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Brown MJ, Serovich JM, Laschober TC, Kimberly JA, Lescano CM. Ways of coping and perceived HIV-related stigma among people living with HIV: moderation by sex and sexual orientation. PSYCHOL HEALTH MED 2019; 25:867-878. [PMID: 31631682 DOI: 10.1080/13548506.2019.1680852] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Perceived HIV-related stigma continues to persist among people living with HIV and coping strategies are crucial to overall health. Coping may be associated with perceived HIV-related stigma. However, research examining differences by sex and sexual orientation is lacking. Therefore, the aims of the study were to assess the association between ways of coping and perceived HIV-related stigma, and to examine the relationship by sex and sexual orientation. Data were obtained from 346 individuals (191 men and 155 women) living with HIV. Multiple linear regression models showed that overall, distancing, and attack/escape avoidance coping were positively associated with perceived HIV-related stigma among the overall population, among men who have sex with men (MSM), and among women overall and heterosexual women. Among men overall, distancing and attack/escape avoidance coping were positively associated with perceived HIV-related stigma. Among women who have sex with women (WSW), attack/escape avoidance coping was positively associated with perceived HIV-related stigma. Effect sizes indicated small effects for overall coping and medium to large effects for distancing and attack/escape avoidance coping. Interventions focused on reducing perceived HIV-related stigma among populations living with HIV should address distancing and attack/escape avoidance strategies especially among women, regardless of sexual orientation, and MSM.
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- Monique J Brown
- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina , Columbia, SC, USA.,South Carolina SmartState Center for Healthcare Quality, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina , Columbia, SC, USA.,Rural and Minority Health Research Center, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina , Columbia, SC, USA.,Division of Biology and Medicine, Brown University , Providence, RI, USA.,Department of Mental Health Law and Policy, College of Behavioral and Community Sciences, University of South Florida , Tampa, FL, USA.,Office for the Study on Aging, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina , Columbia, SC, USA
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- College of Behavioral and Community Sciences, University of South Florida , Tampa, FL, USA
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- College of Behavioral and Community Sciences, University of South Florida , Tampa, FL, USA
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- Division of Biology and Medicine, Brown University , Providence, RI, USA
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- Department of Mental Health Law and Policy, College of Behavioral and Community Sciences, University of South Florida , Tampa, FL, USA
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Whitley MD, Coulter ID, Gery RW, Hays RD, Sherbourne C, Herman PM, Hilton LG. Researching the Appropriateness of Care in the Complementary and Integrative Health Professions Part 3: Designing Instruments With Patient Input. J Manipulative Physiol Ther 2019; 42:307-318. [PMID: 31255308 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2019.02.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2018] [Revised: 12/28/2018] [Accepted: 02/07/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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OBJECTIVES The purpose of this article is to describe how we designed patient survey instruments to ensure that patient data about preferences and experience could be included in appropriateness decisions. These actions were part of a project that examined the appropriateness of spinal manipulation and mobilization for chronic low back pain and chronic neck pain. METHODS We conducted focus groups, cognitive interviews, a literature review of measures in prior chiropractic and complementary and integrative health research, and a pilot study to develop questionnaires of patient preferences, experiences, values, and beliefs. RESULTS Questionnaires were administered online to 2024 individuals from 125 chiropractic clinics. The survey included 3 long questionnaires and 5 shorter ones. All were administered online. The baseline items had 2 questionnaires that respondents could complete in different sittings. Respondents completed shorter biweekly follow-ups every 2 weeks and a final questionnaire at 3 months. The 2 initial questionnaires had 81 and 140 items, the 5 biweekly follow-up questionnaires had 37 items each, and the endline questionnaire contained 121 items. Participants generally responded positively to the survey items, and 91% of the patients who completed a baseline questionnaire completed the endpoint survey 3 months later. We used "legacy" measures, and we also adapted measures and developed new measures for this study. Preliminary assessment of reliability and validity for a newly developed scale about coping behaviors indicates that the items work well together in a scale. CONCLUSIONS This article documents the challenges and the efforts involved in designing data collection tools to facilitate the inclusion of patient data into appropriateness decisions.
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- RAND Corporation, University of California Los Angeles, Southern California Health Sciences, Santa Monica, California.
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- RAND Corporation, Health, Santa Monica, California
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- David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
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Brown MJ, Serovich JM, Laschober TC, Kimberly JA, Lescano CM. Ways of coping and HIV disclosure among people living with HIV: mediation of decision self-efficacy and moderation by sex. AIDS Care 2019; 31:1001-1010. [PMID: 30974958 DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2019.1605045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Individuals living with HIV/AIDS face several stressors and use varying strategies to cope. Disclosure (or nondisclosure) of HIV serostatus is an important consideration among individuals living with HIV. However, studies examining the association between coping and HIV disclosure are lacking, and more research examining potential mediators and moderators is needed. The transactional model of stress and coping and the theory of planned behavior may help in understanding the mediating relationship between coping, decision self-efficacy, and HIV disclosure. Therefore, the aims of this study were to examine the association between coping and HIV disclosure to sexual partners, assess the mediating role of decision self-efficacy, and examine moderation by sex. Baseline data from 262 individuals living with HIV who participated in a disclosure intervention were used for analysis. Descriptive statistics were used to assess sociodemographic characteristics. Principal component analysis was used to operationalize coping. Path analysis was then used to determine the mediating role of decision self-efficacy in the association between overall, adaptive, distancing, and attack/escape avoidance coping and HIV disclosure to sexual partners. After adjusting for age and time since diagnosis, direct associations between coping and decision self-efficacy, and decision self-efficacy and disclosure behavior varied by sex. Among the overall study population, decision self-efficacy mediated the associations between adaptive coping (β = 0.064, p = 0.003), attack/escape avoidance coping (β = -0.052, p = 0.009) and disclosure behavior. Disclosure intervention programs geared towards populations living with HIV should include decision self-efficacy and adaptive coping, and attenuate attack/escape avoidance coping.
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- Monique J Brown
- a Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Arnold School of Public Health , University of South Carolina , Columbia , SC , USA.,b South Carolina SmartState Center for Healthcare Quality, Arnold School of Public Health , University of South Carolina , Columbia , SC , USA
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- c College of Behavioral and Community Sciences , University of South Florida , Tampa , FL , USA
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- c College of Behavioral and Community Sciences , University of South Florida , Tampa , FL , USA
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- d Division of Biology and Medicine , Brown University , Providence , RI , USA
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- e Department of Mental Health Law and Policy, College of Behavioral and Community Sciences , University of South Florida , Tampa , FL , USA
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Rzeszutek M, Gruszczyńska E, Firląg-Burkacka E. Coping profiles and subjective well-being among people living with HIV: less intensive coping corresponds with better well-being. Qual Life Res 2017; 26:2805-2814. [PMID: 28584892 PMCID: PMC5597686 DOI: 10.1007/s11136-017-1612-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/01/2017] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Purpose The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between coping strategies and subjective well-being (SWB) among people living with HIV (PLWH) using the latent profile analysis (LPA) with control for socio-medical covariates. Methods The sample comprised five hundred and thirty people (N = 530) with a confirmed diagnosis of HIV+. The study was cross-sectional with SWB operationalized by satisfaction with life (Satisfaction with Life Scale) and positive and negative affect (PANAS-X). Coping with stress was measured by the Brief COPE Inventory, enriched by several items that assessed rumination and enhancement of positive emotional states. Additionally, the relevant socio-medical variables were collected. Results The one-step model of LPA revealed the following: (1) a solution with five different coping profiles suited the data best; (2) socio-medical covariates, except for education, were not related to the profiles’ membership. Further analysis with SWB as a distal outcome showed that higher intensity coping profiles have significantly worse SWB when compared with lower intensity coping profiles. However, the lowest SWB was noted for mixed intensity coping profile (high adaptive/low maladaptive). Conclusions The person-centered approach adopted in this study informs about the heterogeneity of disease-related coping among PLWH and its possible reactive character, as the highest SWB was observed among participants with the lowest intensity of coping.
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- Marcin Rzeszutek
- Faculty of Psychology, University of Warsaw, Stawki 5/7, 00-183, Warsaw, Poland.
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- Health Psychology Department, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Chodakowska 19/31, 03-815, Warsaw, Poland
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Lesch A, Kafaar Z, Kagee A, Swartz L. Community Members' Perceptions of Enablers and Inhibitors to Participation in HIV Vaccine Trials. SOUTH AFRICAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY 2016. [DOI: 10.1177/008124630603600406] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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We present the findings of a qualitative investigation into the factors that may enable or inhibit participation in a future HIV vaccine trial. Thirty-seven semi-structured interviews and two focus groups were conducted with trial site community members who had attended HIV vaccine education workshops conducted by the community involvement programme of the South African AIDS Vaccine Initiative (SAAVI). Our findings indicate that enablers and inhibitors to participation in HIV vaccine trials may. be further classified as either abstract or concrete. Each sub-theme was classified as an abstract inhibitor, abstract enabler, concrete inhibitor, or concrete enabler. Abstract inhibitors were fear of illness or death, lack of information about HIV/AIDS and HIV vaccines, and an HIV vaccine trial's association with HIV/AIDS. Abstract enablers were participants' reported sense of altruism and quality of life issues, such as protection from becoming infected with HIV. Concrete inhibitors were the monetary costs associated with participation, fear of being tested for HIV and receiving test results, negative reactions from family and community members, time delays between receiving trial participation information and actual enrolment, and a general mistrust of researchers. Concrete enablers were practicalities and convenience, financial rewards, a safe testing environment, positive family reactions to trial participation, the different levels of participation available to different members of the community, the salience of HIV in communities, positive community reactions to vaccine trials, and the presence of role models. In addition to these quadrants, the enablers and inhibitors have also been located within a contextual framework that includes the individual; family, community, and societal levels. Our research contributes to an understanding of the concerns of potential HIV vaccine trial participants within the South African context. Our findings illustrate the applicability of international research to proposed vaccine-trial activities in South Africa and should, therefore, inform the development and implementation of successful community preparedness activities.
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- Anthea Lesch
- Department of Psychology, University of Stellenbosch, Private Bag X1, Matieland, 7602, South Africa
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- Department of Psychology, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa
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- Department of Psychology, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa
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- Department of Psychology, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa
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Vo QT, Hoffman S, Nash D, El-Sadr WM, Tymejczyk OA, Gadisa T, Melaku Z, Kulkarni SG, Remien RH, Elul B. Gender Differences and Psychosocial Factors Associated with Quality of Life Among ART Initiators in Oromia, Ethiopia. AIDS Behav 2016; 20:1682-91. [PMID: 27091027 DOI: 10.1007/s10461-016-1396-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is an important outcome to assess among persons living with HIV/AIDS, but few studies have been conducted in sub-Saharan Africa. We examined HRQoL among 1180 ART-initiating adults from six clinics in Ethiopia in 2012-2013, and compared the correlates of two subscale scores between women and men. Women scored significantly higher than men on both overall function (8.4 points higher) and life satisfaction (6.3 points higher). In multivariable models, psychological distress, low CD4+ count, unemployment, and food insecurity were associated with lower quality of life scores among women and men. Men whose last sexual encounter occurred 3 months to 1 year from the interview date had lower overall function and life satisfaction scores. Men between the ages of 30-39 had lower overall function scores. Protestant women and women in the low-middle social support category had lower life satisfaction scores. Assessment of HRQoL over time will help inform HIV care and treatment practices to ensure favorable patient outcomes.
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- Quynh T Vo
- ICAP-Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, 722 West 168th Street, New York, NY, 10032, USA.
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- HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies at the NYS Psychiatric Institute, Columbia University, New York, USA
- Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, USA
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- Epidemiology and Biostatistics Program, City University of New York School of Public Health, New York, USA
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- ICAP-Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, 722 West 168th Street, New York, NY, 10032, USA
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- Epidemiology and Biostatistics Program, City University of New York School of Public Health, New York, USA
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- ICAP-Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, 722 West 168th Street, New York, NY, 10032, USA
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- ICAP-Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, 722 West 168th Street, New York, NY, 10032, USA
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- Epidemiology and Biostatistics Program, City University of New York School of Public Health, New York, USA
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- HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies at the NYS Psychiatric Institute, Columbia University, New York, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, USA
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Kotzé M, Visser M, Makin J, Sikkema K, Forsyth B. The coping strategies used over a two-year period by HIV-positive women who had been diagnosed during pregnancy. AIDS Care 2013; 25:695-701. [DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2013.772277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Fierz K, Nicca D, Spirig R. Perceived HIV symptom manageability: synthesis of a new use for a known concept. J Adv Nurs 2012; 69:229-41. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2012.06068.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/19/2012] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Martin S, Calabrese SK, Wolters PL, Walker KA, Warren K, Hazra R. Family functioning and coping styles in families of children with cancer and HIV disease. Clin Pediatr (Phila) 2012; 51:58-64. [PMID: 21868594 PMCID: PMC8381258 DOI: 10.1177/0009922811417300] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Disease-specific characteristics of pediatric illnesses may influence the functioning of families and the coping responses they enact. This study compared family functioning and coping styles within and between 2 different medical groups: families of children with cancer (n = 44) and HIV disease (n = 65). Most caregivers reported healthy family functioning, and no between-group differences in functioning emerged. However, with regard to coping, more reliance on social support was indicated among the cancer group. Also, the HIV group largely sought support from family, whereas both family and nonfamily support were sought among the cancer group. Better functioning was related to reframing, an active coping style, within the cancer group and passive coping within the HIV group. Thus, coping strategies and their implications for family functioning vary by condition. Researchers should avoid combining various illness groups indiscriminately. Likewise, clinicians should be sensitive to disease-specific factors when helping families learn to cope with illness-related stressors.
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Bogart LM, Suttorp MJ, Elliott MN, Clemens JQ, Berry SH. Validation of a quality-of-life scale for women with bladder pain syndrome/interstitial cystitis. Qual Life Res 2011; 21:1665-70. [PMID: 22146841 DOI: 10.1007/s11136-011-0085-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/28/2011] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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PURPOSE To validate a disease-specific scale to measure the impact of symptoms of bladder pain syndrome/interstitial cystitis (BPS/IC), a condition that affects up to 6.5% of U.S. women. METHODS Participants were drawn from the RAND Interstitial Cystitis Epidemiology (RICE) Study, a telephone probability survey of 146,231 US households. Women who met RICE BPS/IC symptom criteria (n = 3,397) completed the 6-item RAND Bladder Symptom Impact scale (RICE BSI-6). The RICE BSI-6 was adapted from a scale used to assess the impact of diabetes on life and sexuality and modified based on expert input on face validity and focus group work; items specific to diabetic symptoms were eliminated. Validated scales of symptom severity, mental- and physical-health-related quality of life (QoL), depression, coping, and perceived control were used to assess convergent validity. RESULTS The RICE BSI-6 (α = 0.92) was significantly related to greater symptom severity, worse general mental- and physical-health-related QoL, more severe depression symptoms, and lower perceived control over life in general and over BPS/IC symptoms (P values < .05). It was also associated with less use of distancing coping (P < .05). CONCLUSION The RICE BSI-6 shows excellent internal consistency and strong convergent validity. It can be used to examine the effects of psychosocial and treatment interventions on QoL among women with BPS/IC.
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- Laura M Bogart
- Division of General Pediatrics, Children's Hospital Boston, Harvard Medical School, 21 Autumn Street, Boston, MA 02215, USA.
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Orban LA, Stein R, Koenig LJ, Conner LC, Rexhouse EL, Lewis JV, LaGrange R. Coping strategies of adolescents living with HIV: disease-specific stressors and responses. AIDS Care 2010; 22:420-30. [PMID: 20146110 DOI: 10.1080/09540120903193724] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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This study examined disease-specific stressors and coping responses employed by youth with HIV. Data were analyzed from Adolescent Impact, a multi-site study of 166 adolescents infected with HIV in three major US cities. Participants identified HIV-related stressors during a face-to-face interview. Coping strategies were measured using the adolescent version of the Kidcope. Emotional and behavioral functioning were assessed with the Youth or Adult Self Report symptom checklists. Medication-related stressors were most common (30%) and reported more often by perinatally infected youth, whereas youth infected through risk behaviors reported more disclosure-related stressors. Passive emotional regulation was perceived as the most used and most helpful coping strategy overall. Youth reporting medication adherence-related stressors used resignation most frequently. A two-factor model (Passive and Active Coping) emerged. The Passive Coping factor included strategies that do not directly approach the problem, whereas Active Coping included strategies that involve an active approach. Youth with moderately advanced disease (CD4 200-500 cells/mm(3)) used a Passive Coping style more often than healthier youth (CD4 > 500 cells/mm(3)). Additionally, Passive Coping was associated with greater emotional and behavioral problems. Youth infected with HIV may benefit from interventions promoting adaptive coping responses to HIV-specific stressors, particularly medication adherence.
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Tsevat J, Leonard AC, Szaflarski M, Sherman SN, Cotton S, Mrus JM, Feinberg J. Change in quality of life after being diagnosed with HIV: a multicenter longitudinal study. AIDS Patient Care STDS 2009; 23:931-7. [PMID: 19821724 DOI: 10.1089/apc.2009.0026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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The objective of this study was to assess in patients with HIV perceptions of life pre-HIV versus post-HIV diagnosis and examine whether such perceptions change over time. We conducted interviews and chart reviews of 347 outpatients with HIV from three cities in 2002-2004. In two interviews 12-18 months apart, patients compared their life now with their life before HIV was diagnosed. Independent variables included demographic and clinical characteristics; HIV-specific health status, symptoms, and concerns; spirituality/religion; social support; self-perception; and optimism. The patients' mean (standard deviation [SD]) age was 44.8 (8.3) years; half were minorities; and 269 (78%) were taking antiretroviral therapy. Comparing life at time 1 versus before diagnosis, 109 (31%) patients said their life was better at time 1, 98 (28%) said it was worse, and the rest said it was about the same or did not know. By time 2, approximately one fifth of the patients changed their answers to indicate life improvement and one sixth changed them to indicate life deterioration. In multivariable analysis, change in perception for the better between time 1 and time 2 (versus prediagnosis) was positively associated with time 1 positive religious coping scores, whereas change in perception for the worse was associated with study site, heterosexual orientation, a detectable viral load, shorter duration of HIV, lower spirituality scores, and lower positive religious coping scores. We conclude that many patients with HIV feel that their life is better than it was before their diagnosis, although results of such comparisons often change over time.
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- Joel Tsevat
- Veterans Healthcare System of Ohio (VISN 10), Cincinnati, Ohio
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio
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- Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio
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- Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio
- Department of Family Medicine, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio
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- Department of Family Medicine, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio
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Kraaij V, van der Veek SMC, Garnefski N, Schroevers M, Witlox R, Maes S. Coping, goal adjustment, and psychological well-being in HIV-infected men who have sex with men. AIDS Patient Care STDS 2008; 22:395-402. [PMID: 18435592 DOI: 10.1089/apc.2007.0145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The relationships between coping strategies, goal adjustment, and symptoms of depression and anxiety were studied in 104 HIV-positive men who have sex with men, in December 2006. The mean age of the respondents was 50 years, and almost were of Dutch nationality. On average people had known about their HIV-positive status for 10 years and the majority was on HIV-medication. The Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire, COPE, the Goal Obstruction Questionnaire, and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale were filled out at home. Pearson correlations and Hierarchical Regression Analyses were performed. The findings suggested that cognitive coping strategies had a stronger influence on well-being than the behavioral coping strategies: positive refocusing, positive reappraisal, putting into perspective, catastrophizing, and other-blame were all significantly related to symptoms of depression and anxiety. In addition, withdrawing effort and commitment from unattainable goals, and reengaging in alternative meaningful goals, in case that preexisting goals can no longer be reached, seemed to be a fruitful way to cope with being HIV positive. These findings suggest that intervention programs for people with HIV should pay attention to both cognitive coping strategies and goal adjustment.
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- Vivian Kraaij
- Medical Psychology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- HIV Vereniging Nederland, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Medical Psychology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
- Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands
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Engler P, Anderson B, Herman D, Bishop D, Miller I, Pirraglia P, Hayaki J, Stein M. Coping and burden among informal HIV caregivers. Psychosom Med 2006; 68:985-92. [PMID: 17132844 DOI: 10.1097/01.psy.0000245901.82935.cb] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to examine the role of coping on caregiver burden among a heterogeneous group of caregivers of persons living with HIV during the era of highly active antiretroviral therapy. METHODS Burden and coping were examined among 176 caregivers of persons living with HIV. Three styles of coping were examined using a 7-item scale: active-approach (task), blame-withdrawal (emotion), and distancing (avoidance). RESULTS A total of 58.8% of the caregivers were women. They had a mean age of 42 years; 61.9% cohabited with the persons living with HIV who had a mean CD4 count of 401. All three styles of coping were significantly positively correlated with caregiver burden. After controlling for demographic variables and caregiver depression, active-approach coping and distancing coping independently moderated the relationship between perceived severity of HIV-related symptoms (stress) and caregiver burden; however, some caregivers experienced burden even at low levels of stress. CONCLUSIONS These results indicate that in the era of highly active antiretroviral therapy, coping mitigates the effect of stress on burden.
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- Patricia Engler
- Rhode Island Hospital, Division of General Internal Medicine, 593 Eddy Street, Providence, RI 02903, USA.
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Luke DA. Getting the big picture in community science: methods that capture context. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF COMMUNITY PSYCHOLOGY 2005; 35:185-200. [PMID: 15909794 DOI: 10.1007/s10464-005-3397-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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Community science has a rich tradition of using theories and research designs that are consistent with its core value of contextualism. However, a survey of empirical articles published in the American Journal of Community Psychology shows that community scientists utilize a narrow range of statistical tools that are not well suited to assess contextual data. Multilevel modeling, geographic information systems (GIS), social network analysis, and cluster analysis are recommended as useful tools to address contextual questions in community science. An argument for increased methodological consilience is presented, where community scientists are encouraged to adopt statistical methodology that is capable of modeling a greater proportion of the data than is typical with traditional methods.
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- Douglas A Luke
- Saint Louis University School of Public Health, Saint Louis, MO 63104, USA
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Siegel K, Schrimshaw EW. Stress, appraisal, and coping: a comparison of HIV-infected women in the pre-HAART and HAART eras. J Psychosom Res 2005; 58:225-33. [PMID: 15865946 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2004.09.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2004] [Revised: 07/26/2004] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND It has been widely suggested that highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) has improved the psychosocial aspects of living with HIV/AIDS. METHOD A sample of 79 women living with HIV/AIDS in the pre-HAART era (1994-1996) were compared with a matched sample of 79 women with HIV/AIDS from the HAART era (2000-2003) on measures of stress, illness appraisals, and coping strategies. RESULTS Contrary to expectations, HIV-infected women in the HAART era were significantly more likely than women in the pre-HAART era to report health-related stress, to report stress from stigma and disclosure, to view HIV as having caused them harm, to report that their health is due to chance, and to report more use of maladaptive forms of coping (e.g., escape-avoidant coping). CONCLUSION Although HAART may have extended survival for many HIV-infected individuals, they have not resulted in equivalent psychosocial improvements. Thus, efforts are needed to address the psychosocial difficulties that HIV-infected women in the HAART era continue to experience.
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Affiliation(s)
- Karolynn Siegel
- Center for the Psychosocial Study of Health and Illness, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, 100 Haven Avenue, Suite 6A, New York, NY 10032, USA.
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