Psychiatric Distress, Drug Use, and HIV Viral Load Suppression in Russia

To explore the influence of psychiatric distress and substance use on viral load suppression in HIV-infected patients taking ART we analyzed socio-demographic characteristics, CD4+ cells count and viral loads, the Symptom Check List-90 and the Addiction Severity Index of 75 patients who had taken AR...

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Veröffentlicht in:	AIDS and behavior 2016-08, Vol.20 (8), p.1603-1608
Hauptverfasser:	Ustinov, A., Suvorova, A., Belyakov, A., Makhamatova, A., Levina, O., Krupitsky, E., Lioznov, D., Niccolai, L., Heimer, R.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Acquired immune deficiency syndrome Addictions Adult AIDS Anti-HIV Agents - therapeutic use Antiretroviral drugs Antiretroviral therapy Brief Report CD4 antigen CD4 Lymphocyte Count CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes - immunology Demographics Depression - diagnosis Depression - psychology Drug abuse Drug therapy Female Health behavior Health Psychology HIV HIV Infections - drug therapy HIV Infections - psychology HIV Infections - virology Human immunodeficiency virus Humans Infectious Diseases Male Marriage Medication Adherence Medicine Medicine & Public Health Mental disorders Mental health Middle Aged Patients Psychiatry Psychological distress Public Health Russia - epidemiology Sexes Sociodemographics Socioeconomic Factors Stress, Psychological Substance abuse Substance use Substance-Related Disorders - complications Substance-Related Disorders - epidemiology Substance-Related Disorders - psychology Surveys and Questionnaires Viral Load - drug effects
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Zusammenfassung:	To explore the influence of psychiatric distress and substance use on viral load suppression in HIV-infected patients taking ART we analyzed socio-demographic characteristics, CD4+ cells count and viral loads, the Symptom Check List-90 and the Addiction Severity Index of 75 patients who had taken ART for at least 6 month. Using viral load data as the marker of ART success, we divided the sample into two groups. Comparison of the groups showed that education, marriage, and female gender are predictors of optimal viral load suppression. Overall results failed to demonstrate substance use and psychiatric distress as predictors of viral load suppression.
ISSN:	1090-7165 1573-3254
DOI:	10.1007/s10461-016-1297-x