Disease Status in African American Single Mothers With HIV: The Role of Depressive Symptoms

The association between depressive symptoms and 2 measures of HIV disease status in 73 African American single mothers was examined. Hierarchical multiple regression analyses revealed that clinician-rated depressive symptoms predicted subjective, but not objective, parameters of disease status 12 to...

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Published in:Health psychology 2001-11, Vol.20 (6), p.417-423
Main Authors: Jones, Deborah J, Beach, Steven R. H, Forehand, Rex
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
African Americans - psychology
AIDS
Black American people
Black People
Culture
Depression
Depression - psychology
Female
Health Status
HIV
HIV Seropositivity - psychology
Human
Human immunodeficiency virus
Humans
Major Depression
Mothers - psychology
Prospective Studies
Quality of Life
Single Mothers
Single Parent - psychology
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Summary:The association between depressive symptoms and 2 measures of HIV disease status in 73 African American single mothers was examined. Hierarchical multiple regression analyses revealed that clinician-rated depressive symptoms predicted subjective, but not objective, parameters of disease status 12 to 14 months later. More symptoms of depression at the 1st assessment predicted an increase in physical complaints over the course of the study. Results suggest that researchers and clinicians interested in enhancing quality of life among African American single mothers with HIV infection, an understudied population within the HIV-AIDS literature, should consider both subjective and objective measures of the disease.
ISSN:0278-6133
1930-7810
DOI:10.1037/0278-6133.20.6.417