Examination of using alcohol to cope, depressive symptoms, and perceived social support in persons with HIV and Hepatitis C.

ABSTRACT: Depression is common among people living with HIV (PLWH) and some likely turn to alcohol to cope with this emotional distress. Using alcohol to cope is associated with increased alcohol use, persistent longitudinal alcohol use, and alcohol-related problems. This association is particularly concerning among PLWH who are co-infected with Hepatitis C (HCV) because alcohol adds to the damage already caused by HCV. Despite data showing the associated risks of using alcohol to cope, scant research has examined factors that might contribute to coping-based alcohol use in HIV-HCV patients, such as limited social support. Baseline data from a randomized trial of strategies to reduce alcohol use in co-infected HIV and HCV adult patients (n=110) were analyzed. Multiple linear regression models were u

SUBMITTER: Moitra E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7483592 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature