Another look at depressive symptoms and antiretroviral therapy adherence: The role of treatment self-efficacy
Depression has been strongly associated with poor HIV treatment adherence, but little research has explored how individuals manage to follow their regimens despite symptoms of major depression. Using a sample of antiretroviral therapy patients with clinically significant depressive symptoms (n = 84), we examined whether patients with optimal adherence differed from those with suboptimal adherence in terms of the types of depressive symptoms experienced and treatment self-efficacy. There were no significant differences between participants with regard to types of depressive symptoms. Findings indicate that patients with high treatment self-efficacy were more likely to report optimal levels of adherence than patients with low self-efficacy.
Source: Journal of Health Psychology - Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Houston, E., Mikrut, C., Guy, A., Fominaya, A. W., Tatum, A. K., Kim, J. H., Brown, A. Tags: Articles Source Type: research