Antiretroviral Therapy Initiation and Changes in Self-Reported Depression.

Eaton, Ellen F; Gravett, Ronnie M; Tamhane, Ashutosh R; Mugavero, Michael J · Clin Infect Dis · 2017

retrospective_cohort · Level III

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Abstract

In this retrospective study of treatment-naive PLWH initiating antiretroviral therapy, the score for the depression scale of the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) was significantly higher at baseline (median, 6.0; interquartile range, 2-11) than at 12 months (3.0; 0-8; P < .001). Baseline depression and lack of insurance are associated with 12-month depression, but receipt of efavirenz-based antiretroviral therapy is not.

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