SynthesisAnnals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine2014
Depression treatment enhances adherence to antiretroviral therapy: a meta-analysis.
Synthesis in Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06295250 (ASHA Bangladesh--An Integrated Intervention to Address Depression in Low Income Rural Women), which is not on this map. Cited by 154 papers, 15 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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ASHA Bangladesh--An Integrated Intervention to Address Depression in Low Income Rural Women
Who cites it
154 citing papers in PubMed, 15 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 265 citations in OpenAlex.
- Depressive symptoms and its determinants among people living with HIV in Africa: systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC psychiatry · 2025Pooled it
- Depressive Symptoms and HIV Viral Suppression: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.AIDS and behavior · 2025Pooled it
- Systematic review and meta-analysis on the effect of depression on ART adherence among women living with HIV.PloS one · 2024Pooled it
- Antenatal depression and its predictors among HIV positive women in Sub-Saharan Africa; a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Pooled it
- The Global Landscape of the Burden of Depressive Symptoms/Major Depression in Individuals Living With HIV/AIDs and Its Effect on Antiretroviral Medication Adherence: An Umbrella Review.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Pooled it
- Psychosocial interventions enhance HIV medication adherence: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of health psychology · 2020Pooled it
- Positive affect and medication adherence in chronic conditions: A systematic review.Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association · 2019Pooled it
- Prevalence of perinatal depression among HIV-positive women: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC psychiatry · 2019Pooled it
- A systematic review and meta-analysis of epidemiology of depression in people living with HIV in east Africa.BMC psychiatry · 2018Pooled it
- Mental health and retention in HIV care: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association · 2018Pooled it
- Patient-Reported Barriers to Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.PLoS medicine · 2016Pooled it
- Canadian Network for Mood and Anxiety Treatments (CANMAT) 2016 Clinical Guidelines for the Management of Adults with Major Depressive Disorder: Section 2. Psychological Treatments.Canadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie · 2016Pooled it
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- Health literacy and adherence to medical treatment in chronic and acute illness: A meta-analysis.Patient education and counseling · 2016Pooled it
- Interventions for Enhancing Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy (ART): A Systematic Review of High Quality Studies.AIDS patient care and STDs · 2015Pooled it
- Increasing Sustained Viral Suppression Among Youth Living with HIV: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Stepped Care Intervention.AIDS and behavior · 2025Trial
- Effects of M-DEPTH model of depression care on maternal depression, functioning, and HIV care adherence, and infant developmental over eighteen months post-partum: results from a cluster randomized controlled trial.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Trial
- Effectiveness, cost-effectiveness, and positive externalities of integrated chronic care for adults with major depressive disorder in Malawi (IC3D): a stepped-wedge, cluster-randomised, controlled trial.Lancet (London, England) · 2024Trial
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- Effect of the Friendship Bench Intervention on Antiretroviral Therapy Outcomes and Mental Health Symptoms in Rural Zimbabwe: A Cluster Randomized Trial.JAMA network open · 2023Trial
94 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Abstract
backgroundDepression is a risk factor for nonadherence to HIV/AIDS treatment. PURPOSE: A meta-analysis was conducted to examine whether treatment of depression and psychological distress improves antiretroviral therapy adherence.
methodsPubMed and PsycINFO databases were systematically searched for relevant articles. Studies that reported an association between depression treatment (or an intervention with a component addressing mental health) and antiretroviral adherence were included.
resultsAcross 29 studies of 12,243 persons living with HIV/AIDS, treatment of depression and psychological distress improved antiretroviral adherence (p < 0.001). The odds of a person adhering were 83 % better if he/she was treated for depression. Greater improvements in adherence were found for samples with lower CD4 counts or more severe depression, for interventions specifically targeting depression (versus addressing mental health as a secondary objective), longer treatments, and observational studies.
conclusionsThese findings support the need for detection and treatment of depression among persons living with HIV/AIDS.
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