SynthesisHIV medicine2022
Prevalence of mental health conditions among people living with HIV during the COVID-19 pandemic: A rapid systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- Pooled it
- Impact of COVID-19 on Utilization of Healthcare Services Among People Living with HIV (PLHIV): A Systematic Review.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Pooled it
- An umbrella review of the prevalence of depression during the COVID-19 pandemic: Call to action for post-COVID-19 at the global level.BMC public health · 2024Pooled it
- Estimation of the prevalence of anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic: A meta-analysis of meta-analyses.BMC public health · 2024Pooled it
- HIV Testing Disruptions and Service Adaptations During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Literature Review.AIDS and behavior · 2024Pooled it
- COVID-19 and common mental health symptoms in the early phase of the pandemic: An umbrella review of the evidence.PLoS medicine · 2023Pooled it
- Prevalence of mental health conditions among people living with HIV during the COVID-19 pandemic: A rapid systematic review and meta-analysis.HIV medicine · 2022Pooled it
- Increased prevalence of depression and anxiety among adults initiating antiretroviral therapy during the COVID-19 pandemic in Shinyanga region, Tanzania.AIDS research and therapy · 2023Trial
- Mental health and substance use screening in HIV primary care before and during the early COVID-19 pandemic.BMC health services research · 2023Trial
- Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on outpatient follow-up among people living with HIV retained in care at a University Center in Brazil.Clinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil) · 2026Article
- Cost-effectiveness of psychological treatment and support interventions for people living with HIV/AIDS: state of the evidence and policy considerations.Cost effectiveness and resource allocation : C/E · 2025Article
- Changes in mental health care utilisation before and during the COVID-19 pandemic among people living with HIV in the USA: a retrospective cohort study using the All of Us dataset.BMJ public health · 2025Article
- Social Vulnerability and Mental Health Among People with HIV and Substance Use: The Role of Race.AIDS and behavior · 2024Article
- Brief communication: temporal trends of chronic diseases medications prescriptions among HIV-infected patients in Belgium: a 4-year population-based study using pharmacy claims data.AIDS research and therapy · 2024Article
- Prevalence and Correlates of Physical Inactivity Among Individuals with HIV During the First COVID-19 Wave: A Cross-sectional Survey.AIDS and behavior · 2024Article
- Investigating the follow-up discontinuation among people living with HIV in North Shoa Zone, Oromia, Ethiopia.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Childhood trauma, substance use and depressive symptoms in people with HIV during COVID-19.The South African journal of psychiatry : SAJP : the journal of the Society of Psychiatrists of South Africa · 2024Article
- Profiles of subjective well-being among people living with HIV during the COVID-19 pandemic.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2023Article
- UsingBMJ open · 2023Article
- HIV/AIDS stigma accumulation among people living with HIV: a role of general and relative minority status.Scientific reports · 2023Article
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7 authors at 6 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundThe COVID-19 pandemic has generated many mental health problems worldwide. People living with HIV (henceforth known as PLHIV) bear a higher mental health burden in comparison with the general population. Therefore, their risk of mental health problems may be elevated during the pandemic.
methodsWe conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to assess the prevalence of depression, anxiety, psychological stress, insomnia and loneliness among PLHIV during the COVID-19 pandemic. Observational studies in four databases published from 1 January 2020 to 30 April 2021 investigating the prevalence of mental health conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic were searched, and 197 articles were retrieved. After the processes of duplication removal, eligibility screening and full-text assessment, 10 articles were included in the systematic review and six articles for meta-analyses. A random-effects model was applied to derive the pooled prevalence of mental health conditions. The risk of bias was assessed using the STROBE checklist.
resultsOverall, the pooled prevalence rates of (moderate-to-severe) depression and anxiety among PLHIV were 16.9% [95% confidence interval (CI): 3.8%-30.0%] and 23.0% (95% CI: 12.0%-34.0%), respectively.
conclusionsMore research is needed to investigate the mechanism by which the pandemic affects the mental health of PLHIV. Support and programmes are needed to ameliorate the mental health problems in this marginalized population.
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