The Impact of Mental Wellness on HIV

As people living with HIVage, they face increasing self-management work related to HIV infection plus the prevention and mitigation of multiple chronic health conditions, including daily health practices (i.e., physical activity, nutrition), engaging in a supportive community, and accepting the chronicity of HIV. Our purpose was to describe the relationship between HIV self-management practices and mental wellness (depressive symptoms, perceived stress). Ninety-three adult people living with HIVon antiretroviral therapy were enrolled and completed a survey. We used descriptive statistics to summarize variables, and Spearman rank correlation and quantile regression to study associations between variables. Participants’ average age was 48.6 years, 56% were male, and 87% were African American. Daily selfmanagement practices were associated with depressive symptoms (r 52 0.19; p # .01) and perceived stress (r 52 0.14; p 5 .06); engaging with a supportive community and accepting the chronicity of HIV werenotassociatedwithmentalwellness(allp..05).

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