ArticleAIDS and behavior2022
Loneliness Mediates the Effect of HIV-related Stigma on Depressive Symptoms among Older Persons Living with HIV.
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- Health Outcomes Associated with Loneliness and Social Isolation in Older Adults Living with HIV: A Systematic Review.AIDS and behavior · 2025Pooled it
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- Stigma and depression among heterosexual men and women living with HIV in the UK: Investigating a conceptual framework.PloS one · 2026Article
- The reciprocal relationships between loneliness and antiretroviral therapy adherence in persons with HIV: a two-wave cross-lagged model.AIDS care · 2025Observational
- HIV Stigma is Associated with Two-Year Decline in Cognitive Performance Among People with HIV.AIDS and behavior · 2025Article
- Research-based narrative videos to reduce stigma: insights from older women living with HIV.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- The prevalence of major depressive disorder in people with HIV: Results from the All of Us Research Program.HIV medicine · 2024Article
- HIV, Social Networks, and Loneliness among Older Adults in Uganda.AIDS and behavior · 2024Article
- "Alone, there is nobody": A qualitative study of the lived experience of loneliness in older men living with HIV.PloS one · 2023Article
- Global trends in depression among patients living with HIV: A bibliometric analysis.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Article
- Loneliness as a mediation from social support leading to a decrease of health-related quality of life among PLWHIV.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
- Negative Lifestyle Factors Specific to Aging Persons Living with HIV and Multimorbidity.Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS CareReview
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Abstract
Studies have shown associations among stigma, loneliness, and depressive symptoms in older persons living with HIV (PWH) but research assessing the mediating pathway among these variables is sparse. Building on this prior work, the aim of this study was to test the mediating effects of loneliness. A sample of 146 older PWH (≥50 years old) from an outpatient HIV clinic in Atlanta, GA, completed a cross-sectional survey. Mediation analysis, guided by Baron and Kenny's criteria, was conducted using Stata v14.2 to assess the direct and indirect effects of loneliness on the association between stigma and depressive symptoms while controlling for covariates (sex; income; self-rated health; past unstable housing). Loneliness mediated the association between stigma and depressive symptoms. Stigma predicted higher loneliness, which in turn predicted more depressive symptoms. Findings suggest that addressing depressive symptoms in older PWH may require multifaceted interventions targeting psychosocial and interpersonal factors including stigma and loneliness.
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