomarkers are associated with depressed mood and quality of life in aging, virally suppressed men, but not women, with HIV. Brain Behav Immun Health 2020; 7:100121. [PMID: 34589877 PMCID: PMC8474567 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbih.2020.100121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2020] [Revised: 07/24/2020] [Accepted: 07/28/2020] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Background and objectives People with HIV (PWH) often suffer from depressive symptoms which have a deleterious impact on numerous domains including antiretroviral adherence and quality of life. In the general population, a treatment-resistant phenotype of depression is associated with systemic inflammation, which is of considerable importance as it responds favorably to anti-inflammatory medications. Aging PWH experience increasing inflammation. We sought to evaluate the impact of chronic inflammation in aging PWH on depressed mood. Methods PWH were recruited at 6 U.S. academic medical centers. Depressed mood was assessed using the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI)-II. Inflammatory biomarkers measured at the 12-year follow-up visit in blood plasma using immunoassays were neopterin, sTNFRII, d-dimer, IL-6, CRP, MCP-1, sCD14 and sCD40L. Factor analyses with oblique Equamax rotation were employed to reduce the dimensionality of the biomarkers. Results Participants were 78 PWH, 14 (17.9%) women, 40 (51.3%) non-White, mean age 55.3 (±SD 8.29), with a nadir and current CD4 of 134 (IQR 36, 204) and 567 (316, 797), respectively. 80.5% were virally suppressed. A factor analysis of the eight inflammatory biomarkers in plasma at the 12-year follow-up visit yielded 3 Factors, with Factor 1 loading on neopterin and sTNFRII, Factor 2 loading on d-dimer, IL-6 and CRP, and Factor 3 loading on sCD40L (MCP-1 and sCD14 did not appear in any of the factors). Univariate regressions of each factor vs BDI-II scores yielded significance only for Factor 2 (r = 0.295; p = 0.0083 (Bonferroni-adjusted p = 0.0261). Of the Factor 2 component biomarkers, BDI-II scores correlated significantly with d-dimer and IL-6, but not CRP. Women had worse BDI-II scores (p = 0.0127). In a logistic regression with sex and Factor 2, both variables were significant (sex p = 0.0246, Factor 2 p = 0.0168). The relationship between Factor 2 and BDI was significant for men (r = 0.348 [95% CI 0.111, 0.547]; p = 0.0049), but not women (r = 0.0580 95% CI -0.488, 0.571]; p = 0.844). Viral suppression was not significant in the multivariate model. Conclusions Some PWH with depressed mood have elevated markers of inflammation in blood. Men showed this relationship, while women did not. Together with previous findings that an inflammatory depression phenotype responds to treatment with anti-inflammatory medications, our findings suggest that treatment with anti-inflammatory medications might benefit at least a subset of depressed PWH who have a high inflammatory biomarker profile, as well as poor response to antidepressant medications alone, and that the pathophysiology of depression in men and women with HIV may differ.
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- Johns-Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- University of California, San Diego, USA
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Sehgal HS, Kohli R, Pham E, Beck GE, Anderson JR. Tooth wear in patients treated with HIV anti-retroviral therapy. BMC Oral Health 2019; 19:129. [PMID: 31242887 PMCID: PMC6595590 DOI: 10.1186/s12903-019-0818-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2019] [Accepted: 06/07/2019] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Background The objective of this study was to elucidate the relationship between HIV anti-retroviral therapy and tooth wear. Methods Assessment of tooth wear was conducted both with a survey questionnaire and clinical assessment at Russell Street Dental Clinic in Portland, Oregon. The survey questionnaire comprised of questions on study participant’s gender, age, HIV status, current medications, awareness of tooth grinding or clenching, jaw soreness, tooth or gum soreness, and frequency of headaches. For the clinical evaluation, a dental provider recorded the degree of wear on each tooth using a scale of 0–3. An individual tooth-wear index was used to rank patients with regard to incisal and occlusal wear. Data analysis included descriptive analysis, tests of association and regression analysis using SPSS V.24. Results The study sample involved 93 patients (HIV + ve = 60, HIV–ve = 33) with age range of 20-90 yrs. (mean = 49 yrs., s.d = 13.3). 92 and 67% participants of the HIV + ve and HIV-ve groups, respectively, presented with tooth wear. The mean tooth wear index was higher in HIV + ve patients than HIV–ve patients (8.2 vs. 7.8), however, this difference was not statistically significant (p > 0.05). A significant, positive correlation was found between HIV presence and tooth wear index, after accounting for age (B = 0.71, p < 0.05). The number of years on anti-retroviral therapy alone was positively correlated with tooth wear index (R2 = 0.116, p < 0.05). After controlling for age, years of anti-retroviral therapy use was positively correlated with tooth wear index (B = 0.047, p > 0.05). Conclusions The findings from this study suggest that HIV + ve patients, who are on anti-retroviral therapy have significant tooth wear, although more studies with larger sample size are needed to confirm this. There is a critical need to initiate a dialogue with medical providers about tooth wear as a possible side effect of antiretroviral therapy and to introduce appropriate preventive measures.
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- Harjit Singh Sehgal
- Department of Periodontology, School of Dentistry, Oregon Health & Science University, 5N034 SDPERI, 2730 SW Moody Ave, Portland, Oregon, 97201-5042, USA.
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- Department of Community Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA
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- School of Dentistry, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA
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- Department of Endodontics, The University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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The Effect of Cognitive-Behavioral Group Therapy Using Art as a Medium on Depressive Symptoms and HIV Antiretroviral Medication Adherence. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COUNSELLING 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/s10447-019-09377-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND Depression is prevalent among people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA), but there are few longitudinal studies investigating the prevalence of depression among HIV respondents in Taiwan. OBJECTIVES This study examined the trend in the prevalence of depression and its main predictors among PLWHA in Taiwan. METHODS This study analyzed the 2-million random-sample data set of the Taiwanese longitudinal health research database using data from 2000 to 2011and applied the Internal Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision, Clinical Modification diagnostic codes for the detection of HIV infection and depression. Chi-square tests and logistic regression analyses were conducted to determine predictive factors for depression. RESULTS A total of 769 PLWHA who met the criterion of HIV infection were extracted from the database. Of these respondents, 20.03% had a diagnosis of depression after their HIV-positive diagnosis. The annual prevalence of depression among the study respondents increased significantly from 1.95% in 2000 to 6.93% in 2011 according to time trend analysis (χ = 6.428, df =11, p = .03). Multivariate, logistic regression analysis indicated a history of drug abuse was the main predictor of a diagnosis of depression. DISCUSSION The increasing trend in the prevalence of depression revealed an urgent need for the development of care programs for PLWHA with depression. Such programs should take into consideration a history of drug abuse as a strong risk factor for the development of depression.
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Costa JDO, Pearson SA, Acurcio FDA, Bonolo PDF, Silveira MR, Ceccato MDGB. Health-related quality of life among HIV-infected patients initiating treatment in Brazil in the single-tablet regimen era. AIDS Care 2019; 31:572-581. [PMID: 30727749 DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2019.1576841] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is a multidimensional concept involving an individual's self-perception about how a disease or treatment impacts their daily life. In this study, we evaluated the HRQoL and factors associated with this outcome in 366 patients initiating combination Antiretroviral Therapy (cART) in Belo Horizonte, Brazil.We measured HRQoL using the EuroQoL-5D 3 level (EQ-5D) and the HIV instrument of the World Health Organization (WHOQOL-HIV BREF) and identified factors associated with HRQoL using multilevel linear regression. Participants had been on cART treatment a median of 65.5 days at the time the instruments were completed. The median HRQoL of patients on the single-tablet regimen containing efavirenz/ tenofovir/ lamivudine and the multi-tablet regimen containing dolutegravir and tenofovir/ lamivudine were high, with no significant difference between groups. Factors consistently associated with lower HRQoL were being single (unmarried), having a lower educational level, recent cigarette smoking, recent signs and symptoms of anxiety or depression, comorbid disease and the occurrence of adverse drug reactions. We observed high levels of HRQoL in cART-treated people and no differences between dolutegravir and efavirenz-based regimens. This study provides inputs to future economic analysis and identifies opportunities to increase the HRQoL of patients by targeting modifiable factors.
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- Juliana de Oliveira Costa
- a Programa de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Pública - Faculdade de Medicina , Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais , Belo Horizonte , Brazil.,b Centre for Big Data Research in Health , University of New South Wales , Sydney , Australia
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- b Centre for Big Data Research in Health , University of New South Wales , Sydney , Australia
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- a Programa de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Pública - Faculdade de Medicina , Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais , Belo Horizonte , Brazil.,c Departamento de Farmácia Social - Faculdade de Farmácia , Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais , Belo Horizonte , Brazil
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- d Departamento de Medicina Preventiva e Social - Faculdade de Medicina , Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais , Belo Horizonte , Brazil
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- c Departamento de Farmácia Social - Faculdade de Farmácia , Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais , Belo Horizonte , Brazil
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- c Departamento de Farmácia Social - Faculdade de Farmácia , Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais , Belo Horizonte , Brazil
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Lu HF, Sheng WH, Liao SC, Chang NT, Wu PY, Yang YL, Hsiao FH. The changes and the predictors of suicide ideation and suicide attempt among HIV-positive patients at 6-12 months post diagnosis: A longitudinal study. J Adv Nurs 2018; 75:573-584. [PMID: 30334591 DOI: 10.1111/jan.13883] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2018] [Revised: 08/19/2018] [Accepted: 09/13/2018] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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AIMS This study examined the changes and the predictors of suicide ideation/suicide attempt and the moderating effects of psychosocial factors on the suicide ideation/suicide attempts among human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive patients at 6-12 months post-diagnosis. BACKGROUND Suicide behaviours are prevalent among newly diagnosed HIV-positive patients, but the changes in suicide behaviours after diagnosis and the role of psychosocial factors in these behaviours are not well studied. DESIGN This study used a prospective longitudinal design. METHODS A total of 113 participants diagnosed as HIV-positive for 6-12 months were recruited from the outpatient department. Data were collected from June 2015 - October 2016. They were asked to complete Beck's Scale for Suicide Ideation, the Beck Depression Inventory-II, the Body Image Scale, the Meaning in Life Questionnaire and the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support at baseline, the third month and the sixth month. RESULTS The results showed the high occurrence rates for suicide ideation ranging from 27.2%, 21.6%, and 25.8% and suicide attempt ranging from 14.7%, 8.6%, and 13.3% at the baseline, the third month and the sixth month, respectively. The education level, social support from family and depressive symptoms were the predictors of suicide ideation. The history of depression disorders, depressive symptoms and social support from friends significantly predicted suicide attempt. Meaning in life-presence moderated the relationship between depressive symptoms and suicide ideation. CONCLUSIONS After diagnosed for 6-12 months, HIV-positive patients remain the high-risk group for suicide ideation and attempt. Suicide intervention targeting the risk and protective factors are required for HIV-positive patients.
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- Hsing-Fei Lu
- School of Nursing, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.,Department of Nursing, Hsin Sheng Junior College of Medical Care and Management, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Psychiatry, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- School of Nursing, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Infectious disease, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- School of Nursing, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- School of Nursing, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.,Nursing Department, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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Depression and Quality of Life among Patients Living with HIV/AIDS in the Era of Universal Treatment Access in Vietnam. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2018; 15:ijerph15122888. [PMID: 30562949 PMCID: PMC6313339 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph15122888] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2018] [Revised: 11/23/2018] [Accepted: 12/10/2018] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Although antiretroviral treatment (ART) access has been universal in recent years, few studies have examined if this policy contributes to the mental health of the patients. This study assessed depression and its relations with health-related quality of life (HRQOL), which is defined as the status of general well-being, physical, emotional, and psychological, among HIV patients. A cross-sectional study was conducted in 482 patients at five outpatient clinics. Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) and EuroQol-5 dimensions-5 levels (EQ-5D-5L) were used to assess the severity of depression and HRQOL. About one-fifth of patients reported symptoms of depression. According to the result of a multivariate logistic regression model, patients who had a lower number of CD4 cells at the start of ART, who received ART in the clinic without HIV counseling and testing (HCT) services, who had a physical health problem, and who experienced discrimination were more likely to have depression. Depression was associated with significantly decreased HRQOL. Depression is prevalent and significantly negatively associated with HRQOL of HIV/AIDS patients. We recommend screening for depression and intervening in the lives of depressed individuals with respect to those who start ART late, and we also recommend community-based behavioral change campaigns to reduce HIV discrimination.
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Health-related quality of life assessment among people living with HIV in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: a cross-sectional study. Qual Life Res 2018; 28:1035-1045. [PMID: 30415417 DOI: 10.1007/s11136-018-2044-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/02/2018] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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PURPOSE To assess health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and its associated factors among people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. METHODS A cross-sectional study including PLWHA receiving usual HIV-care at Instituto Nacional de Infectologia Evandro Chagas (INI/Fiocruz) was conducted between 2014 and 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The EQ-5D-3L assessed HRQoL; PHQ-2 and ASSIST were used for screening depression and substance use, respectively. Clinical variables were obtained from the INI/Fiocruz cohort database, and structured questions evaluated intimate partner violence, sexual abstinence and relationship status. Data were analysed using multivariable Tobit regression model. RESULTS A total of 1480 PLWHA were included: 64.7% were male at birth (38.4% men who have sex with men [MSM], 24.3% heterosexual men and 2% transgender women [TGW]); median age was 43.1 years, and 95.8% were receiving antiretroviral therapy. The median EQ-5D-3L utility score was 0.801. Results showed that the following factors: MSM and women; older age; lower educational level; no engagement in a relationship; depression screening positive; polysubstance use; and, detectable viral load were independently associated with worse HRQoL. CONCLUSIONS PLWHA under care at INI/Fiocruz presented good HRQoL. Polysubstance use, depression and lower educational level were among the factors negatively associated with HRQoL. This was the first time that the EQ-5D-3L utility scores were calculated for a considerable number of PLWHA in Brazil, which is a fundamental piece of information for future cost-effectiveness analysis.
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Trajectories of Depressive Symptoms Among a Population of HIV-Infected Men and Women in Routine HIV Care in the United States. AIDS Behav 2018; 22:3176-3187. [PMID: 29623578 DOI: 10.1007/s10461-018-2109-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Depressive symptoms vary in severity and chronicity. We used group-based trajectory models to describe trajectories of depressive symptoms (measured using the Patient Health Questionnaire-9) and predictors of trajectory group membership among 1493 HIV-infected men (84%) and 292 HIV-infected women (16%). At baseline, 29% of women and 26% of men had depressive symptoms. Over a median of 30 months of follow-up, we identified four depressive symptom trajectories for women (labeled "low" [experienced by 56% of women], "mild/moderate" [24%], "improving" [14%], and "severe" [6%]) and five for men ("low" [61%], "mild/moderate" [14%], "rebounding" [5%], "improving" [13%], and "severe" [7%]). Baseline antidepressant prescription, panic symptoms, and prior mental health diagnoses were associated with more severe or dynamic depressive symptom trajectories. Nearly a quarter of participants experienced some depressive symptoms, highlighting the need for improved depression management. Addressing more severe or dynamic depressive symptom trajectories may require interventions that additionally address mental health comorbidities.
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Zhu Z, Hu Y, Li HW, Bao MJ, Zhang L, Zha LJ, Hou XH, Lu HZ. The implementation and evaluation of HIV symptom management guidelines: A preliminary study in China. Int J Nurs Sci 2018; 5:315-321. [PMID: 31406842 PMCID: PMC6626266 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnss.2018.08.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2018] [Revised: 08/19/2018] [Accepted: 08/29/2018] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Objective The overarching objective of this study was to examine the effectiveness of HIV symptom management guidelines in China in reducing the incidence and severity of symptoms and improving patients' quality of life. Methods We conducted a controlled, pre- and post-implementation design in the HIV/AIDS inpatient unit in Shanghai. Patients recruited from November 2014 to February 2015 were in the intervention group and those from October 2013 to February 2014 were in the control group. There were 74 patients in each group. Participants in the intervention group received interventions based on the HIV symptom management guidelines. Overall symptom severity, depression, and quality of life were measured in two groups at baseline, week 4, and week 8. Results Totally 126 patients completed the research, 65 in the intervention group and 61 in the control group. The total symptom severity scores showed a statistically significant difference between groups across time (P < 0.05). It showed that frequencies of fatigue (36.9% vs. 44.3%), fever (6.2% vs. 11.5%), loss in weight (9.2% vs. 16.4%), mouth ulcers (12.3% vs. 16.4%), headaches (9.2% vs. 19.7%) and depression (F = 1.09, P > 0.05) in the intervention group were lower than those in the control group in week 8 without statistical significance. The multilevel growth mixture model indicated a greater increase in the total score of quality of life for the group treated according to the symptom management guidelines (P = 0.04). Conclusion The evidence-based HIV symptom management guidelines can improve a patient's quality of life and relieve negative symptoms. The guidelines can be applied in a similar context to other HIV/AIDS units or clinics.
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- Zheng Zhu
- Fudan University School of Nursing, Shanghai, China
- Fudan University Centre for Evidence-based Nursing: A Joanna Briggs Institute Centre of Excellence, Shanghai, China
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- Fudan University School of Nursing, Shanghai, China
- Fudan University Centre for Evidence-based Nursing: A Joanna Briggs Institute Centre of Excellence, Shanghai, China
- Corresponding author. Fudan University School of Nursing and Fudan University Centre for Evidence-based Nursing: A Joanna Briggs Institute Centre of Excellence, Shanghai, China.
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- Fudan University School of Nursing, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center Affiliated to Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center Affiliated to Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center Affiliated to Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center Affiliated to Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center Affiliated to Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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Lau C, Kendall CE, Burchell AN, Bayoumi AM, Loutfy M, Rourke SB, Antoniou T. Outcomes Among Persons with HIV Following a Mental Health Admission: A Population-Based Study. AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses 2018; 34:590-597. [PMID: 29661003 DOI: 10.1089/aid.2017.0275] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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To compare outcomes following psychiatric hospitalization between people with and without HIV. Population-based study of people with (n = 1,089) and without (n = 280,888) HIV who were hospitalized for psychiatric illness between January 1, 2006 and December 31, 2014. Overall, 9 (0.8%) people with HIV died within 30 days of discharge, compared with 3,710 (1.3%) HIV-negative individuals. Following multivariable adjustment, there was no difference in the risk of readmission or emergency department (ED) visits for psychiatric illness in the 90 days following discharge. Conversely, people with HIV were at higher risk of ED visits for substance use disorders and less likely to receive psychiatry follow-up during this period. HIV is associated with ED use for substance use disorders and less psychiatry follow-up within 90 days of hospital discharge for psychiatric illness. Interventions facilitating continuity of care following discharge are warranted.
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- Cindy Lau
- Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, Canada
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- Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, Canada
- Department of Family Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada
- CT Lamont Primary Health Care Research Centre, Bruyere Research Institute, Ottawa, Canada
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Canada
- Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Canada
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- Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, Canada
- Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
- Centre for Urban Health Solutions, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Canada
- Department of Family and Community Medicine, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, Canada
- Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Canada
- Centre for Urban Health Solutions, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Canada
- Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
- Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, Canada
- Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
- Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
- Women's College Research Institute, Women's College Hospital, Toronto, Canada
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- Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Canada
- Centre for Urban Health Solutions, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Canada
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, Canada
- Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Canada
- Department of Family and Community Medicine, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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Xiaowen W, Guangping G, Ling Z, Jiarui Z, Xiumin L, Zhaoqin L, Hongzhuan L, Yuyan Y, Liyuan Y, Lin L. Depression and anxiety mediate perceived social support to predict health-related quality of life in pregnant women living with HIV. AIDS Care 2018; 30:1147-1155. [PMID: 29607666 DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2018.1456640] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Pregnant women living with HIV represent one of the most high-priority groups for HIV treatment and health assessment. Although social support has been shown to be a protective factor for improved health-related quality of life (HRQoL), and depression and anxiety have been identified as two major causes of psychological distress among people living with HIV, it is still unclear how social support, anxiety, and depression interact to influence HRQoL. The objective of our study was to demonstrate the nature of predictors, direct effects and mediator effects among social support, anxiety, depression symptoms and HRQoL in pregnant women living with HIV. We investigated a total of 101 pregnant women living with HIV in Yunnan province in China from April 2016 to June 2016. All participants completed the Social Support Rating Scale (SSRS), the Chinese version of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scales (HADS) and Quality of Life instruments (EuroQoL Five Dimensions Questionnaire, EQ-5D). The relationships between the variables were examined by Pearson's or Spearman's correlation analysis. Predictor effects were tested using separate multiple regressions, controlling for demographic variables and HIV diagnosis variables. Direct and mediation effects of social support on HRQoL were tested using a structural equation model (SEM). Anxiety and depression symptoms were negatively correlated with subjective social support, support utilization, social support and HRQoL. Social support significantly predicted better HRQoL, and anxiety and depression symptoms significantly predicted poorer HRQoL. Anxiety and depression symptoms partially mediated the associations between social support and HRQoL. Anxiety and depression symptoms completely mediated the associations of objective support and support utilization with HRQoL. Interventions to improve HRQoL in pregnant women living with HIV must consider the mediation effect of anxiety and depression symptoms on the association between social support and HRQoL. Social support interventions are valid only when anxiety and depression symptoms are managed effectively.
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- Wang Xiaowen
- a Yunnan Center for Disease Control and Prevention , Yunnan , People's Republic of China.,b Kunming Medical University , Yunnan , People's Republic of China
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- c Yunnan Maternal and Child Health Care hospital , Yunnan , People's Republic of China
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- c Yunnan Maternal and Child Health Care hospital , Yunnan , People's Republic of China
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- c Yunnan Maternal and Child Health Care hospital , Yunnan , People's Republic of China
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- d Yiliang County Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , Yunnan , People's Republic of China
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- e Longling County Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , Yunnan , People's Republic of China
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- f Fengqing County Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , Yunnan , People's Republic of China
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- g Longchuan County Maternal and Child Health Care hospital , Yunnan , People's Republic of China
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- h Longling County Maternal and Child Health Care hospital , Yunnan , People's Republic of China
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- b Kunming Medical University , Yunnan , People's Republic of China.,i Health and Family Planning Commission of Yunnan Province , Kunming , People's Republic of China
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Improving Depression Among HIV-Infected Adults: Transporting the Effect of a Depression Treatment Intervention to Routine Care. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2017; 73:482-488. [PMID: 27668804 DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000001131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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BACKGROUND Depression affects 20%-30% of people with HIV. Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) have demonstrated the effectiveness of interventions to improve depression among HIV-infected adults, but typically have highly selected populations which may limit generalizability. Inverse probability of sampling weights (IPSW) is a recently proposed method to transport (or standardize) findings from RCTs to a specific external target population. METHODS We used IPSW to transport the 6-month effect of the Measurement-Based Care (MBC) intervention on depression from the SLAM DUNC trial to a population of HIV-infected, depressed adults in routine care in the United States between 2010 and 2014. RESULTS In the RCT, MBC was associated with an improvement in depression at 6 months of 3.6 points on the Hamilton Depression Rating scale [95% confidence interval (CI): -5.9 to -1.3]. When IPSW were used to standardize results from the trial to the target population, the intervention effect was attenuated by 1.2 points (mean improvement 2.4 points; 95% CI: -6.1 to 1.3). CONCLUSIONS If implemented among HIV-infected, depressed adults in routine care, MBC may be less effective than in the RCT but can still be expected to reduce depression. Attenuation of the intervention effect among adults in routine care reflects the fact that the trial enrolled a larger proportion of individuals for whom the intervention was more effective. Given the burden of depression among HIV-infected adults, more effective interventions to improve depression are urgently needed. However, examining the transportability of trial findings is essential to understand whether similar effects can be expected if interventions are scaled-up.
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Pokhrel KN, Sharma VD, Shibanuma A, Pokhrel KG, Mlunde LB, Jimba M. Predicting health-related quality of life in people living with HIV in Nepal: mental health disorders and substance use determinants. AIDS Care 2017; 29:1137-1143. [PMID: 28547996 DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2017.1332331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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HIV-positive people often experience mental health disorders and engage in substance use. Such conditions tend to impair their health-related quality of life (QOL). Evidence, however, is limited about the influence of mental health disorders and substance use on QOL by gender. Also, little is known about the influences of anxiety and high levels of stress on QOL. We recruited 682 HIV-positive people in Nepal and measured their depression, anxiety, stress levels, substance use, and QOL. Multiple linear regressions assessed the association of mental health disorders and substance use with QOL. Presence of depressive symptoms was negatively associated with all domains of QOL including the physical (men: β = -0.68, p = 0.037; women: β = -1.37, p < 0.001) and the psychological (men: β = -1.08, p < 0.001; women: β = -1.13, p < 0.001). Those who experienced anxiety had lower scores in the physical (β = -0.89, p = 0.027) and psychological (β = -1.75, p = 0.018) QOL domains among men and in the spiritual QOL domain (β = -0.061, p = 0.043) among women. High stress levels were associated with lower scores across all QOL domains including the physical (men: β = -0.16, p < 0.001; women: β = -0.14, p < 0.001) and the psychological (men: β = -0.09, p < 0.001; women: β = -0.10, p < 0.001). Substance-using men were more likely to have lower scores in physical (β = -0.70, p = 0.039) and psychological (β = -0.073, p = 0.002) domains. Among women, meanwhile, substance use was negatively associated with the psychological domain only (β = -0.77, p = 0.005). In conclusion, mental health disorders and substance use had negative associations with QOL. Attention should be given to addressing the mental health care needs of HIV-positive people to improve their QOL.
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- Khem N Pokhrel
- a Department of Community and Global Health , Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo , Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo , Japan
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- b Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health , Institute of Medicine, Tribhuwan University , Kathmandu , Nepal
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- a Department of Community and Global Health , Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo , Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo , Japan
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- c Department of Public Health , Royal Tropical Institute , Amsterdam , the Netherlands
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- a Department of Community and Global Health , Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo , Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo , Japan
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- a Department of Community and Global Health , Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo , Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo , Japan
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Relationship between ever reporting depressive symptoms and all-cause mortality in a cohort of HIV-infected adults in routine care. AIDS 2017; 31:1009-1016. [PMID: 28244956 DOI: 10.1097/qad.0000000000001431] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to assess whether ever reporting depressive symptoms affects mortality in the modern HIV treatment era. DESIGN A cohort study of HIV-infected adults in routine clinical care at seven sites in the USA. METHODS We examined the effect of ever reporting depressive symptoms on all-cause mortality using data from the Centers for AIDS Research Network of Integrated Clinical Systems cohort. We included individuals with at least one depression measure between 2005 and 2014. Depressive symptoms were measured with the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ)-9. We used weighted Kaplan-Meier curves and marginal structural Cox models with inverse probability weights to estimate the effect of ever reporting depressive symptoms (PHQ-9 ≥10) on all-cause mortality. RESULTS A total of 10 895 individuals were included. Participants were followed for a median of 3.1 years (35 621 total person-years). There were 491 (4.5%) deaths during the follow-up period (crude incidence rate 13.8/1000 person-years). At baseline, 28% of the population reported depressive symptoms. In the weighted analysis, there was no evidence that ever reporting depressive symptoms increased the hazard of all-cause mortality (hazard ratio 0.82, 95% confidence interval 0.55-1.24). CONCLUSION In a large cohort of HIV-infected adults in care in the modern treatment era, we observed no evidence that ever reporting depressive symptoms increased the likelihood of all-cause mortality, controlling for a range of time-varying factors. Antiretroviral therapy that is increasingly robust to moderate adherence and improved access to depression treatment may help to explain changes in the relationship between depressive symptoms and mortality in the modern treatment era.
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Majeed Z, van Wijngaarden E, Dolan JG, Shah KN. Depression partially mediated the relationship between basic psychological needs and quality of life among people living with HIV. AIDS Care 2017; 29:1399-1403. [PMID: 28278562 DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2017.1300627] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Few studies have examined the relationship between basic psychological needs (BPN), depression and quality of life (QOL) in people living with HIV (PLWH). This cross-sectional study (N = 65; 37% females, 37% Caucasian, mean age = 55 ± 6 years, mean CD4 count = 668 ± 368 cells/mm3, average duration of HIV = 18 ± 4 years) found that BPN frustration was related with lower QOL. The strength of this relationship was reduced after controlling for depression. This suggests that depression partially mediated the relationship between BPN and QOL. BPN and depression may be specific targets for psychosocial interventions aimed at improving QOL in PLWH to promote successful aging.
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- Zahraa Majeed
- a Department of Medicine, Division of Geriatrics and Aging , University of Rochester , Rochester , USA
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- b Department of Public Health Sciences, School of Medicine and Dentistry , University of Rochester , Rochester , USA
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- b Department of Public Health Sciences, School of Medicine and Dentistry , University of Rochester , Rochester , USA
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- a Department of Medicine, Division of Geriatrics and Aging , University of Rochester , Rochester , USA
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Brandt C, Zvolensky MJ, Woods SP, Gonzalez A, Safren SA, O'Cleirigh CM. Anxiety symptoms and disorders among adults living with HIV and AIDS: A critical review and integrative synthesis of the empirical literature. Clin Psychol Rev 2017; 51:164-184. [PMID: 27939443 PMCID: PMC5195877 DOI: 10.1016/j.cpr.2016.11.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 108] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2016] [Revised: 09/09/2016] [Accepted: 11/04/2016] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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There are over 35 million people worldwide infected with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and its progression to Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS; WHO, 2014). With the advent of combined antiretroviral therapy (i.e., cART) in 1996, persons living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) now have much longer life expectancies. However, living with HIV remains challenging, as it is associated with a number of significant and recurrent (chronic) stressors including physical pain, side effects of cART, social stigma, and discrimination, among other social stressors. Presumably, as a result of these types of stressors, a disproportionately high number of PLWHA struggle with clinically-significant psychiatric symptoms and disorders. Although much scientific and clinical attention has focused on depressed mood and psychopathology among PLWHA, there has been comparably less focus on anxiety and its disorders. The paucity of work in this area is concerning from a public health perspective, as anxiety symptoms and disorders are the most common class of psychiatric disorders and often maintain a large negative impact on life functioning.
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- Charles Brandt
- Department of Psychology, University of Houston, 126 Heyne Building, Houston, TX, 77204, United States.
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- Department of Psychology, University of Houston, 126 Heyne Building, Houston, TX, 77204, United States; Department of Behavioral Sciences, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcomb Blvd. Houston, Texas, 77030, United States
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- Department of Psychology, University of Houston, 126 Heyne Building, Houston, TX, 77204, United States
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stony Brook University, 101 Nicolls Rd, Stony Brook, NY, United States
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- Department of Psychology, University of Miami, 5665 Ponce de Leon Blvd, Coral Gables, FL, 33124, United States
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- Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, 1 Bowdoin Square, Suite 701, Boston Ma, 02114, United States
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Nobre N, Pereira M, Roine RP, Sintonen H, Sutinen J. Factors associated with the quality of life of people living with HIV in Finland. AIDS Care 2017; 29:1074-1078. [PMID: 28110552 DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2017.1281879] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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In recent years, the concept of quality of life (QoL) has received significant attention in the HIV/AIDS literature. In Finland, however, the factors associated with the QoL of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) still remain unknown. The aim of this study was to identify the sociodemographic and HIV-related factors associated with the different domains of QoL of PLWHA in Finland. The sample of this cross-sectional study consisted of 453 HIV-infected patients (Mean age = 46.5 years; 76.5% male) followed at the Infectious Disease Clinic of Helsinki University Hospital. Participants completed a self-reported questionnaire covering sociodemographic and HIV-related information, and the Finnish version of the WHOQOL-HIV-Bref questionnaire. Participants reported rather high scores in the six QoL domains, which ranged between 68.48 (Social relationships) and 78.05 (Environment) on a 0-100 scale. Multiple regression analyses revealed that male gender, being married or living in a partnered relationship, being employed, having fewer financial concerns, and not having depression and other medical comorbidities were the main factors positively and consistently associated with higher scores in the different domains of the QoL. HIV-related variables were not significantly associated with QoL ratings. Sociodemographic factors were independently associated with the QoL of PLWHA in Finland. Psychosocial support should reflect these factors in order to improve the health status and well-being of PLWHA.
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- Nuno Nobre
- a Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine , University of Helsinki , Helsinki , Finland
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- b Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences , University of Coimbra , Coimbra , Portugal
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- c Research Centre for Comparative Effectiveness and Patient Safety , University of Eastern Finland , Kuopio , Finland.,d Helsinki University Hospital, University of Helsinki , Helsinki , Finland
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- a Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine , University of Helsinki , Helsinki , Finland
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- e Division of Infectious Diseases, Inflammation Center , Helsinki University Hospital, University of Helsinki , Helsinki , Finland
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Teti M, French B, Kabel A, Farnan R. Portraits of Well-Being: Photography as a Mental Health Support for Women With HIV. JOURNAL OF CREATIVITY IN MENTAL HEALTH 2017; 12:48-61. [PMID: 29657558 DOI: 10.1080/15401383.2016.1206493] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Many women living with HIV/AIDS (WL-HIV/AIDS) experience significant mental distress. Although creative arts strategies are well positioned to help support women by inspiring creativity and meaning-making, few arts programs have been implemented and evaluated with this population. We conducted a photography project with thirty WL-HIV/AIDS from three United States cities. Participants took pictures to capture their life with HIV/AIDS and described their photos and stories in group and individual sessions. Using thematic analysis, we identified that the project supported women's mental health in four ways by facilitating empowerment and helping women to express themselves, address their mental health with new tools like photography, and process past traumas. Photography projects may help WL-HIV/AIDS understand and manage their mental health.
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- University of St. Thomas, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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- Truman Medical Centers, Kansas City, Missouri, USA
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Testing a model of health-related quality of life in women living with HIV infection. Qual Life Res 2016; 26:655-663. [PMID: 28004319 DOI: 10.1007/s11136-016-1482-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/08/2016] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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PURPOSE The purpose of this secondary analysis was to test Ferrans et al.'s (J Nurs Scholarsh 37(4):336-342, 2005) revised model of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) (2005) modified from the Wilson and Cleary (J Am Med Assoc 273(1):59-65, 1995) model on women living with HIV. The primary aim was to test this model, examining the relations among the five central components (biological function, symptoms, functional status, general health perceptions, and HRQoL). The secondary aim was to explore the individual (age, children, race, marital status, education) and environmental (HIV-related stigma, social support) characteristics that may impact the main components of the model. METHODS This study employed a cross-sectional correlational design using baseline data from 178 women living with HIV/AIDS who participated in one of the two independent randomized controlled trials designed to enhance HIV medication adherence. Path analysis using structural equation modeling was used to examine the hypothesized multivariate relations proposed in the revised Wilson and Cleary (J Am Med Assoc 273(1):59-65, 1995) model of HRQoL. RESULTS While the revised model did not fit, exploratory post hoc modified models with a path from depressive symptoms to overall general health had an adequate model fit. Women with lower depressive symptoms (r = -.457, p < .01), lower HIV-related stigma (r = -.462, p < .01), higher social support (r = .413, p < .01), higher physical functioning (r = .350, p < .01), and higher general health perceptions (r = .537, p < .01) had higher overall HRQoL. CONCLUSIONS The results of this study have the potential to assist healthcare professionals in improving HRQoL for women living with HIV/AIDS.
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Bengtson AM, Pence BW, Crane HM, Christopoulos K, Fredericksen RJ, Gaynes BN, Heine A, Mathews WC, Moore R, Napravnik S, Safren S, Mugavero MJ. Disparities in Depressive Symptoms and Antidepressant Treatment by Gender and Race/Ethnicity among People Living with HIV in the United States. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0160738. [PMID: 27513328 PMCID: PMC4981370 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0160738] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2016] [Accepted: 07/25/2016] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Objective To describe disparities along the depression treatment cascade, from indication for antidepressant treatment to effective treatment, in HIV-infected individuals by gender and race/ethnicity. Methods The Center for AIDS Research (CFAR) Network of Integrated Clinical Systems (CNICS) cohort includes 31,000 HIV-infected adults in routine clinical care at 8 sites. Individuals were included in the analysis if they had a depressive symptoms measure within one month of establishing HIV care at a CNICS site. Depressive symptoms were measured using the validated Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9). Indication for antidepressant treatment was defined as PHQ-9 ≥ 10 or a current antidepressant prescription. Antidepressant treatment was defined as a current antidepressant prescription. Evidence-based antidepressant treatment was considered treatment changes based on a person’s most recent PHQ-9, in accordance with clinical guidelines. We calculated the cumulative probability of moving through the depression treatment cascade within 24 months of entering CNICS HIV care. We used multivariable Cox proportional hazards models to estimate associations between gender, race/ethnicity, and a range of depression outcomes. Results In our cohort of HIV-infected adults in routine care, 47% had an indication for antidepressant treatment. Significant drop-offs along the depression treatment cascade were seen for the entire study sample. However, important disparities existed. Women were more likely to have an indication for antidepressant treatment (HR 1.54; 95% CI 1.34, 1.78), receive antidepressant treatment (HR 2.03; 95% CI 1.53, 2.69) and receive evidence-based antidepressant treatment (HR 1.67; 95% CI 1.03, 2.74), even after accounting for race/ethnicity. Black non-Hispanics (HR 0.47, 95% CI 0.35, 0.65), Hispanics (HR 0.63, 95% CI 0.44, 0.89) and other race/ethnicities (HR 0.35, 95% CI 0.17, 0.73) were less likely to initiate antidepressant treatment, compared to white non-Hispanics. Conclusions In our cohort of HIV-infected adults depressive symptoms were common. Important disparities in the prevalence of depressive symptoms and receipt of antidepressant treatment existed by gender and race/ethnicity.
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- Angela M. Bengtson
- Department of Epidemiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America
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- Department of Epidemiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America
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- Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
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- HIV/AIDS Division, San Francisco General Hospital, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
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- Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America
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- Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of California San Diego, San Diego, California, United States of America
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- Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America
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- Department of Psychology, University of Miami, Miami, Florida, United States of America
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- Department of Medicine and UAB Center for AIDS Research, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, United States of America
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Assessment of factors associated with the quality of life of patients living with HIV/HCV co-infection. J Behav Med 2016; 39:767-81. [DOI: 10.1007/s10865-016-9778-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2015] [Accepted: 08/02/2016] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Shimizu M, Yi S, Tuot S, Suong S, Sron S, Shibanuma A, Jimba M. The impact of a livelihood program on depressive symptoms among people living with HIV in Cambodia. Glob Health Action 2016; 9:31999. [PMID: 27511811 PMCID: PMC4980519 DOI: 10.3402/gha.v9.31999] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2016] [Revised: 07/04/2016] [Accepted: 07/05/2016] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Background Psychological and social problems are major concerns in this era of successful antiretroviral therapy. Although livelihood programs have been implemented extensively to improve the daily living conditions of people living with HIV in Cambodia, no studies have yet investigated the impacts of these programs on the mental health of this vulnerable population. Therefore, we examined the impact of a livelihood program on depressive symptoms and associated factors among people living with HIV in Cambodia. Design A quasi-experimental, nonequivalent comparison group study was conducted in six provinces of Cambodia in 2014. Data were collected from an intervention group comprising 357 people living with HIV who had participated in the livelihood program and a comparison group comprising 328 people living with HIV who had not participated in this program. Multiple logistic regression analysis was carried out to examine the association between livelihood-program participation and depressive symptoms as measured by the depressive symptoms subscale of the 25-item Cambodian version of the Hopkins Symptom Checklist. A propensity score matching was used to examine the effect of the livelihood program on depressive symptoms while controlling for selection bias. Results Overall, 56.0% and 62.7% of the participants in the intervention and comparison groups, respectively, met the Hopkins Symptom Checklist threshold for depressive symptoms. The multiple logistic regression analysis showed that the participants in the intervention group had significantly lower odds of having depressive symptoms (adjusted odds ratio 0.68, 95% confidence interval 0.52–0.88). The analysis from propensity score matching indicated that the livelihood program helped mitigate depressive symptoms among the participants in the intervention group (T=−1.99). Conclusions The livelihood program appeared to help mitigate the burden of depressive symptoms among people living with HIV in Cambodia. Thus, this program should be scaled up and modified to better improve participants’ mental health.
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- Mayumi Shimizu
- Department of Community and Global Health, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- KHANA Center for Population Health Research, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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- KHANA Center for Population Health Research, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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- KHANA Center for Population Health Research, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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- Department of Community and Global Health, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Community and Global Health, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan;
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Monteiro F, Canavarro MC, Pereira M. Factors associated with quality of life in middle-aged and older patients living with HIV. AIDS Care 2016; 28 Suppl 1:92-8. [PMID: 26881294 PMCID: PMC4828599 DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2016.1146209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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HIV infection has been historically considered a disease of young adults; however, adults aged 50 years and older represent now an increasing proportion of HIV cases worldwide, including in Portugal. In this context, given the considerable burden associated with living with HIV, the topic of quality-of-life (QoL) assessment has become increasingly relevant. The aims of this study were to examine the age-related differences in QoL and depressive symptoms of younger and middle-aged and older adults with HIV as well as the sociodemographic, HIV-related and depressive symptoms (cognitive-affective and somatic) associated with QoL domains. The sample consisted of 1194 HIV-infected patients, recruited from 10 Portuguese hospitals. QoL data were collected using the WHOQOL-HIV-Bref questionnaire. Patients also completed the Beck Depression Inventory. Of the 1194 patients, 185 (15.5%) were over 50 years old. Middle-aged and older patients reported significantly lower QoL in the physical, independence and social relationships domains. Regarding the specific facets of QoL, middle-aged and older patients reported significantly lower scores in seven of the 29 specific facets of the WHOQOL-HIV-Bref and higher scores in one facet (financial resources). Overall, among middle-aged and older patients, higher education, being employed, a shorter time since HIV diagnosis, use of combination anti-retroviral therapy and fewer depressive symptoms were significantly associated with higher QoL ratings. Our findings suggest that both cognitive-affective and somatic depressive symptoms account for significant variability in QoL scores in middle-aged and older patients. Because an important feature of healthy ageing is maintaining QoL, these data may provide useful information for tailoring age-appropriate and effective interventions to improve the mental health and QoL of middle-aged and older patients living with HIV.
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- Fabiana Monteiro
- a Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences , University of Coimbra , Coimbra , Portugal
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- a Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences , University of Coimbra , Coimbra , Portugal
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Liu Z, Yang J. Health related quality of life: is it another comprehensive evaluation indicator of Chinese medicine on acquired immune deficiency syndrome treatment? J TRADIT CHIN MED 2015; 35:600-5. [PMID: 26591693 DOI: 10.1016/s0254-6272(15)30146-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Health related quality of life (HRQOL) can better reflect changes in acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) patients and inform economic evaluation of AIDS treatment services, and the assessment of HRQOL can help us to detect problems that may influence the progression of the disease, hence HRQOL has become a particularly important assessment indictor for HIV comprehensive interventions. Being a multi-angle, multi-level, and diversified complex intervention, roles of Chinese medicine (CM) in AIDS treatment have been recognized and accepted by more and more patients, and HRQOL has been widely used to evaluate the comprehensive management effects of CM on AIDS. In this article, the authors analyze the definition and measurement of HRQOL, measurement of HRQOL of HIV/AIDS patients and effects of CM on AIDS, and give some reasonable advices for the usage of the scale of HRQOL. The authors hold that some new HRQOL instruments specific for CM treatment of AIDS should be developed and further prospective studies should be carried out to demonstrate the practicality, reliability and validity of HRQOL as an evaluation indictor for CM treatment of AIDS.
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Bengtson AM, Pence BW, O'Donnell J, Thielman N, Heine A, Zinski A, Modi R, McGuinness T, Gaynes B. Improvements in depression and changes in quality of life among HIV-infected adults. AIDS Care 2014; 27:47-53. [PMID: 25105320 DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2014.946386] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Improving quality of life (QOL) for HIV-infected individuals is an important objective of HIV care, given the considerable physical and emotional burden associated with living with HIV. Although worse QOL has been associated with depression, no research has quantified the potential of improvement in depression to prospectively improve QOL among HIV-infected adults. We analyzed data from 115 HIV-infected adults with depression enrolled in a randomized controlled trial to evaluate the effectiveness of improved depression care on antiretroviral drug adherence. Improvement in depression, the exposure of interest, was defined as the relative change in depression at six months compared to baseline and categorized as full response (≥50% improvement), partial response (25-49% improvement), and no response (<25% improvement). Multivariable linear regression was used to investigate the relationship between improvement in depression and four continuous measures of QOL at six months: physical QOL, mental QOL, HIV symptoms, and fatigue intensity. In multivariable analyses, physical QOL was higher among partial responders (mean difference [MD] = 2.51, 95% CI: -1.51, 6.54) and full responders (MD = 3.68, 95% CI: -0.36, 7.72) compared to individuals who did not respond. Mental QOL was an average of 4.01 points higher (95% CI: -1.01, 9.03) among partial responders and 14.34 points higher (95% CI: 9.42, 19.25) among full responders. HIV symptoms were lower for partial responders (MD = -0.69; 95% CI: -1.69, 0.30) and full responders (MD = -1.51; 95% CI: -2.50, -0.53). Fatigue intensity was also lower for partial responders (MD = -0.94; 95% CI: -1.94, 0.07) and full responders (MD = -3.00; 95% CI: -3.98, -2.02). Among HIV-infected adults with depression, improving access to high-quality depression treatment may also improve important QOL outcomes.
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- Angela M Bengtson
- a Department of Epidemiology , University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill , Chapel Hill , NC , USA
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Servin AE, Muñoz FA, Zúñiga ML. Healthcare provider perspectives on barriers to HIV-care access and utilisation among Latinos living with HIV in the US-Mexico border. CULTURE, HEALTH & SEXUALITY 2014; 16:587-599. [PMID: 24592920 PMCID: PMC4451060 DOI: 10.1080/13691058.2014.886131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Latinos living with HIV residing in the US-Mexico border region frequently seek care on both sides of the border. Given this fact, a border health perspective to understanding barriers to care is imperative to improve patient health outcomes. This qualitative study describes and compares experiences and perceptions of Mexican and US HIV care providers regarding barriers to HIV care access for Latino patients living in the US-Mexico border region. In 2010, we conducted in-depth qualitative interviews with HIV care providers in Tijuana (n = 10) and San Diego (n = 9). We identified important similarities and differences between Mexican and US healthcare provider perspectives on HIV care access and barriers to service utilisation. Similarities included the fact that HIV-positive Latino patients struggle with access to ART medication, mental health illness, substance abuse and HIV-related stigma. Differences included Mexican provider perceptions of medication shortages and US providers feeling that insurance gaps influenced medication access. Differences and similarities have important implications for cross-border efforts to coordinate health services for patients who seek care in both countries.
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- Argentina E. Servin
- Center on Gender Equity and Health, Division of Global Public Health, School of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, USA
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- Division of Global Public Health, School of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, USA
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