Adriaan Nel

Biographic Data

ID3800838
NAMEAdriaan Nel
GIVEN NAMESAdriaan
FAMILY NAMENel
SIGNATURENEL A
AFFILIATIONSStellenbosch University
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS6
TOTAL CITATIONS1
AUTHOR COUNT6
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2011
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2017
H-INDEX1

  • Relationship between depressive symptoms, alcohol use, and antiretroviral therapy adherence among HIV-infected, clinic-attending patients in South Africa

    Open AccessJessica F Magidson, Wylene Saal et al.ARTICLEJournal of Health Psychology2017Cited by: 1References: 34

    Despite the prevalence of depression and alcohol use among HIV-infected individuals, few studies have examined their association together in relation to nonadherence to antiretroviral therapy in sub-Saharan Africa. This study examined depressive symptoms, alcohol use, and other psychosocial factors (stigma, demographic characteristics) in relation to nonadherence to antiretroviral therapy among clinic-attending, HIV-infected individuals in South …

  • Using the Beck Anxiety Inventory Among South Africans Living With HIV

    Ashraf Kagee, Bronwyne Coetzee et al.ARTICLEMeasurement and Evaluation in…2015References: 4

    We administered the Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) to 101 adults receiving HIV treatment. Exploratory factor analysis yielded a single anxiety factor that accounted for 68.7% of the variance in the data. A single score may be used to indicate the overall level of anxiety of individuals receiving HIV treatment in South Africa

  • Factor structure of the Beck Depression Inventory-II among South Africans receiving antiretroviral therapy

    Ashraf Kagee, Adriaan Nel et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2014

    Considerable evidence suggests that mood disturbance is common among patients living with HIV and may be an important barrier to anti-retroviral therapy (ART) adherence. Thus the assessment of depressed mood is an important and necessary aspect of the experience of persons living with HIV as it may impact the health status of individuals directly and indirectly. We sought to determine the factor structure of the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) am…

  • The relationship between depression, anxiety and medication adherence among patients receiving antiretroviral treatment in South Africa

    Adriaan Nel, Ashraf KageeARTICLEAIDS Care2013

    In recent years, a small but growing body of literature on the associations between common mental disorders and adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) has emerged. The present study builds on the growing body of research by investigating associations between symptoms of depression, symptoms of anxiety and adherence to ART. We studied a convenience sample of 101 South African ART users to determine the severity of symptoms of depression and anx…

  • Assessing the association between self-report items for HIV pill adherence and biological measures

    Ashraf Kagee, Adriaan NelARTICLEAIDS Care2012

    Sub-optimal pill adherence to antiretroviral treatment among HIV-infected persons may have serious consequences, including a decline in health status, eventually leading to death. We developed an instrument to assess self-reported pill adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) among patients attending a public health clinic in South Africa. The instrument, based on previously published guidelines, consisted of five questions and a visual analogue…

  • Common mental health problems and antiretroviral therapy adherence

    Adriaan Nel, Ashraf KageeARTICLEAIDS Care2011

    This paper reviews the literature on various mental health problems and their impact on adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART). Depression, anxiety disorders, and disorders related to substance abuse were identified as key role-players influencing adherence. The severity of symptoms related to these disorders was found to be inversely related to ART adherence, with the possible exception of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). PTSD was found…