Open AccessTobacco Use and Health-Related Quality of Life Among Individuals with Depression Who Are Receiving Treatment for HIV in Cape Town, South Africa
Author(s) -
Amelia M. Stanton,
Jasper S. Lee,
Megan R. Wirtz,
Lena S. Andersen,
John A. Joska,
Steven A. Safren,
Richard van Zyl-Smit,
Conall O’Cleirigh
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of behavioral medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.84
H-Index - 64
eISSN - 1532-7558
pISSN - 1070-5503
DOI - 10.1007/s12529-020-09951-z
Subject(s) - medicine , depression (economics) , quality of life (healthcare) , mood , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , health psychology , logistic regression , tobacco use , gerontology , demography , environmental health , public health , psychiatry , population , nursing , family medicine , sociology , economics , macroeconomics
Tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable death worldwide, and prevalence rates are high among people living with HIV (PLWH), particularly in men. Depression is also common among PLWH, especially among smokers, who may use tobacco to manage mood. Although HIV and depression have been linked to functional impairment and poor health-related quality of life (HRQOL), little research has examined the degree to which smoking impacts these relationships in low- and middle-income countries with high HIV burden.