Measurement of anxiety and depression among HIV patients seen in the Philippine General Hospital using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale - Pilipino Version (HADS-P)

ABSTRACT

@#<p style="text-align justify;"><strong>BACKGROUND:</strong> HIV patients suffer from anxiety and depression but a formal assessment infrequently happens.</p><p style="text-align justify;"><strong>ObJECTIVES:</strong> The study aimed to measure the prevalence of anxiety and depression among HIV patients in UPPhilippine General Hospital.</p><p style="text-align justify;"><strong>METHODS:</strong> This study involving 417 HIV-positive patients used the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale - Pilipino version to identify cases, with stepwise regression analysis for correlation.</p><p style="text-align justify;"><strong>RESULTS:</strong> The prevalence of anxiety, depression, and mixed diagnosis was 10.1% (0.072-0.130), 3.1% (0.014-0.048), and 10.8% (0.078-0.138), respectively. Anxiety was correlated with female sex (OR = 7.82, CI 1.03-59.49), unemployment (OR = 1.76, CI 0.90-3.42), smoking (OR = 1.84, CI 0.89-3.79), homosexuality (OR = 7.64, CI 1.36-42.74), and non-use of protective methods during intercourse (OR = 1.81, CI 0.84-3.93). Depression was correlated with unemployment (OR = 2.79, CI 0.91-8.54) and non-disclosure of status (OR = 3.04, CI 0.79-11.67). Mixed diagnosis was correlated to unemployment (OR = 2.09, CI 1.10-3.96), smoking (OR = 2.14, CI 1.08-4.25), homosexuality (OR = 3.14, CI 0.92- 10.65), and non-use of protective methods during intercourse (OR = 1.65, CI 0.77-3.53).</p><p style="text-align justify;"><b>CONCLUSIONS:</b> Lower prevalence of anxiety and depression among HIV patients was found in this study compared with other countries. There is, however, a need to allocate resources for screening mental health problems in HIV patients.</p>