Publication Cover
AIDS Care
Psychological and Socio-medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV
Volume 33, 2021 - Issue 9
318
Views
2
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Research Article

Impact and correlates of sub-optimal social support among patients in HIV care

, , , , , , , , , , ORCID Icon, , , & show all
Pages 1178-1188 | Received 31 Jan 2020, Accepted 16 Nov 2020, Published online: 14 Jan 2021

References

  • American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th ed.). Author.
  • Anagnostopoulos, A., Ledergerber, B., Jaccard, R., Shaw, S. A., Stoeckle, M., Bernasconi, E., Barth, J., Calmy, A., Berney, A., Jenewein, J., Weber, R., & Pacheco, A. G. (2015). Frequency of and risk factors for depression among participants in the Swiss HIV Cohort Study (SHCS). PLoS One, 10(10), e0140943–e0140943. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0140943
  • Armon, C., & Lichtenstein, K. (2012). The associations among coping, nadir CD4+ T-cell count, and non-HIV-related variables with health-related quality of life among an ambulatory HIV-positive patient population. Quality of Life Research, 21(6), 993–1003. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-011-0017-2
  • Berkman, L. F., Blumenthal, J., Burg, M., Carney, R. M., Catellier, D., & Cowan, M. J. (2003). Effects of treating depression and low perceived social support on clinical events after myocardial infarction: The Enhancing Recovery in Coronary Heart Disease Patients (ENRICHD) Randomized Trial. JAMA, 289(23), 3106–3116. https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.289.23.3106
  • Bradley, K. A., Bush, K. R., Epler, A. J., Dobie, D. J., Davis, T. M., Sporleder, J. L., Maynard, C., Burman, M. L., & Kivlahan, D. R. (2003). Two brief alcohol-screening tests from the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT): Validation in a female Veterans Affairs patient population. Archives of Internal Medicine, 163(7), 821–829. https://doi.org/10.1001/archinte.163.7.821
  • Broadhead, W. E., Kaplan, B. H., James, S. A., Wagner, E. H., Schoenbach, V. J., Grimson, R., Heyden, S., Tibblin, G., & Gehlbach, S. H. (1983). The epidemiologic evidence for a relationship between social support and health. American Journal of Epidemiology, 117(5), 521–537. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a113575
  • Burholt, V., Windle, G., & Morgan, D. J. (2017). A social model of loneliness: The roles of disability, social resources, and cognitive impairment. The Gerontologist, 57(6), 1020–1030. https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnw125
  • Bush, K., Kivlahan, D. R., McDonell, M. B., Fihn, S. D., & Bradley, K. A. (1998). The AUDIT alcohol consumption questions (AUDIT-C): An effective brief screening test for problem drinking. Ambulatory Care Quality Improvement Project (ACQUIP). Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test. Archives of Internal Medicine, 158(16), 1789–1795. https://doi.org/10.1001/archinte.158.16.1789
  • Cassel, J. (1976). The contribution of the social environment to host resistance: The Fourth Wade Hampton Frost Lecture. American Journal of Epidemiology, 104(2), 107–123. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a112281
  • Castro, R., De Boni, R. B., Luz, P. M., Velasque, L., Lopes, L. V., Medina-Lara, A., De Oliveira, M. S., Friedman, R. K., Grinsztejn, B., & Veloso, V. G. (2019). Health-related quality of life assessment among people living with HIV in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: A cross-sectional study. Quality of Life Research, 28(4), 1035–1045. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-018-2044-8
  • CDC. (2017). Diagnoses of HIV infection in the United States and dependent areas.
  • Chang, V. T., Hwang, S. S., Feuerman, M., Kasimis, B. S., & Thaler, H. T. (2000). The memorial symptom assessment scale short form (MSAS-SF). Cancer, 89(5), 1162–1171. https://doi.org/10.1002/1097-0142(20000901)89:5<1162::AID-CNCR26>3.0.CO;2-Y
  • Chesney, M. A., Ickovics, J. R., Chambers, D. B., Gifford, A. L., Neidig, J., Zwickl, B., & Wu, A. W. (2000). Self-reported adherence to antiretroviral medications among participants in HIV clinical trials: The AACTG adherence instruments. Patient Care Committee & Adherence Working Group of the Outcomes Committee of the Adult AIDS Clinical Trials Group (AACTG). AIDS Care, 12(3), 255–266. https://doi.org/10.1080/09540120050042891
  • Cohen, S. (1988). Psychosocial models of the role of social support in the etiology of physical disease. Health Psychology, 7(3), 269–297. https://doi.org/10.1037/0278-6133.7.3.269
  • Cohen, S., & Wills, T. A. (1985). Stress, social support, and the buffering hypothesis. Psychological Bulletin, 98(2), 310–357. https://doi.org/10.1037/0033-2909.98.2.310
  • Costa, A. L. S., Heitkemper, M. M., Alencar, G. P., Damiani, L. P., Silva, R. M. D., & Jarrett, M. E. (2017). Social support is a predictor of lower stress and higher quality of life and resilience in Brazilian patients with colorectal cancer. Cancer Nursing, 40(5), 352–360. https://doi.org/10.1097/NCC.0000000000000388
  • Crane, H. M., Lober, W., Webster, E., Harrington, R. D., Crane, P. K., Davis, T. E., & Kitahata, M. M. (2007). Routine collection of patient-reported outcomes in an HIV clinic setting: The first 100 patients. Current HIV Research, 5(1), 109–118. https://doi.org/10.2174/157016207779316369
  • Deeks, S. G., & Phillips, A. N. (2009). HIV infection, antiretroviral treatment, ageing, and non-AIDS related morbidity. BMJ, 338(jan26 2), a3172. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.a3172
  • DiMatteo, M. R. (2004). Social support and patient adherence to medical treatment: A meta-analysis. Health Psychology, 23(2), 207–218. https://doi.org/10.1037/0278-6133.23.2.207
  • Earnshaw, V. A., Smith, L. R., Chaudoir, S. R., Amico, K. R., & Copenhaver, M. M. (2013). HIV stigma mechanisms and well-being among PLWH: A test of the HIV stigma framework. AIDS and Behavior, 17(5), 1785–1795. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-013-0437-9
  • EuroQol, G. (1990). Euroqol – A new facility for the measurement of health-related quality of life. Health Policy, 16(3), 199–208. https://doi.org/10.1016/0168-8510(90)90421-9
  • Fredericksen, R. J., Edwards, T. C., Merlin, J. S., Gibbons, L. E., Rao, D., Batey, D. S., Dant, L., Páez, E., Church, A., Crane, P. K., Crane, H. M., & Patrick, D. L. (2015). Patient and provider priorities for self-reported domains of HIV clinical care. AIDS Care, 27(10), 1255–1264. https://doi.org/10.1080/09540121.2015.1050983
  • Fredericksen, R. J., Fitzsimmons, E., Gibbons, L. E., Dougherty, S., Loo, S., Shurbaji, S., Batey, D. S., Avendano-Soto, S., Mathews, W. C., Christopoulos, K., Mayer, K. H., Mugavero, M. J., Crane, P. K., & Crane, H. M. (2019). Development and content validation of the Multifactoral assessment of perceived social support (MAPSS), a brief, patient-reported measure of social support for use in HIV care. AIDS Care, 31(sup1), 1–9. https://doi.org/10.1080/09540121.2019.1612005
  • Fredericksen, R. J., Fitzsimmons, E., Gibbons, L. E., Loo, S., Avendano-Soto, S., Anderson, W. A., Gutierrez, C., Shurbaji, S. L., Burleson, S. W., Poceta, J., Mayer, K., Mugavero, M., Christopoulos, K., Mathews, W., Crane, P. K., & Crane, H. M. (2016). Prioritization of domain content areas to address in HIV clinical care among patients living with HIV and HIV care providers in the United States [Paper presentation]. International Society of Quality of Life Copenhagen, Denmark.
  • Fredericksen, R. J., Mayer, K. H., Gibbons, L. E., Edwards, T. C., Yang, F. M., Walcott, M., Brown, S., Dant, L., Loo, S., Gutierrez, C., Paez, E., Fitzsimmons, E., Wu, A. W., Mugavero, M. J., Mathews, W. C., Lober, W. B., Kitahata, M. M., Patrick, D. L., Crane, P. K., & Crane, H. M. (2018). Development and content validation of a patient-reported sexual risk measure for use in primary care. Journal of General Internal Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-018-4496-5
  • Gallant, J., Hsue, P. Y., Shreay, S., & Meyer, N. (2017). Comorbidities among US patients with prevalent HIV infection-a trend analysis. Journal of Infectious Diseases, 216(12), 1525–1533. https://doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jix518
  • Gariepy, G., Honkaniemi, H., & Quesnel-Vallee, A. (2016). Social support and protection from depression: Systematic review of current findings in Western countries. British Journal of Psychiatry, 209(4), 284–293. https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.bp.115.169094
  • Guaraldi, G., Orlando, G., Zona, S., Menozzi, M., Carli, F., Garlassi, E., Berti, A., Rossi, E., Roverato, A., & Palella, F. (2011). Premature age-related comorbidities among HIV-infected persons compared with the general population. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 53(11), 1120–1126. https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/cir627
  • Harding, R., Selman, L., Agupio, G., Dinat, N., Downing, J., Gwyther, L., Mashao, T., Mmoledi, K., Moll, T., Sebuyira, L. M., Ikin, B., & Higginson, I. J. (2012). Prevalence, burden, and correlates of physical and psychological symptoms among HIV palliative care patients in sub-Saharan Africa: An international multicenter study. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 44(1), 1–9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2011.08.008
  • Hawkley, L. C., Burleson, M. H., Berntson, G. G., & Cacioppo, J. T. (2003). Loneliness in everyday life: Cardiovascular activity, psychosocial context, and health behaviors. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 85(1), 105–120. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-3514.85.1.105
  • Hightow-Weidman, L., LeGrand, S., Choi, S. K., Egger, J., Hurt, C. B., & Muessig, K. E. (2017). Exploring the HIV continuum of care among young black MSM. PLoS One, 12(6), e0179688. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0179688
  • Holt-Lunstad, J., Smith, T. B., Layton, J. B., & Brayne, C. (2010). Social relationships and mortality risk: A meta-analytic review. PLoS Medicine, 7(7), e1000316. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1000316
  • Hussen, S. A., Harper, G. W., Rodgers, C. R. R., van den Berg, J. J., Dowshen, N., & Hightow-Weidman, L. B. (2017). Cognitive and behavioral resilience among young gay and bisexual men living with HIV. LGBT Health, 4(4), 275–282. https://doi.org/10.1089/lgbt.2016.0135
  • Iribarren, S., Siegel, K., Hirshfield, S., Olender, S., Voss, J., Krongold, J., Luft, H., & Schnall, R. (2017). Self-management strategies for coping with adverse symptoms in persons living with HIV with HIV associated non-AIDS conditions. AIDS and Behavior, 22(1), 297–307. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-017-1786-6
  • Justice, A. C., & Braithwaite, R. S. (2012). Lessons learned from the first wave of aging with HIV. AIDS, 26(Suppl 1), S11–S18. https://doi.org/10.1097/QAD.0b013e3283558500
  • Justice, A. C., Holmes, W., Gifford, A. L., Rabeneck, L., Zackin, R., Sinclair, G., Weissman, S., Neidig, J., Marcus, C., Chesney, M., Cohn, S. E., & Wu, A. W. (2001). Development and validation of a self-completed HIV symptom index. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 54(Suppl 1), S77–S90. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0895-4356(01)00449-8
  • Kelly, J. D., Hartman, C., Graham, J., Kallen, M. A., & Giordano, T. P. (2014). Social support as a predictor of early diagnosis, linkage, retention, and adherence to HIV care: Results from the steps study. Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care, 25(5), 405–413. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jana.2013.12.002
  • Kitahata, M. M., Rodriguez, B., Haubrich, R., Boswell, S., Mathews, W. C., Lederman, M. M., Lober, W. B., Van Rompaey, S. E., Crane, H. M., Moore, R. D., Bertram, M., Kahn, J. O., & Saag, M. S. (2008). Cohort profile: The Centers for AIDS Research Network of Integrated Clinical Systems. International Journal of Epidemiology, 37(5), 948–955. https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dym231
  • Kroenke, K., Spitzer, R. L., & Williams, J. B. (2001). The PHQ-9: Validity of a brief depression severity measure. Journal of General Internal Medicine, 16(9), 606–613. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1525-1497.2001.016009606.x
  • Larios, S. E., Davis, J. N., Gallo, L. C., Heinrich, J., & Talavera, G. (2009). Concerns about stigma, social support and quality of life in low-income HIV-positive Hispanics. Ethnicity & Disease, 19(1), 65–70.
  • Lawrence, S. T., Willig, J. H., Crane, H. M., Ye, J., Aban, I., Lober, W., Nevin, C. R., Batey, D. S., Mugavero, M. J., McCullumsmith, C., Wright, C., Kitahata, M., Raper, J. L., Saag, M. S., & Schumacher, J. E. (2010). Routine, self-administered, touch-screen, computer-based suicidal ideation assessment linked to automated response team notification in an HIV primary care setting. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 50(8), 1165–1173. https://doi.org/10.1086/651420
  • Lee, K. A., Gay, C., Portillo, C. J., Coggins, T., Davis, H., Pullinger, C. R., & Aouizerat, B. E. (2009). Symptom experience in HIV-infected adults: A function of demographic and clinical characteristics. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 38(6), 882–893. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2009.05.013
  • Lightfoot, M., Rogers, T., Goldstein, R., Rotheram-Borus, M. J., May, S., Kirshenbaum, S., Weinhardt, L., Zadoretzky, C., Kittel, L., Johnson, M., Gore-Felton, C., & Morin, S. F. (2005). Predictors of substance use frequency and reductions in seriousness of use among persons living with HIV. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 77(2), 129–138. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2004.07.009
  • Logie, C., & Gadalla, T. (2009). Meta-analysis of health and demographic correlates of stigma towards people living with HIV. AIDS Care, 21(6), 742–753. https://doi.org/10.1080/09540120802511877
  • Lu, M., Safren, S. A., Skolnik, P. R., Rogers, W. H., Coady, W., Hardy, H., & Wilson, I. B. (2008). Optimal recall period and response task for self-reported HIV medication adherence. AIDS and Behavior, 12(1), 86–94. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-007-9261-4
  • Mackin, D. M., Perlman, G., Davila, J., Kotov, R., & Klein, D. N. (2017). Social support buffers the effect of interpersonal life stress on suicidal ideation and self-injury during adolescence. Psychological Medicine, 47(6), 1149–1161. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0033291716003275
  • Newcombe, D. A., Humeniuk, R. E., & Ali, R. (2005). Validation of the World Health Organization Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test (ASSIST): Report of results from the Australian site. Drug and Alcohol Review, 24(3), 217–226. https://doi.org/10.1080/09595230500170266
  • Non, A. L., Roman, J. C., Clausing, E. S., Gilman, S. E., Loucks, E. B., Buka, S. L., Appleton, A. A., & Kubzansky, L. D. (2020). Optimism and social support predict healthier adult behaviors despite socially disadvantaged childhoods. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 27(2), 200–212. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12529-020-09849-w
  • Nyblade, L. C. (2006). Measuring HIV stigma: Existing knowledge and gaps. Psychology Health & Medicine, 11(3), 335–345. https://doi.org/10.1080/13548500600595178
  • Pamungkas, R. A., Chamroonsawasdi, K., & Vatanasomboon, P. (2017). A systematic review: Family support integrated with diabetes self-management among uncontrolled type II diabetes mellitus patients. Behavioral Science (Basel), 7(3). https://doi.org/10.3390/bs7030062
  • Pinquart, M., & Duberstein, P. R. (2010). Associations of social networks with cancer mortality: A meta-analysis. Critical Reviews in Oncology/Hematology, 75(2), 122–137. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.critrevonc.2009.06.003
  • Portenoy, R. K., Thaler, H. T., Kornblith, A. B., Lepore, J. M., Friedlander-Klar, H., Kiyasu, E., Sobel, K., Coyle, N., Kemeny, N., Norton, L., & Scher, H. (1994). The Memorial Symptom Assessment Scale: An instrument for the evaluation of symptom prevalence, characteristics and distress. European Journal of Cancer, 30(9), 1326–1336. https://doi.org/10.1016/0959-8049(94)90182-1
  • Power, R., Koopman, C., Volk, J., Israelski, D. M., Stone, L., Chesney, M. A., & Spiegel, D. (2003). Social support, substance use, and denial in relationship to antiretroviral treatment adherence among HIV-infected persons. AIDS Patient Care and STDs, 17(5), 245–252. https://doi.org/10.1089/108729103321655890
  • Rabkin, J. G. (2008). HIV and depression: 2008 review and update. Current HIV/AIDS Reports, 5(4), 163–171. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11904-008-0025-1
  • Rangarajan, S., Colby, D. J., Giang, L. T., Bui, D. D., Hung Nguyen, H., Tou, P. B., Danh, T. T., Tran, N. B. C., Nguyen, D. A., Hoang Nguyen, B. T., Doan, V. T. N., Nguyen, N. Q., Pham, V. P., Dao, D. u. G., Chen, M., Zeng, Y., Van Tieu, T. T., Tran, M. H., Le, T. H., & West, G. (2016). Factors associated with HIV viral load suppression on antiretroviral therapy in Vietnam. Journal of Virus Eradication, 2(2), 94–101. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2055-6640(20)30466-0
  • Rao, D., Chen, W. T., Pearson, C. R., Simoni, J. M., Fredriksen-Goldsen, K., Nelson, K., Zhao, H., & Zhang, F. (2012). Social support mediates the relationship between HIV stigma and depression/quality of life among people living with HIV in Beijing, China. International Journal of STD & AIDS, 23(7), 481–484. https://doi.org/10.1258/ijsa.2009.009428
  • Scheurer, D., Choudhry, N., Swanton, K. A., Matlin, O., & Shrank, W. (2012). Association between different types of social support and medication adherence. American Journal of Managed Care, 18(12), e461–e467.
  • Scope. (2017). Nearly half of disabled people chronically lonely. https://www.scope.org.uk/press-releases/nearly-half-of-disabled-people-chronically-lonely?utm_content=bufferc7c3d&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=buffer
  • Simoni, J. M., Kurth, A. E., Pearson, C. R., Pantalone, D. W., Merrill, J. O., & Frick, P. A. (2006). Self-report measures of antiretroviral therapy adherence: A review with recommendations for HIV research and clinical management. AIDS and Behavior, 10(3), 227–245. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-006-9078-6
  • Skalski, L. M., Watt, M. H., MacFarlane, J. C., Proeschold-Bell, R. J., Stout, J. E., & Sikkema, K. J. (2015). Mental health and substance use among patients in a North Carolina HIV clinic. North Carolina Medical Journal, 76(3), 148–155. https://doi.org/10.18043/ncm.76.3.148
  • Smith, R., Rossetto, K., & Peterson, B. L. (2008). A meta-analysis of disclosure of one’s HIV-positive status, stigma and social support. AIDS Care, 20(10), 1266–1275. https://doi.org/10.1080/09540120801926977
  • Spencer-Bonilla, G., Ponce, O. J., Rodriguez-Gutierrez, R., Alvarez-Villalobos, N., Erwin, P. J., Larrea-Mantilla, L., Rogers, A., & Montori, V. M. (2017). A systematic review and meta-analysis of trials of social network interventions in type 2 diabetes. BMJ Open, 7(8), e016506. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2017-016506
  • Spitzer, R. L., Kroenke, K., & Williams, J. B. (1999). Validation and utility of a self-report version of PRIME-MD: The PHQ primary care study. Primary Care Evaluation of Mental Disorders. Patient Health Questionnaire. JAMA, 282(18), 1737–1744. https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.282.18.1737
  • Stice, E., Rohde, P., Gau, J., & Ochner, C. (2011). Relation of depression to perceived social support: Results from a randomized adolescent depression prevention trial. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 49(5), 361–366. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brat.2011.02.009
  • Teoh, A. N., & Hilmert, C. (2018). Social support as a comfort or an encouragement: A systematic review on the contrasting effects of social support on cardiovascular reactivity. British Journal of Health Psychology, 23(4), 1040–1065. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjhp.12337
  • Uchino, B. N., Cacioppo, J. T., & Kiecolt-Glaser, J. K. (1996). The relationship between social support and physiological processes: A review with emphasis on underlying mechanisms and implications for health. Psychological Bulletin, 119(3), 488–531. https://doi.org/10.1037/0033-2909.119.3.488
  • Vanable, P. A., Carey, M. P., Blair, D. C., & Littlewood, R. A. (2006). Impact of HIV-related stigma on health behaviors and psychological adjustment among HIV-positive men and women. AIDS And Behavior, 10(5), 473–482. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-006-9099-1
  • Venditti, L. N., Arcelus, A., Birnbaum, H., Greenberg, P., Barr, C. E., Rowland, C., & Williamson, T. (2000). The impact of antidepressant use on social functioning: Reboxetine versus fluoxetine. International Clinical Psychopharmacology, 15(5), 279–289. https://doi.org/10.1097/00004850-200015050-00005
  • Watt, R. G., Heilmann, A., Sabbah, W., Newton, T., Chandola, T., Aida, J., Sheiham, A., Marmot, M., Kawachi, I., & Tsakos, G. (2014). Social relationships and health related behaviors among older US adults. BMC Public Health, 14(1), 533. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-14-533
  • Willig, A. L., & Overton, E. T. (2016). Metabolic complications and glucose metabolism in HIV infection: A review of the evidence. Current HIV/AIDS Reports, 13(5), 289–296. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11904-016-0330-z
  • Wolitski, R. J., Pals, S. L., Kidder, D. P., Courtenay-Quirk, C., & Holtgrave, D. R. (2009). The effects of HIV stigma on health, disclosure of HIV status, and risk behavior of homeless and unstably housed persons living with HIV. AIDS And Behavior, 13(6), 1222–1232. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-008-9455-4
  • Young, S. N., Moskowitz, D. S., & aan het Rot, M. (2014). Possible role of more positive social behaviour in the clinical effect of antidepressant drugs. Journal of Psychiatry & Neuroscience, 39(1), 60–65. https://doi.org/10.1503/jpn.130165

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.