A Randomized Clinical Trial Showing Persisting Reductions in Depressive Symptoms in HIV-Infected Rural Adults Following Brief Telephone-Administered Interpersonal Psychotherapy.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Rural areas account for 5% to 7% of all HIV infections in the USA, and rural people living with HIV (PLHIV) are 1.3 times more likely to receive a depression diagnosis than their urban counterparts. A previous analysis from our randomized clinical trial found that nine weekly sessions of telephone-administered interpersonal psychotherapy (tele-IPT) reduced depressive symptoms and interpersonal problems in rural PLHIV from preintervention through postintervention significantly more than standard care but did not increase perceived social support compared to standard care.

Purpose

To assess tele-IPT's enduring effects at 4- and 8-month follow-up in this cohort.

Methods

Tele-IPT's long-term depression treatment efficacy was assessed through Beck Depression Inv

SUBMITTER: Heckman TG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6887941 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature