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Persons Newly Diagnosed with HIV Infection are at High Risk for Depression and Poor Linkage to Care: Results from the Steps Study
- Source :
- AIDS and Behavior. 15:1161-1170
- Publication Year :
- 2010
- Publisher :
- Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2010.
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Abstract
- Little is known about the prevalence and impact of depression in persons newly diagnosed with HIV infection. The Steps Study is a prospective, observational cohort study of persons newly diagnosed with HIV infection. Participants were administered a battery of instruments, including the CES-D. Linkage to care was defined as attending at least one clinic appointment in each of the first two 90-day intervals following diagnosis. Of 180 participants, 67% screened positive for depression. In multivariate analysis, depression was associated with female sex, income
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
medicine.medical_specialty
Multivariate analysis
Adolescent
Social Psychology
HIV Infections
Article
Health Services Accessibility
Young Adult
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)
Internal medicine
Prevalence
medicine
Humans
Prospective Studies
Young adult
Prospective cohort study
Psychiatry
Depression (differential diagnoses)
Aged
Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
Depression
business.industry
Public health
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Middle Aged
Patient Acceptance of Health Care
medicine.disease
Texas
Substance abuse
Logistic Models
Infectious Diseases
Female
business
Cohort study
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 15733254 and 10907165
- Volume :
- 15
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- AIDS and Behavior
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....9a6baa5023f9d5a0297c10798f3fcf93