Relationship between Duration of HIV Disease and Diagnostic History
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13649927 |
|---|---|
| Authors | David Vance (University of Alabama at Birmingham), David E Vance (0000-0002-0498-6263, University of Alabama at Birmingham, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 98 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 536-540 |
| Publication date | 2006-04-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Psychological Reports (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-2941 • E-ISSN: 1558-691X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2466/pr0.98.2.536-540 |
| PMID | 16796111 |
| OpenAlex | W1998989719 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 6 |
The duration of being infected with HIV, i.e., chronicity, is a unique factor that can affect coping and psychological outcomes. In a secondary data analysis, 50 HIV-positive adults between 30 and 57 years were administered the Centers for Epidemiological Studies-Depression scale, the UCLA Loneliness Scale-Revised, and the HIV Stigma Scale, along with questions about their diagnostic history. Analysis indicated that those diagnosed longer with HIV reported ruminating less on the events leading up to their diagnosis (r=-.36), reported less trauma by their diagnosis initially (r=-.31), and reported fewer depressive symptoms (r=-.30). Implications for addressing chronicity in research are posited
Coping (psychology · Depression (economics · Disease · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV · Loneliness · Psychiatry · Clinical Psychology · Epidemiology · HIV Research and Treatment · HIV-related health complications and treatments · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions · Immunology · Internal Medicine · Medicine · Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.06 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2008 - 2008 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |