Major depressive disorder among patients receiving antiretroviral treatment in a social hygiene clinic: Prevalence, associated factors and effects on quality of life
- Author:
Leonides E. Bumatay, Jr.
;
Rodelen Paccial
;
Joeffrey Cruzada
;
Emmanuela Sevilleja
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Antiretroviral Treatment;
Person Living with HIV
- MeSH:
Depression;
HIV;
Quality of Life
- From:
The Philippine Journal of Psychiatry
2023;4(2):51-
- CountryPhilippines
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Objectives:The current study aimed to determine the prevalence of depression among
patients who received antiretroviral treatment; describe the sociodemographic and
clinical factors associated with Major Depressive Disorder; as well as compare the quality
of life among those with and without the co morbid psychiatric illness.
Methodology:A descriptive study was performed at a local hygiene clinic.
Sociodemographic and clinical data were gathered, using the Patient Health
Questionnaire 9 (PHQ-9) for screening depression and confirmed by Mental Status Exam
(MSE). Quality of life assessment was done through WHOQOL-HIV BREF questionnaire.
Results:Of the 130 respondents, 31 (23.85%) subjects were assessed to have
depression. Among the different sociodemographic and clinical factors, younger age (p
value = .0174) was associated with depression. Though the quality of life of a Person Living
with HIV (PLHIV) fell in the acceptable category, those who had depression had poorer
quality of life in all subdomains especially in the psychological and social domains and
these were all highly statistically significant (p value <.0001).
Conclusion:The study revealed that Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) was prevalent in
almost one fourth (23.85%) of HIV patients who were mostly of a younger age i.e. less than
45 years old; with 90.32 % of the 31 noted to have MDD were less than 35 years old.
Patients with concomitant depression had a poorer quality of life not only psychologically
but in all subdomains compared to those who were not depressed.
- Full text:PJ Psychiatry 6.pdf
