Drug use and emotional distress differentiate unstably- versus stably-housed adults living with HIV who engage in unprotected sex. J Health Psychol 2017 Mar;22(3):302-313
Date
09/12/2015Pubmed ID
26359286Pubmed Central ID
PMC4785098DOI
10.1177/1359105315603465Scopus ID
2-s2.0-85014561986 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 1 CitationAbstract
Among adults living with HIV, unstable housing is a barrier to health. Stably- and unstably-housed adults living with HIV were assessed for over 25 months. At baseline, unstably-housed adults living with HIV had a more recent HIV diagnosis, higher viral loads, worse physical and mental health, lower rates of antiretroviral therapy use and insurance coverage, and higher rates of hard drug use than stably-housed adults living with HIV. At follow-up, the health of both groups was similar, but unstably-housed adults living with HIV reported significantly more hard drug use and mental health symptoms when compared to the stably-housed adults living with HIV. Drug and mental health risks decreased for both groups, but decreases in unprotected sex were greater among unstably-housed adults living with HIV.
Author List
Arnold EM, Desmond KA, Rotheram-Borus MJ, Scheffler A, Comulada WS, Johnson MO, Kelly JA, Healthy Living Project GroupAuthor
Jeffrey A. Kelly PhD Professor in the Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine department at Medical College of WisconsinMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
AdultFemale
Follow-Up Studies
HIV Infections
Housing
Humans
Male
Mental Health
Middle Aged
Stress, Psychological
Substance-Related Disorders
Unsafe Sex
