Correlates of depressive symptoms among HIV-positive injection drug users

The role of social support

Dados Bibliográficos

ID19438958
AutoresY Mizuno (a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , Atlanta , USA), Javier de la Puerta, D W Purcell (a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , Atlanta , USA), Jacobo Israel Garzón, C Dawson-Rose (b University of California-San Francisco , San Francisco , USA), J T Parsons (c Hunter College , City University of New York , USA), The SUDIS team The SUDIS team
Ano2003
Volume15
Fascículo5
Páginas689-698
Data de publicação2003-10-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoAIDS Care (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0954-0121 • E-ISSN: 1360-0451
EditoraInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/09540120310001595177
PMID12959820
OpenAlexW12959820
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas16
Referências citadas25

Using cross-sectional data from an ethnically diverse sample of HIV-positive injection drug users (IDUs), we sought to identify correlates of depressive symptoms. We were particularly interested in whether perceived social support was associated with depression among HIV-positive IDUs and whether social support buffered adverse effects of other correlates. Data were collected from a sample of HIV-positive IDUs recruited from a variety of venues in the New York City and San Francisco metropolitan areas in the USA. Multiple regression analysis identified four significant correlates of depressive symptoms. Perceived social support and having a regular place for HIV medical care were significantly associated with lower levels of depressive symptoms, while history of mental health problems and non-injection polydrug use were significantly associated with higher levels of depressive symptoms. Moreover, a significant interaction effect was found between social support and non-injection polydrug use, indicating that social support buffers the association between non-injection polydrug use and depression. These results suggest that increasing social support might be a useful tool for HIV-positive IDUs in reducing depression and the adverse effect of non-injection polydrug use

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