title: Social support, positive states of mind, and HIV treatment adherence in men and women living with HIV/AIDS.
abstract: Numerous studies have linked social support to better medication adherence among illness groups, but few have examined potential mechanisms for this relationship. Relationships were examined between social support, depression, positive states of mind (PSOM), and medication adherence among HIV positive men who have sex with men (n = 61) and women (n = 29) on highly active antiretroviral therapy. Depression and PSOM were evaluated as potential mediators of the relationship between support and adherence. Cross-sectional data showed that greater social support and PSOM related to better adherence whereas higher depression scores related to nonadherence. PSOM partially mediated the relationship between social support and adherence. PSOM may be an important mechanism through which social support is related to better medication adherence in this population.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology.
authors.forename: Jeffrey S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Gonzalez
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology.
authors.forename: Frank J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Penedo
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology.
authors.forename: Michael H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Antoni
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology.
authors.forename: Ron E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Durán
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology.
authors.forename: Shvawn
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: McPherson-Baker
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology.
authors.forename: Gail
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ironson
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology and Public Health.
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Isabel Fernandez
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Immunology.
authors.forename: Nancy G
authors.initials: NG
authors.lastname: Klimas
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Immunology.
authors.forename: Mary Ann
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Fletcher
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology.
authors.forename: Neil
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Schneiderman
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000188:drug therapy*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000339:Affect; D000368:Aged; D044966:Anti-Retroviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003071:Cognition; D003863:Depression / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010349:Patient Compliance / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012944:Social Support; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
chemical_list: D044966:Anti-Retroviral Agents