The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health, associated factors and coping strategies in people living with HIV: a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The COVID-19 pandemic and associated measures implemented by authorities have created additional stressors and increased the risk of psychological illnesses among people living with HIV (PLWH). Yet, there is no collective evidence on the mental health status of this population during the global pandemic and associated factors. This scoping review aimed to synthesize the evidence in the current literature related to the mental health outcomes and challenges faced by PLWH during the COVID-19 pandemic, identify the associated factors with psychological distress and summarize various coping strategies to ease these psychological distresses used by this population.

Methods

We conducted a scoping review following the PRISMA-ScR guideline and a literature search in fou

SUBMITTER: Hong C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10009802 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature