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ArticleDrug and alcohol dependence2023

Temporal association of pre-pandemic perceived social support with psychological resilience and mental well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic among people with a history of injection drug use.

Eshan U Patel, Jacquie Astemborski, Kenneth A Feder, Jacqueline E Rudolph, Abigail Winiker, David W Sosnowski, Gregory D Kirk, Shruti H Mehta, Becky L Genberg

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Article in Drug and alcohol dependence, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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9 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Eshan U PatelDepartment of Epidemiology, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Jacquie AstemborskiDepartment of Epidemiology, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Kenneth A FederDepartment of Mental Health, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Jacqueline E RudolphDepartment of Epidemiology, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Abigail WinikerDepartment of Health, Behavior, and Society, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.
David W SosnowskiDepartment of Mental Health, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Gregory D KirkDepartment of Epidemiology, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Shruti H MehtaDepartment of Epidemiology, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Becky L GenbergDepartment of Epidemiology, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA. Electronic address: bgenberg@jhu.edu.
Johns Hopkins University · US

Funding

Vaccine Response and Immunotherapeutics SWGP30AI094189 · NIAID · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI Anna Palmer Durbin · 2012 to 2026
$67.0M
The AIDS Linked to the Intravenous Experience (ALIVE) StudyU01DA036297 · NIDA · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI Gregory D Kirk, Shruti H Mehta · 2014 to 2026
$28.9M
Collaborating Consortium of Cohorts Producing NIDA Opportunities (C3PNO) Second Bridge Funding SupplementU24DA044554 · NIDA · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI GORBACH, PAMINA MAE, SIMINSKI, SUZANNE M. · 2017 to 2022
$6.8M
Johns Hopkins HIV Epidemiology and Prevention Sciences Training ProgramT32AI102623 · NIAID · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI Shruti H Mehta · 2013 to 2026
$5.3M
When pandemics collide: The intersection of the opioid crisis, COVID-19 and HIV pandemics among people who inject drugs in the United StatesR01DA053136 · NIDA · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI GENBERG, BECKY LYNN · 2020 to 2024
$3.2M
Colliding Epidemics During an Opioid Crisis: Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Determinants of HIV and HCV Transmission Among People Who Inject DrugsF31DA054849 · NIDA · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI PATEL, ESHAN UDAY · 2021 to 2023
$140k
NIAID NIH HHS P30 AI094189NIAID NIH HHS T32 AI102623NIDA NIH HHS F31 DA054849NIDA NIH HHS R01 DA053136NIDA NIH HHS U01 DA036297NIDA NIH HHS U24 DA044554
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThere are limited data on whether modifiable social factors foster psychological resilience and mental well-being among people who use drugs following Big Events. We examined the temporal association of pre-pandemic perceived social support with psychological resilience and negative mental health symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic among people with a history of injection drug use.

methodsBetween June and September 2020, we conducted a telephone survey among 545 participants in the AIDS Linked to the IntraVenous Experience (ALIVE) study: a community-based cohort of adults with a history of injection drug use. Leveraging data from study visits in 2018-early 2020, associations of pre-pandemic perceived social support with psychological resilience scores (range=1-5) and the probability of negative mental health symptoms during the pandemic were assessed using multivariable linear and modified Poisson regression models, respectively.

resultsParticipants' median age was 58 years, 38.2% were female, 83.3% identified as Black, and 30.3% were living with HIV. During the pandemic, 14.5% had low (<3) resilience scores, 36.1% experienced anxiety, and 35.8% reported increased loneliness. Compared to participants in the lowest tertile of pre-pandemic social support, participants in the highest tertile had higher mean resilience scores (β = 0.27 [95% CI = 0.12, 0.43]), a lower probability of anxiety (prevalence ratio [PR] = 0.71 [95% CI = 0.52, 0.96]), and a lower probability of increased loneliness (PR = 0.62 [95% CI = 0.45, 0.84]).

conclusionsPre-pandemic perceived social support was associated with greater psychological resilience and generally better mental well-being during the pandemic. Interventions that improve social support may foster psychological resilience and protect the mental well-being of people who use drugs, especially during periods of social disruption.

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COVID-19Resilience, PsychologicalAdultDepressionFemaleHumansMaleMental HealthMiddle AgedPandemicsSocial SupportAnxietyMental healthPeople who inject drugsPeople who use drugsResilienceSocial support

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PMID36774804
PMCPMC9908589
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