Open AccessLong-Term Effect of Group Support Psychotherapy on Depression and HIV Treatment Outcomes: Secondary Analysis of a Cluster Randomized Trial in Uganda
Author(s) -
Etheldreda Nakimuli-Mpungu,
Colin M. Smith,
Kizito Wamala,
James Okello,
Josephine Birungi,
Micheal Etukoit,
Ramin Mojtabai,
Jean B. Nachega,
Ofir Harari,
Seggane Musisi,
Edward J. Mills
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
psychosomatic medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.62
H-Index - 187
eISSN - 1534-7796
pISSN - 0033-3174
DOI - 10.1097/psy.0000000000001128
Subject(s) - depression (economics) , confidence interval , medicine , viral load , odds ratio , randomized controlled trial , generalized estimating equation , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , psychiatry , immunology , statistics , mathematics , economics , macroeconomics
We aimed to determine the effect of group support psychotherapy (GSP) compared with group HIV education (GHE) on depression and HIV treatment outcomes 24 months after treatment. We further aimed to investigate the mediating role of depression and antiretroviral therapy (ART) adherence in the relationship between GSP and viral load suppression.