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Pain-related anxiety in relation to anxiety and depression among persons living with HIV/AIDS
| Content Provider | Scilit |
|---|---|
| Author | Brandt, Charles P. Zvolensky, Michael J. Daumas, Stephanie D. Grover, Kristin W. Gonzalez, Adam |
| Copyright Year | 2015 |
| Description | Persons living with HIV/AIDS (PLHA) experience clinically significant pain as a result of HIV and such pain is often related to increased levels of anxiety/depression. Pain-related anxiety has been identified as a mechanism in the onset and progression of pain experience and associated affective distress. However, there has not been empirical study of pain-related anxiety in relation to affective processes among PLHA. To address this gap, hierarchical multiple regressions were conducted using SPSS v.21 to examine pain-related anxiety (as measured using the Pain Anxiety Symptoms Scale) in relation to anxiety and depressive symptoms (as measured using the Mood and Anxiety Symptoms Questionnaire) among 93 PLHA (10.8% female; Mean age = 49.63, SD = 8.89). Pain-related anxiety was significantly related to anxious arousal symptoms (β = .43) and anhedonic depressive symptoms (β = .25); effects were evident beyond the variance accounted for by CD4 count, race, sex, income level, and current level of bodily pain. The present results suggest that pain-related anxiety may play a role in the experience of anxiety and depressive symptoms among PLHA. |
| Related Links | http://europepmc.org/articles/pmc5015589?pdf=render https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5015589/pdf |
| Ending Page | 435 |
| Page Count | 4 |
| Starting Page | 432 |
| ISSN | 09540121 |
| e-ISSN | 13600451 |
| DOI | 10.1080/09540121.2015.1100704 |
| Journal | AIDS Care |
| Issue Number | 4 |
| Volume Number | 28 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited |
| Publisher Date | 2015-10-18 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Clinical Psychology Pain Anxiety Anxiety Depression |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health Health (social science) Social Psychology |
