Social Support, Positive States of Mind, and HIV Treatment Adherence in Men and Women Living With HIV/AIDS

Numerous studies have linked social support to better medication adherence among illness groups, but few have examined potential mechanisms for this relationship. Relationships were examined between social support, depression, positive states of mind (PSOM), and medication adherence among HIV positi...

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Published in:Health psychology 2004-07, Vol.23 (4), p.413-418
Main Authors: Gonzalez, Jeffrey S, Penedo, Frank J, Antoni, Michael H, Durán, Ron E, Fernandez, Maria Isabel, McPherson-Baker, Shvawn, Ironson, Gail, Klimas, Nancy G, Fletcher, Mary Ann, Schneiderman, Neil
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Language:English
Subjects:
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome - drug therapy
Adherence
Adolescent
Adult
Affect
Aged
AIDS
Anti-Retroviral Agents - therapeutic use
Antiretroviral therapy
Biological and medical sciences
Cognition
Depression - diagnosis
Depression - epidemiology
Depression - psychology
Drug Therapy
Emotional States
Female
HIV
Human
Human viral diseases
Humans
Infectious diseases
Male
Medical sciences
Mental states
Middle Aged
Optimism
Patient Compliance - statistics & numerical data
Positive life orientation
Social Support
Surveys and Questionnaires
Treatment Compliance
Viral diseases
Viral diseases of the lymphoid tissue and the blood. Aids
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Summary:Numerous studies have linked social support to better medication adherence among illness groups, but few have examined potential mechanisms for this relationship. Relationships were examined between social support, depression, positive states of mind (PSOM), and medication adherence among HIV positive men who have sex with men ( n = 61) and women ( n = 29) on highly active antiretroviral therapy. Depression and PSOM were evaluated as potential mediators of the relationship between support and adherence. Cross-sectional data showed that greater social support and PSOM related to better adherence whereas higher depression scores related to nonadherence. PSOM partially mediated the relationship between social support and adherence. PSOM may be an important mechanism through which social support is related to better medication adherence in this population.
ISSN:0278-6133
1930-7810
DOI:10.1037/0278-6133.23.4.413