Mental health, coping, and social support among people living with HIV in the Americas: A comparative study between Argentina and the USA during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic

Rodriguez, Violeta J.; Ballivian, Jamile; Uribe, Claudia; Cecchini, Diego; Salazar, Ana S.; Cassetti, Isabel; Alcaide, María L.

doi:10.21203/rs.3.rs-109131/v1

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“…Twenty primary research studies and 33 editorials/commentaries were identified. Sixteen studies were conducted within three countries: the USA, Australia and Turkey, one study was conducted across Belgium and Brazil and the final three studies were conducted across multiple nations [19][20][21][22] (see Table 4 for included countries). Sixteen studies were quantitative, with an additional survey involving open-ended questions, two involved semi-structured qualitative interviews and one detailed a case series (see Table 4).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The research investigated a range of topics including, mental health and stress [20,21,23,24], access to health care [22,25], experiences of stigma [26], factors impacting medication adherence [27] and social precarity [28]. One US study involved a case series of PLHIV who had been diagnosed with COVID-19 [9] and three studies focused on unique subgroups of PLHIV, including African American and Latinx PLHIV [29], PLHIV with substance use disorders [30] and transgender women living with and without HIV [28].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Jones et al [21] compared the effects of social support on depressive symptoms in PLHIV in the USA and Argentina during COVID-19. Highlighting the critical buffering role social support can play, they found greater perceived social support was associated with lower depressive symptoms among PLHIV in Argentina, but not in the US [21]. They attributed the US results to the country's more individualist values, which may weaken the effects of social support [21].…”

Section: Stress and Mental Healthmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Eight primary research articles explored the impact of COVID-19 on employment, income and education for PLHIV [19,21,28,29,31,34,35,45]. Santos et al [19] identified 11.0% of participants living with HIV had lost around 30.0% of their income due to COVID-19.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Exploring the Social Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on People Living with HIV (PLHIV): A Scoping Review

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Understanding the clinical impact of COVID-19 has been central to emerging research in the HIV field, but in focusing on the biomedical, researchers must not overlook the socially embedded nature of HIV and the potential social impacts of this new pandemic on PLHIV. We conducted a scoping review to explore emerging research examining the social impacts of COVID-19 on PLHIV in OECD countries over the first 12 months of the pandemic. Twenty articles were identified and included for review. Key themes included: impacts on HIV care access/telehealth; stress and mental health; social isolation and loneliness; food insecurity; changes to sexual behaviour; changes to substance use; impacts on income, education and employment; and racial and social inequality. Results from this review can help guide research into areas where it is needed to help minimise the negative social impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Exploring the Social Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on People Living with HIV (PLHIV): A Scoping Review

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“…HIV sufferers generally experience pressure or stress both from within (stress and depression) and from without (stigma and discrimination) to their illness. A number of issues related to coping strategies include age, sex, and sexual orientation, dysfunctional coping (negative coping), as well as various coping techniques and domains that are implemented( 18) (19).…”

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Stressor And Coping Strategies Of People Living With Hiv/aids (PlWHA): A Literature Review

Amal¹,

Pandin²

2021

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Background: A person living with HIV / AIDS bargains with stressors such as discrimination, stigma depression, and several psychological impacts. The stressors experienced by people with HIV/ AIDS will certainly have an impact on daily activities, welfare, and management of medications which in general will have an impact on the quality of life. To deal with these stressors, it is necessary to have good and proper coping from within the PLWHA. Coping strategies need to be owned and carried out by PLWHA in order to respond adaptively to the stressor conditions experienced. Purpose: The aim of this review is to describe the stress experienced and the coping strategies used among PLWHA. Methods: This literature review used keywords in the search for international references are coping strategy, stressor, HIV-AIDS. Inclusion criteria: selection of titles that are relevant to the formulation of the problem and objectives, full-text articles in English, articles published from 2019 to 2021. The exclusion criteria used were coping strategy articles that did not involve HIV patients. Search references from electronic database sources namely ProQuest, CINAHL, and ScienceDirect.Six articles that are deemed worthy of analysis are then discussed or analyzed. Results: Age, gender and sexual orientation have contributed to the emerging stressor among PLWHA. The internal and external coping strategies focusing on the problem are important for PLWHA in handling the stressor. Conclusion: People with HIV-AIDS have many stressors in their lives, but they also have proper coping strategies depending on their internal and external conditions.

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Psychological and Emotional Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on People Living with Chronic Disease: HIV and Cancer

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People living with chronic disease (PLWCD) are the frailest category, both for the risk of severe COVID-19 illness and for the impact on the care continuum. Aim of this study was to analyze coping strategies and resilience in people living with HIV (PLWH) compared to people living with oncological diseases (PLWOD) during COVID-19 pandemic. We administrated an anonymous questionnaire, which explored the emotional experience, the demographic factors linked to a COVID-19-related stress syndrome, the patient’s perception about the adequacy of clinical undertaking from the hospital and the resilience. We analyzed 324 questionnaires. There were no significant differences in prevalence of psychological distress among the whole cohort; however, PLWOD were calmer, less troubled, and more serene than PLWH. Moreover, PLWH smoked more, ate more, and gained more weight than PLWOD. Most patients didn’t feel lonely and continued to take pleasure from their activities. No differences in resilience were found between the groups. In the whole cohort lower levels of resilience were found in patients that were unemployed, with history of psychological disorders and in those who experienced more feelings of anger, anxiety and concern. In our study, patients seemed to preserve their well-being, and to activate adaptive coping during the pandemic.

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Mental health, coping, and social support among people living with HIV in the Americas: A comparative study between Argentina and the USA during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic

Cited by 12 publications

References 34 publications

Exploring the Social Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on People Living with HIV (PLHIV): A Scoping Review

Exploring the Social Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on People Living with HIV (PLHIV): A Scoping Review

Stressor And Coping Strategies Of People Living With Hiv/aids (PlWHA): A Literature Review

Psychological and Emotional Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on People Living with Chronic Disease: HIV and Cancer

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