TY - JOUR
T1 - Perceived stress is associated with CD4+ cell decline in men and women living with HIV/AIDS in Spain
AU - Remor, E.
AU - Penedo, F. J.
AU - Shen, B. J.
AU - Schneiderman, N.
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported by a grant of the Uni-versidad Autónoma de Madrid (Spain) to Dr. Remor through a research training experience (July·August, 2003) in the Department of Psychology, Health Division/Behavioral Medicine Research Center at University of Miami, FL, USA.
PY - 2007/2
Y1 - 2007/2
N2 - This study assessed whether perceived stress as measured by the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) was associated with a decline in CD4+ cell counts over a six-month period in 59 men and 41 women living with HIV-1. Participants underwent psychological and medical assessment at the study entry (baseline) and again at six months post-baseline. In a hierarchical regression model controlling for sociodemographic (e.g. age, gender, education, income) and disease-related variables (e.g. duration of antiretroviral treatment, antiretroviral treatment and adherence, CD4+ cell count and viral load), perceived stress was associated with the decline in CD4+ cell count over the six-month period. These findings suggest perceived psychosocial stress is associated with CD4+ cell count decline independent of sociodemographic factors and disease status among men and women on antiretroviral medication for HIV/AIDS.
AB - This study assessed whether perceived stress as measured by the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) was associated with a decline in CD4+ cell counts over a six-month period in 59 men and 41 women living with HIV-1. Participants underwent psychological and medical assessment at the study entry (baseline) and again at six months post-baseline. In a hierarchical regression model controlling for sociodemographic (e.g. age, gender, education, income) and disease-related variables (e.g. duration of antiretroviral treatment, antiretroviral treatment and adherence, CD4+ cell count and viral load), perceived stress was associated with the decline in CD4+ cell count over the six-month period. These findings suggest perceived psychosocial stress is associated with CD4+ cell count decline independent of sociodemographic factors and disease status among men and women on antiretroviral medication for HIV/AIDS.
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U2 - 10.1080/09540120600645570
DO - 10.1080/09540120600645570
M3 - Article
C2 - 17364401
AN - SCOPUS:33847057653
VL - 19
SP - 215
EP - 219
JO - AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV
JF - AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV
SN - 0954-0121
IS - 2
ER -
