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Effects of depression and anxiety on antiretroviral therapy adherence among newly diagnosed HIV-infected Chinese MSM.


ABSTRACT: Our objective was to explore the effect of depression and anxiety on adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) among MSM with newly diagnosed HIV infections.We conducted a prospective study of Chinese MSM with newly diagnosed HIV infections.The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale was used to measure depression and anxiety at baseline, 6 and 12 months, separately. ART adherence was self-reported once every 3 months ('perfect' or no missing dose in the past 3 months vs. 'imperfect' adherence or at least one missing dose in the past 3 months). We utilized a priori substantial knowledge guided by causal models to identify confounding covariates, and performed mixed-effect logistic regression to assess the effects of depression and anxiety on ART adherence.We included 228 participants who initiated ART after HIV diagnosis and before the end of study. A one-unit increase in the depression and anxiety score was associated with a 16% increase [adjusted odds ratio (aOR), 1.16; 95% confidence interval (CI), 1.02-1.32] and a 17% increase (aOR, 1.17; 95% CI, 1.03-1.33) in the odds of reporting imperfect ART adherence, respectively. When depression and anxiety were categorized (normal, borderline, and likely), only likely anxiety had a significant association with imperfect ART adherence (aOR, 4.79; 95% CI, 1.12-20.50).Depression and anxiety are risk factors for imperfect ART adherence among Chinese MSM with newly diagnosed HIV infections. Intensive intervention on depression and/or anxiety beyond regular post-HIV-testing counseling may increase adherence to ART, and improve HIV treatment outcomes.

SUBMITTER: Tao J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5233466 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Effects of depression and anxiety on antiretroviral therapy adherence among newly diagnosed HIV-infected Chinese MSM.

Tao Jun J   Qian Han-Zhu HZ   Kipp Aaron M AM   Ruan Yuhua Y   Shepherd Bryan E BE   Amico Kathy Rivet KR   Shao Yiming Y   Lu Hongyan H   Vermund Sten H SH  

AIDS (London, England) 20170101 3


<h4>Objective</h4>Our objective was to explore the effect of depression and anxiety on adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) among MSM with newly diagnosed HIV infections.<h4>Design</h4>We conducted a prospective study of Chinese MSM with newly diagnosed HIV infections.<h4>Methods</h4>The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale was used to measure depression and anxiety at baseline, 6 and 12 months, separately. ART adherence was self-reported once every 3 months ('perfect' or no missing dose i  ...[more]

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