Alcohol use as a mediator of the effect of two alcohol reduction interventions on mental health symptoms of ART clients in Vietnam.

ABSTRACT: We aimed to examine the mediating role of alcohol use in the pathway from the interventions to depression and anxiety symptoms using data from a randomized controlled trial among people living with HIV (PWH) with hazardous alcohol use (n = 440) in Thai Nguyen, Vietnam. Participants were randomized into either a combined intervention (CoI), a brief intervention (BI) and a standard of care arm. Both interventions were based on cognitive behavioral therapy and motivational enhancement therapy. Alcohol use was measured as the percentage of days abstinent from alcohol in the last 30 days. Symptoms of depression and anxiety were measured with the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 and Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 scales. Alcohol use was a significant mediator of the effects of two alcohol i

SUBMITTER: Nguyen MX 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10497730 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature