Does Problematic Substance Use Moderate Efficacy of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Adherence and Depression in HIV?

ABSTRACT: Problematic substance use may attenuate the effect of treating depression in people living with HIV (PLWH). We examined the potential moderating effect of problematic substance use on depression and adherence outcomes in PLWH (N = 143) who participated in a randomized controlled trial of cognitive behavioral therapy for adherence and depression (CBT-AD) and were randomized to either CBT-AD or enhanced treatment as usual (ETAU). Problematic substance use was operationalized as either having substance use-related diagnosis or current substance use in the past 30 days with a lifetime history of problematic use. Acute (baseline to 4-month) and follow up (4, 8, and 12-month) general linear modeling with time, condition, problematic baseline substance use, and corresponding interactions demonstr

SUBMITTER: Sanders JN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10150732 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature