Parallel reductions in anxiety and HIV-related worry among pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) users over time.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The threat of HIV has been proposed as a major contributing factor to the disproportionately higher rates of anxiety among gay and bisexual men compared to their heterosexual counterparts. The current study examined 12-month trajectories of anxiety symptoms and concomitant HIV-related worry among a cohort of preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) users, compared to a comparison cohort who were not taking PrEP.

Method

SPARK was a community-based PrEP demonstration project conducted between February 2014 and May 2017. Self-report anxiety and worry data were collected from PrEP patients (n = 300) quarterly, and from non-PrEP patients (n = 131) at baseline, 3, and 12 months. We ran a series of unconditional latent growth curve models (LGCMs) to examine changes in anxiety and H

SUBMITTER: Price DM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9299446 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature