AIDS and Behavior

, Volume 15, Issue 6, pp 1161–1170 | Cite as

Persons Newly Diagnosed with HIV Infection are at High Risk for Depression and Poor Linkage to Care: Results from the Steps Study

  • Ramona Bhatia
  • Christine Hartman
  • Michael A. Kallen
  • James Graham
  • Thomas P. Giordano
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Abstract

Little is known about the prevalence and impact of depression in persons newly diagnosed with HIV infection. The Steps Study is a prospective, observational cohort study of persons newly diagnosed with HIV infection. Participants were administered a battery of instruments, including the CES-D. Linkage to care was defined as attending at least one clinic appointment in each of the first two 90-day intervals following diagnosis. Of 180 participants, 67% screened positive for depression. In multivariate analysis, depression was associated with female sex, income <$25,000, recent substance abuse, baseline poor access to medical care, and low self-efficacy. Fifty-six and sixty-eight percent of depressed and not depressed participants linked to care, respectively. In multivariate analysis, depression was a borderline significant predictor of poor linkage. Depression is very prevalent in persons newly diagnosed with HIV infection. Interventions targeting linkage to care should address depression, substance abuse, and barriers to care.

Keywords

HIV/AIDS Depression Cohort study Adherence Linkage to care 
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Acknowledgments

Supported by NIMH grant R34MH074360, AHRQ grant U18HS016093, the Baylor/UTHouston Center for AIDS Research grant P30AI036211, and the facilities and resources of the Harris County Hospital District and the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center. Dr. Giordano is a researcher at the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center Health Services Research and Development Center of Excellence, Houston, TX. The views expressed in this article are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

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Authors and Affiliations

  • Ramona Bhatia
    • 1
  • Christine Hartman
    • 1
    • 2
  • Michael A. Kallen
    • 3
  • James Graham
    • 4
  • Thomas P. Giordano
    • 1
    • 2
  1. 1.Department of MedicineBaylor College of MedicineHoustonUSA
  2. 2.The Health Services Research and Development Center of ExcellenceThe Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical CenterHoustonUSA
  3. 3.The Department of General Internal MedicineUniversity of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer CenterHoustonUSA
  4. 4.The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston School of Public HealthHoustonUSA

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