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Correlates of depressive symptoms among older adults living with HIV
Author(s) -
AvilaFunes José Alberto,
ZamudioRodríguez Alfonso,
MuñozNevárez Luis Arnoldo,
BelaunzaránZamudio Pablo Francisco,
DíazRamos Julio Alberto,
AlcalaZermeno Juan Luis,
Ouvrard Camille,
SierraMadero Juan,
Amieva Hélène
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
international journal of geriatric psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.28
H-Index - 129
eISSN - 1099-1166
pISSN - 0885-6230
DOI - 10.1002/gps.4922
Subject(s) - psychosocial , logistic regression , depressive symptoms , medicine , gerontology , multivariate analysis , depression (economics) , cross sectional study , psychiatry , anxiety , pathology , economics , macroeconomics
Objective To establish the correlates of depressive symptoms among Mexican community‐dwelling older people living with HIV (PLWHIV). Methods Cross‐sectional, 2‐center study of 328 participants aged 50 or older being followed in the outpatient HIV clinics of 2 tertiary care hospitals in Mexico. Data were obtained through a comprehensive geriatric assessment. Multivariate logistic regression analyses were performed to identify the correlates of depressive symptoms. Results Mean age of participants was 58.4 years (SD = 7.2), and 82.9% were men. Depressive symptoms were present in 15.9% of participants. The multivariate logistic regression models showed that frailty and disability for activities of daily living were both independently associated with depressive symptoms. Conclusion Frailty and disability were independent correlates of depressive symptoms in older PLWHIV. Future studies should attempt to explore the role of physical frailty and disability on psychosocial morbidity among older PLWHIV.