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ArticleAIDS and behavior2018

Trajectories of Depressive Symptoms Among a Population of HIV-Infected Men and Women in Routine HIV Care in the United States.

Angela M Bengtson, Brian W Pence, Kimberly A Powers, Mark A Weaver, Matthew J Mimiaga, Bradley N Gaynes, Conall O'Cleirigh, Katerina Christopoulos, W Christopher Mathews, Heidi Crane and 1 more

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Article in AIDS and behavior, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers.

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19citing papers in PubMed
1.6field-weighted citation impact, top 18% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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19 citing papers in PubMed, 23 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 7 institutions in 1 country.

Angela M BengtsonDepartment of Epidemiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2101 McGavran-Greenberg Hall, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, USA. abengtso@live.unc.edu.
Brian W PenceDepartment of Epidemiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2101 McGavran-Greenberg Hall, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, USA.
Kimberly A PowersDepartment of Epidemiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2101 McGavran-Greenberg Hall, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, USA.
Mark A WeaverSchool of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
Matthew J MimiagaDepartments of Behavioral & Social Health Sciences and Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA.
Bradley N GaynesDepartment of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
Conall O'CleirighDepartment of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Katerina ChristopoulosHIV/AIDS Division, San Francisco General Hospital, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA.
W Christopher MathewsDepartment of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, CA, USA.
Heidi CraneDepartment of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.
Michael MugaveroDepartment of Medicine and UAB Center for AIDS Research, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.
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Funding

Unsolicited R24 for the CFAR-Network of Integrated Clinical Sciences, CNICSR24AI067039 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · PI Michael S. Saag · 2006 to 2026
$99.4M
Virology, Immunology, and Microbiology CoreP30AI050410 · NIAID · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI DAVID M. MARGOLIS · 2001 to 2026
$76.9M
North Carolina Translational & Clinical Sciences Institute (NC TraCS)UL1TR001111 · NCATS · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI BUSE, JOHN BERNARD, CAREY, TIMOTHY S · 2013 to 2017
$43.9M
The Causal Effect of Effective Depression Treatment on HIV Outcomes in CNICSR01MH100970 · NIMH · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI PENCE, BRIAN W · 2013 to 2015
$1.3M
An implementation science approach to monitoring engagement in HIV careK99MH112413 · NIMH · BROWN UNIVERSITY · PI BENGTSON, ANGELA · 2017 to 2018
$184k
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases P30 AI50410National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases R24AI067039National Institute of Mental Health K99MH112413National Institute of Mental Health L30MH110572National Institute of Mental Health R01MH100970National Institutes of Health UL1TR001111NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR001111NIAID NIH HHS P30 AI050410NIAID NIH HHS R24 AI067039NIMH NIH HHS K99 MH112413NIMH NIH HHS L30 MH110572NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH100970
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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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AdultComorbidityDepressionDepressive DisorderFemaleHIV InfectionsHumansMaleMass ScreeningPredictive Value of TestsPsychiatric Status Rating ScalesSeverity of Illness IndexUnited StatesDepressionDepressive symptomsGroup-based trajectory modelsHIVTrajectory analysis

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PMID29623578
PMCPMC6423517
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