Do Symptoms of Depression Interact with Substance Use to Affect HIV Continuum of Care Outcomes?
AIDS Behav
; 23(3): 580-591, 2019 Mar.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-30269230
ABSTRACT
Few studies examine how depression and substance use interact to affect HIV control. In 14,380 persons with HIV (PWH), we used logistic regression and generalized estimating equations to evaluate how symptoms of depression interact with alcohol, cocaine, opioid, and methamphetamine use to affect subsequent retention in care, maintaining an active prescription for ART, and consistent virologic suppression. Among PWH with no or mild depressive symptoms, heavy alcohol use had no association with virologic suppression (OR 1.00 [0.95-1.06]); among those with moderate or severe symptoms, it was associated with reduced viral suppression (OR 0.80 [0.74-0.87]). We found no interactions with heavy alcohol use on retention in care or maintaining ART prescription or with other substances for any outcome. These results highlight the importance of treating moderate or severe depression in PWH, especially with comorbid heavy alcohol use, and support multifaceted interventions targeting alcohol use and depression.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
HIV Infections
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Patient Compliance
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Continuity of Patient Care
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Anti-HIV Agents
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Substance-Related Disorders
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Depression
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Alcoholism
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
Limits:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Language:
En
Journal:
AIDS Behav
Journal subject:
CIENCIAS DO COMPORTAMENTO
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SINDROME DA IMUNODEFICIENCIA ADQUIRIDA (AIDS)
Year:
2019
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
United States