Social Support, Positive States of Mind, and HIV Treatment Adherence in Men and Women Living With HIV/AIDS.
- 1 July 2004
- journal article
- Published by American Psychological Association (APA) in Health Psychology
- Vol. 23 (4), 413-418
- https://doi.org/10.1037/0278-6133.23.4.413
Abstract
Numerous studies have linked social support to better medication adherence among illness groups, but few have examined potential mechanisms for this relationship. Relationships were examined between social support, depression, positive states of mind (PSOM), and medication adherence among HIV positive men who have sex with men (n = 61) and women (n = 29) on highly active antiretroviral therapy. Depression and PSOM were evaluated as potential mediators of the relationship between support and adherence. Cross-sectional data showed that greater social support and PSOM related to better adherence whereas higher depression scores related to nonadherence. PSOM partially mediated the relationship between social support and adherence. PSOM may be an important mechanism through which social support is related to better medication adherence in this population.Keywords
This publication has 25 references indexed in Scilit:
- The role of positive emotions in positive psychology: The broaden-and-build theory of positive emotions.American Psychologist, 2001
- Adherence of Human Immunodeficiency Virus–Infected Patients to Antiretroviral TherapyClinical Infectious Diseases, 1999
- Predictors of outpatient medical appointment attendance among persons with HIVAIDS Care, 1999
- Predictors of Self-Reported Adherence in Persons Living with HIV DiseaseAIDS Patient Care and STDs, 1999
- The Contours of Positive Human HealthPsychological Inquiry, 1998
- Determinants of compliance with antiretroviral therapy in patients with human immunodeficiency virus: Prospective assessment with implications for enhancing complianceAIDS Care, 1996
- Estimating Mediated Effects in Prevention StudiesEvaluation Review, 1993
- The moderator–mediator variable distinction in social psychological research: Conceptual, strategic, and statistical considerations.Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 1986
- Stress, social support, and the buffering hypothesis.Psychological Bulletin, 1985
- The CES-D ScaleApplied Psychological Measurement, 1977