ArticleAIDS care2020
Examination of using alcohol to cope, depressive symptoms, and perceived social support in persons with HIV and Hepatitis C.
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16 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 26 citations in OpenAlex.
- The impact of behavioural risk factors on communicable diseases: a systematic review of reviews.BMC public health · 2021Pooled it
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- The Mediating Effect of Changes in Depression Symptoms on the Relationship between Health-Related Quality of Life and Alcohol Consumption: Findings from a Longitudinal Study among Men Living with HIV in India.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Trial
- Maladaptive Coping Strategies Mediate the Relationship Between Depression and Anxiety and Moderate-to-Heavy Alcohol Use in Young South Africans with HIV.AIDS and behavior · 2026Article
- The Impact of Childhood Adversity on Life Course Alcohol Use Patterns and Health Status Among People Living with HIV.AIDS and behavior · 2024Article
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- Intimate partner violence, depression, hazardous alcohol use, and social support among people with HIV initiating HIV care in Cameroon.PloS one · 2024Article
- Factors Associated with Bothersome Symptoms in Individuals With and Without HIV Who Report Alcohol Use.AIDS and behavior · 2023Article
- HIV-Related Stigma, Social Support, and Symptoms of Mental Health Disorders Among People with HIV Initiating HIV Care in Cameroon.AIDS patient care and STDs · 2023Article
- Substance use, psychiatric symptoms, personal mastery, and social support among COVID-19 long haulers: A compensatory model.PloS one · 2023Article
- Substance use, psychiatric symptoms, personal mastery, and social support among COVID-19 long haulers: A compensatory model.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2022Article
- Exploring the Association Between Social Support and Hazardous Alcohol Use Among Persons Living with HIV in South Western Uganda.AIDS and behavior · 2022Article
- Short-term binge drinking, marijuana, and recreational drug use trajectories in a prospective cohort of people living with HIV at the start of COVID-19 mitigation efforts in the United States.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2022Article
- Post-COVID syndrome: Need to include risk of addiction in research and multi-disciplinary clinical work.Psychiatry research · 2021Article
- Evaluating Quality of Life and Marital Contentment among Seroconcordant and Serodiscordant HIV-Infected Couples in Comparison to Non- HIV Couples.International journal of community based nursing and midwifery · 2021Article
- Sustained Sobriety: A Qualitative Study of Persons with HIV and Chronic Hepatitis C Coinfection and a History of Problematic Drinking.AIDS and behavior · 2021Article
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Abstract
Depression is common among people living with HIV (PLWH) and some likely turn to alcohol to cope with this emotional distress. Using alcohol to cope is associated with increased alcohol use, persistent longitudinal alcohol use, and alcohol-related problems. This association is particularly concerning among PLWH who are co-infected with Hepatitis C (HCV) because alcohol adds to the damage already caused by HCV. Despite data showing the associated risks of using alcohol to cope, scant research has examined factors that might contribute to coping-based alcohol use in HIV-HCV patients, such as limited social support. Baseline data from a randomized trial of strategies to reduce alcohol use in co-infected HIV and HCV adult patients (n=110) were analyzed. Multiple linear regression models were used to estimate the association between using alcohol to cope, depression, and four aspects of social support, controlling for demographic variables. Results showed that using alcohol to cope was not significantly correlated with social support but was significantly correlated with depressive symptoms. In fact, depressive symptoms and severity of alcohol consumption accounted for nearly 45% of the variance related to coping-based alcohol use. These data highlight the central role of depression in the coping motives-alcohol use relationship among co-infected patients.
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