High Prevalence of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms Found in Well-Treated People with HIV after the Introduction of Patient-Reported Outcome Measures.

ABSTRACT: People with HIV (PWH) are at greater risk of experiencing mental health problems, such as depression and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The purpose of our study was to determine the prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder PTSD in PWH. PWH in care Amsterdam University Medical center (Amsterdam UMC) with access to the electronic patient portal were offered patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) between May 2022 and May 2023, including the PC-PTSD-5 screen for PTSD as part of routine clinical care. Risk factors for a clinically relevant PC-PTSD-5 score were determined using univariate and multiple logistic regression analyses. Of 2476 PWH included, 1384 (55.9%) had access to the electronic patient portal of whom 474 (34.2%) completed the PC-PTSD-5. PWH without access to the pat

SUBMITTER: Moody K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12031931 | biostudies-literature | 2025 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature