Distress and coping among women with HIV infection: Preliminary findings from a multiethnic sample.

Kaplan, Mark S.; Marks, Gary; Mertens, Steven B.

doi:10.1037/h0080213

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“…Although high rates of depressive symptoms have been reported in other populations of women with HIV disease (Bennetts et al, 1999;Cook et al, 2002;Hudson et al, 2001;Kaplan et al, 1997;Miles et al, 1997;Moneyham et al, 2000;Morrison et al, 2002;Moore et al, 1999), the results suggest that the prevalence of depression among rural women with HIV disease may be much higher than for other populations of HIV positive women. Because the rate of high levels of depressive symptoms reported in the study population are much higher even than that reported among rural women in general (as high as 40%) (Berry, 1993; Hoyt et al, 1997; Marx et al, 2001), it appears that the onset of a chronic illness such as HIV disease has a devastating effect on women already vulnerable to depressive symptoms because of the characteristics of the rural environments in which they live.…”

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“…Recent investigations of HIV-positive women (Bennetts et al, 1999;Cook et al, 2002;Hudson et al, 2001;Kaplan, Marks, & Mertens, 1997;Miles, Burchinal, Holditch-Davis, Wasilewski, & Christian, 1997;Moneyham, Sowell, Seals, & Demi, 2000;Moore et al, 1999;Morrison et al, 2002) report high rates of depressive symptoms. In the limited number of studies of depression in HIV/AIDS populations that included females, women consistently reported significantly higher levels of depressive symptoms than their male counterparts (Bennetts;Berry, 1993;McCain & Cella, 1995).…”

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Patterns of Risk of Depressive Symptoms Among HIV-Positive Women in the Southeastern United States

Moneyham

Murdaugh²,

Phillips

et al. 2005

Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care

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Patterns of Risk of Depressive Symptoms Among HIV-Positive Women in the Southeastern United States

Moneyham

Murdaugh²,

Phillips

et al. 2005

Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care

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“…That study sample was also composed mostly of HIV-positive married women, with a mean age of 36.1 years old and low levels of education, differing from our sample only in the item employment status, since most of women evaluated by those authors were unemployed. 6 However, there have been other studies that evaluated samples of HIV-positive women with quite different sociodemographic characteristics, such as lower mean age 17 and predominantly single. 18 The variability of the results is likely related to the differences between the study samples and between the periods in which the studies were carried out.…”

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Depression in women infected with HIV

Mello

Malbergier

2006

Rev. Bras. Psiquiatr.

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Depression in women infected with HIV Depressão em mulheres infectadas pelo HIVA b s t r a c t Objective: The number of women with HIV infection has been on the rise in recent years, making studies of the psychiatric aspects of this condition very important. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of major depression in women with HIV infection. Method: A total of 120 women were studied, 60 symptomatic (with AIDS symptoms) and 60 asymptomatic (without AIDS symptoms). Sociodemographic data were collected, and depressive disorders were identified. The instruments used to evaluate the depressive disorders were the SCID, DSM-IV, 17-item Hamilton depression scale, Hamilton depression scale for nonsomatic symptoms and the Beck depression scale. Results: The prevalence of major depression was 25.8% and was higher in the symptomatic group than in the asymptomatic group (p = 0.002). Conclusions: The prevalence of major depressive episodes in women with HIV infection is high, and women with AIDS-related symptoms are more often depressed than are those who have never presented such symptoms.Keywords: AIDS serodiagnosis; Adjustment disorders; Female; Classification; Statistics and numerical data Resumo Objetivo: Devido ao aumento do número de mulheres infectadas pelo HIV, no Brasil e no mundo, torna-se necessária a realização de estudos que abordem os aspectos psiquiátricos dessa população. Esse estudo tem como objetivo avaliar a prevalência de depressão maior atual e outros transtornos depressivos em mulheres infectadas pelo HIV e comparar essa prevalência entre um grupo de pacientes sintomáticas e outro de assintomáticas. Método: Utilizou-se um desenho de estudo transversal que avaliou 120 mulheres portadoras do HIV divididas em dois grupos de 60 pacientes, de acordo com a presença, em algum momento da vida, de sintomas relacionados à AIDS (sintomáticas e assintomáticas). Foram avaliadas variáveis sociodemográficas e variáveis relacionadas aos transtornos depressivos. Foram utilizados na avaliação psiquiátrica dos transtornos depressivos o SCID-DSM-IV, escala de Hamilton-17, escala de Hamilton não somática e o inventário de Beck. Resultados: Os resultados mostram uma prevalência de 25,8% de depressão maior atual, sendo maior nas pacientes sintomáticas em relação às assintomáticas (p = 0,002). Conclusões: Os resultados mostram uma alta prevalência de depressão nas mulheres infectadas pelo HIV.

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“…Feelings of isolation and loneliness may emerge in the wake of these events (Landau, 1980;Tillich, 1980). While several studies concerning loneliness in the HIV-infected population exist, they have either focused on gay/bisexual men, or employed small samples of women (Kaplan, Marks, & Mertens, 1997;Pace & Stables, 1997;Straits-Troster et al, 1994). In relation to existential loneliness in particular, only Cherry and Smith (1993) to our knowledge discuss its presence in their sample of HIV infected gay males.…”

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The Existential Loneliness Questionnaire: Background, development, and preliminary findings

2002

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We described the background and the development of a new measure of existential loneliness, the Existential Loneliness Questionnaire (ELQ). Specifically, we analyzed the items of the preliminary version of the ELQ (ELQ-P) using methods based on item response theory (the Rasch model) and examined the convergent and discriminative validity of the ELQ in a sample of 47 HIV-infected women. Item analysis produced an ELQ version consisting of 22 items that were internally consistent and performed well in measuring an underlying construct conceptualized as existential loneliness. In addition, the ELQ discriminated well between symptomatic and asymptomatic HIV-infected women. The ELQ correlated strongly with measures of depression, loneliness not identified as existential and purpose-in-life and moderately strongly with a measure of hopelessness. Holding constant depression scores, the correlation between the ELQ and loneliness not identified as existential was significantly attenuated. Limitations of the study include the small sample size, which precluded an analysis of the dimensional structure of the ELQ.

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Distress and coping among women with HIV infection: Preliminary findings from a multiethnic sample.

Cited by 94 publications

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Patterns of Risk of Depressive Symptoms Among HIV-Positive Women in the Southeastern United States

Patterns of Risk of Depressive Symptoms Among HIV-Positive Women in the Southeastern United States

Depression in women infected with HIV

The Existential Loneliness Questionnaire: Background, development, and preliminary findings

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