Relationship quality among HIV patients and their caregivers

Datos Bibliográficos

ID19443003
AutoresIvan W Miller (0000-0002-2104-4999, Butler Hospital, autor de correspondencia), Duane S Bishop (Brown University), Debra S Herman (0000-0002-2279-5567, Brown University), Michael D Stein (0000-0002-2466-5192, Brown University)
Año2007
Volumen19
Número2
Páginas203-211
Fecha de publicación2007-02-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaAIDS Care (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0954-0121 • E-ISSN: 1360-0451
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/09540120600624278
PMID17364399
OpenAlexW1980623582
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas5
Referencias citadas38

Despite the increasing attention to caregivers of HIV patients, no previous study has systematically investigated the effects of the relationship quality between an HIV patient and their caregiver. The present study assessed 176 dyads consisting of an HIV-infected patient and their self-identified 'caregiver'. Relationship quality was measured by the Family Assessment Device (FAD). Dependent measures included the Beck Depression Inventory, SF-36 Physical Functioning Scale, Caregiver Strain Index and 4-day HIV treatment adherence. A substantial proportion of HIV patient-caregiver dyads reported difficulties in their relationships (17-66% depending upon FAD scale). The level of relationship difficulties was not strongly related to the type of patient-caregiver relationship. However, the quality of the HIV patient-caregiver relationship was significantly associated (p<0.05) with caregiver depression and burden as well as HIV patient depression, physical functioning and HIV medication adherence, even when the potential effects of length of HIV infection and social support were controlled. These results suggest that relationship quality is impaired in many patient-caregiver dyads and is uniquely associated with levels of depression, caregiver burden and treatment adherence

Anxiety · Beck Depression Inventory · Caregiver burden · Dementia · Disease · Family medicine · Psychiatry · Psychotherapist · Social support · Clinical Psychology · HIV-related health complications and treatments · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions · Medicine · Psychology · Internal Medicine