Open AccessSubjective Cognitive Complaints: Predictors and Health Outcomes in People Living with HIV
Author(s) -
Vaughn Bryant,
Robert Fieo,
Andrew J. Fiore,
Veronica L Richards,
Eric C. Porges,
Renessa Williams,
Huiyin Lu,
Zehong Zhou,
Robert L. Cook
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
aids and behavior
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.994
H-Index - 106
eISSN - 1573-3254
pISSN - 1090-7165
DOI - 10.1007/s10461-021-03469-5
Subject(s) - psychiatry , clinical psychology , psychology , cognition , depression (economics) , medicine , gerontology , economics , macroeconomics
There is a paucity of research on the prevalence of subjective cognitive complaints in people living with human immunodeficiency virus, along with the predictors and outcomes related to these complaints. We assessed demographics, substance use and psychiatric predictors, and HIV-related outcomes associated with subjective cognitive complaint items from the Cognitive Difficulties Scale. The sample consisted of 889 people living with HIV in the survey-based Florida Cohort. Results of multivariable regression models indicated that age (45-54), hazardous alcohol consumption, more frequent marijuana use and psychiatric symptoms (depression, anxiety, PTSD) were significant predictors of subjective cognitive complaints. Subjective cognitive complaints were associated with lower adherence to antiretroviral therapy in bivariate analyses, but this relationship was no longer significant after controlling for depression, race, alcohol and drug use. Further research into the relationship between depressive and subjective cognitive complaints may provide additional avenues for intervention.