Depressive Symptoms Among HIV Positive Men: Life Stress, Coping, and Social Support

1993 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 64-87 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas L. Patterson* ◽  
Shirley J. Semple ◽  
Lydia R. Temoshok ◽  
J. Hampton Atkinson ◽  
J. Allen McCutchan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Life Stress ◽  
Hiv Positive ◽  
Stress Coping ◽  
Hiv Positive Men

Lack of Medical Support in HIV Infection and Unstable Mood States

1997 ◽  
Vol 81 (2) ◽  
pp. 635-639
Author(s):  
Motoko Hayashi ◽  
Isao Fukunishi
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Major Depression ◽  
Hiv Infection ◽  
Mood Disorders ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Mood States ◽  
Hiv Positive ◽  
Medical Support ◽  
Hiv Patients

This study examined what kinds of social support are related to mood states in a sample of 50 HIV-positive patients without AIDS (46 men and 4 women; M age 36.5 yr., SD = 9.8). In the early stage of HIV infection, HIV patients without AIDS may be prone to depressive symptoms although none of these HIV-positive patients' symptoms fulfilled the DSM-III-R Mood Disorders including Major Depression. The depressive symptoms were not significantly related to lack of ordinary social support such as friends and family but were significantly associated with dissatisfaction with HIV/AIDS-related medical support

scholarly journals Prevalence of Depressive Symptoms and Associated Factors among HIV-Positive Youth Attending ART Follow-Up in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Helina Abebe ◽  
Shegaye Shumet ◽  
Zebiba Nassir ◽  
Melkamu Agidew ◽  
Dessie Abebaw
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Medication Adherence ◽  
Associated Factors ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Addis Ababa ◽  
Public Hospitals ◽  
Hiv Positive ◽  
Immunodeficiency Virus

Depression is most frequently and highly occurring common mental disorder in HIV/AIDS patients especially youth living with HIV/AIDS. This study aimed to assess the prevalence and associated factors of depressive symptoms among youth living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) attending Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) follow-up at public hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.Objective. To assess the prevalence and associated factors of depressive symptoms among youth living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) attending Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) follow-up at public hospitals Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2016.Method. In a cross sectional study, 507 HIV-positive young people from public health hospitals were recruited by systematic random sampling technique. Beck Depression Inventory-II was used to assess depressive symptoms. Morisky medication adherence rating scale, social support rating scale, and HIV stigma scale were the instruments used to assess the associated factors.Results. Prevalence of depressive symptoms among HIV-positive youth was 35.5% (95% CI:31.3, 39.6). In multivariate analysis, age range between 20 and 24 years with (AOR=2.22, 95% CI: 1.33,3.62), history of opportunistic infection (AOR=1.94, 95% CI:1.15,3.27), poor medication adherence (AOR=1.73, 95%CI:1.13,2.64, low social support (AOR=2.74, 95%CI:1.13,2.64), moderate social support (AOR=1.75 95% CI: 1.03,2.98), and stigma (AOR=2.06, 95% CI: 1.35,3.14) were associated with depressive symptoms. The results suggest that prevalence of depressive symptoms among HIV-positive youth was high. Prevention of opportunistic infection, stigma, and counseling for good medication adherence are necessary among HIV-positive youth.

scholarly journals Coping Strategies and Postpartum Depressive Symptoms: a Structural Equation Modelling Approach

2015 ◽  
Vol 30 (6) ◽  
pp. 701-708 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Gutiérrez-Zotes ◽  
J. Labad ◽  
R. Martín-Santos ◽  
L. García-Esteve ◽  
E. Gelabert ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Life Events ◽  
Life Stress ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Sem Analysis ◽  
Passive Coping ◽  
Postpartum Depressive Symptoms ◽  
And Coping

AbstractBackgroundVariables such as the mother's personality, social support, coping strategies and stressful events have been described as risk factors for postpartum depression. Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) analysis was used to examine whether neuroticism, perceived social support, perceived life events, and coping strategies are associated with postpartum depressive symptoms at the 8th and 32nd weeks.MethodsA total of 1626 pregnant women participated in a longitudinal study. Different evaluations were performed 8 and 32 weeks after delivery. Several measures were used: the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS), the Diagnostic Interview for Genetic Studies (DIGS), the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire (EPQ-RS), the St. Paul Ramsey life events scale and the Duke-UNC Functional Social Support Questionnaire. The brief COPE scale was used to measure coping strategies. SEM analysis was conducted for all women and in those women with a clinical diagnosis of postpartum depression.ResultsPassive coping strategies were associated with postpartum depressive symptoms at both visits (8th and 32nd weeks). Neuroticism was associated with more passive coping strategies and less active coping strategies. Neuroticism and life stress were positively correlated, and social support was negatively correlated with life stress and neuroticism.ConclusionsEarly identification of potential risk for symptomatology of depression postpartum should include assessment of neuroticism, life events, social support and coping strategies.

scholarly journals Life stress and depression in a tribal area of Pakistan

2007 ◽  
Vol 190 (1) ◽  
pp. 36-41 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Husain ◽  
I. B. Chaudhry ◽  
M. A. Afridi ◽  
B. Tomenson ◽  
F. Creed
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Social Problem ◽  
Life Stress ◽  
Social Stress ◽  
Population Based ◽  
North West ◽  
Problem Score ◽  
The North ◽  
Self Reporting Questionnaire

BackgroundDepression is common in Pakistan but no research on this subject has been reported from the North West Frontier Province (NWFP), host to numerous Afghan refugees.AimsTo measure depressive symptoms and associated features in a population-based sample.MethodA Pushto translation of the Self Reporting Questionnaire (SRQ) was administered to 471 adults living in a village in one of the federally administered tribal areas. Respondents were also assessed with a life events checklist for social problems, a social support questionnaire and the Brief Disability Questionnaire.ResultsSixty per cent (95/158) of women and 45% (140/313) of men scored 9 or more on the SRQ. High SRQ score was associated with few years of education, higher social problem score, less social support and greater disability. High social problem score was the strongest correlate.ConclusionsThis population reports more depressive symptoms than other communities in Pakistan and this probably reflects the very high degree of social stress experienced in the NWFP, which has been affected by years of turmoil in neighbouring Afghanistan.

Social Support and Depression among Elderly Korean Immigrants in the United States

1996 ◽  
Vol 42 (4) ◽  
pp. 313-327 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mee Sook Lee ◽  
Kathleen S. Crittenden ◽  
Elena Yu
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Emotional Support ◽  
Life Stress ◽  
Harmful Effect ◽  
The United States ◽  
Korean Immigrants ◽  
Instrumental Support ◽  
Elderly Korean Immigrants ◽  
Integrative Concept

Based on the integrative concept of social support, we investigated the effects of quantitative, structural, and functional aspects of social relationships on the level of depressive symptoms among elderly Korean immigrants, taking into account their level of acculturation and life stress. Korean elders having more close persons and more frequent contacts with them exhibited fewer depressive symptoms. Networks providing instrumental support consisted mainly of family ties; networks for emotional support included diverse relationships as well as family members. Emotional support was found to moderate the harmful effect of life stress, and thus to be more relevant than instrumental support to the mental health of Korean elderly.

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