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{"title":"The Impact of Different Types of Abuse on Depression.","authors":"Milen L Radell,&nbsp;Eid G Abo Hamza,&nbsp;Wid H Daghustani,&nbsp;Asma Perveen,&nbsp;Ahmed A Moustafa","doi":"10.1155/2021/6654503","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2021/6654503","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Despite a large amount of research on depression and abuse, there is still a controversy on how abuse is measured and on childhood trauma's effect on the physiological function of adults. Here, we attempt to clarify the relationship between different types of abuse and depression while focusing on childhood abuse. This article, unlike prior research, provides an overview that addresses physical, psychological, and sexual abuse and their psychological impact on the victims. Results show that abuse is a vulnerability factor for a variety of mental and physical health problems and that psychological abuse is strongly associated with depression. More research is needed to understand (a) the role of abuse in the development and maintenance of depression and, in particular, longitudinal studies that also account for the large number of risk and protective factors that influence this relationship and (b) how different types of abuse can influence response to treatment among survivors with depression, in order to provide effective trauma-focused approaches to manage depressive symptoms.</p>","PeriodicalId":38441,"journal":{"name":"Depression Research and Treatment","volume":" ","pages":"6654503"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-04-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8060108/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38873939","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Depressive Symptoms and Quality of Life in a Sample of Italian Women with a Diagnosis of Fibromyalgia: The Role of Attachment Styles.","authors":"Cristina Sechi,&nbsp;Loredana Lucarelli,&nbsp;Laura Vismara","doi":"10.1155/2021/5529032","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2021/5529032","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Women with fibromyalgia (FM) commonly suffer from depression, pervasive fatigue, and pain. The attachment style has been hypothesized to be an important factor for understanding the experience of these symptoms. Therefore, the present cross-sectional study is aimed at investigating the effect of attachment styles in women with a diagnosis of FM on depressive symptoms and quality of life.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>Participants were 453 Italian women with a physician's diagnosis of FM with a mean age of 47 years (SD = 10.9). To assess attachment styles, quality of life, and depressive symptoms, women responded, respectively, to the Relationship Questionnaire, the World Health Organization Quality of Life Questionnaire, and the Beck Depression Inventory II.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Our results showed that the incidence of depressive symptoms was elevated, with 59% of women reporting moderate to severe symptoms. Also, the statistical analyses showed that both preoccupied and avoidant/dismissing attachments were related with depression symptoms and low perception of QoL.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Our study demonstrates that, when evaluating the impact of FM on the QoL of women, it is important to consider the complexity of the variables that are at play. Insecure attachment styles and depressive symptoms seem to increase the likelihood of the psycho-social-somatic malaise in FM women.</p>","PeriodicalId":38441,"journal":{"name":"Depression Research and Treatment","volume":" ","pages":"5529032"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-02-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7902149/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"25414831","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Latent Class Analysis in Depression, Including Clinical and Functional Variables: Evidence of a Complex Depressive Subtype in Primary Care in Chile.","authors":"Verónica Vitriol,&nbsp;Alfredo Cancino,&nbsp;Carlos Serrano,&nbsp;Soledad Ballesteros,&nbsp;Marcela Ormazábal,&nbsp;Marcelo Leiva-Bianchi,&nbsp;Carolina Salgado,&nbsp;Cristian Cáceres,&nbsp;Soledad Potthoff,&nbsp;Francisca Orellana,&nbsp;Andrea Asenjo","doi":"10.1155/2021/6629403","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2021/6629403","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To establish differentiated depressive subtypes using a latent class analysis (LCA), including clinical and functional indicators in a sample of depressed patients consulted in Chilean Primary Health Care.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A LCA was performed on a sample of 297 depressed patients consulted in Chilean PHC. The Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview, the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale, the Outcome Questionnaire -social role, and interpersonal subscales were as instruments. A regression analysis of the different subtypes with sociodemographic and adverse life experiences was performed.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In a sample characterized by 87.5% of women, two, three, and four latent class models were obtained. The three-class model likely represents the best clinical implications. In this model, the classes were labeled: \"complex depression\" (CD) (58% of the sample), \"recurrent depression\" (RD) (34%), and \"single depression episode\" (SD) (8%). Members of CD showed a higher probability of history of suicide attempts, interpersonal, and social dysfunction. Psychiatric comorbidities differentiated the RD from SD. According to a multinomial regression model, childhood trauma experiences, recent stressful life experiences, and intimate partner violence events were associated with the CD class (<i>p</i> < 0.01). <i>Limitations</i>. The vast majority of participants were females from Chile and the sample studied was not random. So, the results may not necessarily represent outpatient clinics.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>This study can provide additional evidence that depression, specifically in female gender, could be better understood as a complex heterogeneous disorder when clinical and functional indicators are studied. Furthermore, adverse life experiences starting in childhood could lead to a differentiated complex depressive subtype.</p>","PeriodicalId":38441,"journal":{"name":"Depression Research and Treatment","volume":" ","pages":"6629403"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-02-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7895584/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"25402757","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Depression among Patients with Schizophrenia in Ethiopian Mental Health Hospital: Association with Sociodemographic and Clinical Variables: A Cross-Sectional Study.","authors":"Mandaras Tariku,&nbsp;Tilahun Ali,&nbsp;Tadesse Misgana,&nbsp;Mohammedamin Hajure,&nbsp;Henock Asfaw","doi":"10.1155/2021/6697339","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2021/6697339","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Depression is a significant contributor to the global burden of disease and affects all individuals throughout their lifetime. Patients with schizophrenia are frequently attacked by depression during their total illness duration. Presence of comorbid depression in schizophrenia makes the patients more deteriorating and disabling course and poor outcome. <i>Aim of the Study</i>. To determine the prevalence of depression and highlight the associated sociodemographic and clinical factors in patients with schizophrenia in a specialized hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. <i>Setting</i>. This study was conducted at Amanuel Mental Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>An institutional based cross-sectional study was conducted from May to June 2018. Depression was measured by Calgary Depression Scale for Schizophrenia on 455 samples of patient with schizophrenia and systematic sampling was used to select the study participants. Oslo Social Support Scale and Alcohol, Smoking, and Substance Involvement Screening Test were used to assess social support and substance use factors, respectively. A bivariable and multivariable logistic regression analysis model was performed to control the confounding factors. Odds ratio (OR) with the corresponding 95% confidence interval (95% CI) was determined to evaluate the strength of association.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 445 patients responded to the questionnaire, which yields a response rate of 97.8%. The Magnitude of depression among schizophrenia patients was 24.9%. A multivariable logistic regression analysis model showed that being female [AOR 2.00, 95% CI: 1.25-3.18], divorced/widowed [AOR 2.39, 95% CI: 1.04-5.49], current substance use [AOR 1.95, 95% CI: 1.17-3.25], and poor social support [AOR 2.75, 95% CI: 1.35-5.61] were significantly associated with depression in schizophrenia.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The magnitude of depression among schizophrenia was 24.9%. Being female, divorced/widowed, current substance use, and poor social support were associated with depression among patients with schizophrenia. Regular screening and prompt management of depressive symptoms among patients with schizophrenia is of particular importance to reduce the burden of the condition.</p>","PeriodicalId":38441,"journal":{"name":"Depression Research and Treatment","volume":" ","pages":"6697339"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-02-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7886508/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"25402758","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Depression among Adolescents of Rural Nepal: A Community-Based Study.","authors":"Prayas Gautam,&nbsp;Maginsh Dahal,&nbsp;Harishchandra Ghimire,&nbsp;Sakuntala Chapagain,&nbsp;Kushalata Baral,&nbsp;Rohit Acharya,&nbsp;Sudip Khanal,&nbsp;Anu Neupane","doi":"10.1155/2021/7495141","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2021/7495141","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This community-based study is aimed at finding out the prevalence of depression, and its correlates among adolescents of rural Nepal. Data were collected among adolescents after multistage stratified proportionate random sampling by using the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) to assess the depression among adolescent. Chi-square test and logistic regression model were applied. The prevalence of depression was found to be 27%. Adolescents who were not satisfied with their academic performance were 2.4 times more likely to have the risk of depression (AOR = 2.417, CI: 1.097-5.326). Likewise, tobacco users were almost fourteen times (AOR = 13.858, CI: 2.090-91.90), who intended to harm themselves were two times (AOR = 2.323, CI: 1.078-5.005), sleep deprivation were fifteen folds (AOR = 14.911, CI: 7.376-30.145), often scolded by their parents was almost three times (AOR = 2.931, CI: 1.195-7.436), and having poor relationship with friends were 2.4 times more likely (AOR = 2.371, CI: 1.078-5.215) of having depression. Sleep deprivation has a long-term negative impact on health leading depression.</p>","PeriodicalId":38441,"journal":{"name":"Depression Research and Treatment","volume":" ","pages":"7495141"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-02-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7880710/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"25402759","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Prevalence and Associated Factors of Depression among Admitted Adult Patients in Surgical and Medical Wards of Saint Paul's Hospital Millennium Medical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.","authors":"Merga Siyoum,&nbsp;Getachew Assfaw,&nbsp;Henok Yitbark,&nbsp;Getachew Tesfaw","doi":"10.1155/2021/8874834","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2021/8874834","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Depression is a leading cause of major public health problems globally, and its prevalence has been increasing, particularly in low- and middle-income countries including our country. Therefore, this study is aimed at exploring depression symptoms and their determinants among admitted medical and surgical patients which is important to get optimal care for patients.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>An institution-based cross-sectional study was conducted from May to June 2019, on adults' medical and surgical admitted patients at Saint Paul's Hospital Millennium Medical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The systematic random sampling technique was used to get a total of 590 samples. The standardized hospital anxiety and depression scale (HADS) was used to assess individual depression symptoms. We computed the bivariate and multivariate binary logistic regression analyses to identify factors associated with depression symptoms. Statistical significance was declared at <i>P</i> < 0.05.</p><p><strong>Result: </strong>The prevalence of depression symptoms was found to be 53.9% (95% CI: 50.2, 57.0). In the multivariable logistic regression, female sex (AOR = 2.04, 95% CI: 1.35, 3.09), being single (AOR = 3.65, 95% CI: 3.48, 2.10, 5.78), widowed (AOR = 2.82, 95% CI: 1.27, 6.30), unable to read and write (AOR = 2.71, 95% CI: 1.14, 6.47), admission at medical ward (AOR = 1.59, 95% CI: 1.02, 2.46), history of mental illness (AOR = 1.59, 95% CI: 1.02, 2.46), and poor social support (AOR = 2.82, 95% CI: 1.57, 5.11) were factors significantly associated with depression symptoms.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The prevalence of depression symptoms among admitted patients was high. Female sex, being single, widowed, unable to read and write, admission at medical ward, history of mental illness, and poor social support were factors significantly associated with depression symptoms. It is better for the Ministry of Health to give training on how to screen depression among medical and surgical patients, and interventions that would be addressing the awareness of the above factors would be beneficial to prevent further complications.</p>","PeriodicalId":38441,"journal":{"name":"Depression Research and Treatment","volume":" ","pages":"8874834"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7868141/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"25387736","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Depression among Infertile Women in Gaza Strip: Symptom Severity and Predictors.","authors":"Aymen Elsous,&nbsp;Sae'd Abu El-Kass,&nbsp;Akram Salama,&nbsp;Mahmoud Radwan,&nbsp;Soha Abo-Eid,&nbsp;Suha Baloushah","doi":"10.1155/2021/6616489","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2021/6616489","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Mental disorders are expected for women suffering from infertility. Depression is a predictable consequence but requires more investigations and considerations. This study is aimed at determining the severity of depression symptoms and its predictors among infertile women in the Gaza Strip, Palestine.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>A cross-sectional study was conducted. Three hundred eighty-five infertile women participated and were selected by convenience sampling. The participated women were selected from three large and major in vitro fertilization treatment centers (Al Helo, Al Basma, and Hindawi). A validated Arabic version of the Beck Depression Inventory-II was used. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression was applied to determine potential predictors for depression symptoms, and <i>p</i> ≤ .05 was statistically significant.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The mean age of participated women was 29 ± 6.58 years, and the mean duration of marriage and infertility was 7.76 ± 5.31 and 5.43 ± 3.50 years, respectively. Half of the women had some form of depression symptoms (22.3%, 8.6%, and 10.6% showed to have mild depression, moderate, and severe depression symptoms, respectively). Predictors of depression symptoms were as follows: duration of marriage (Wald test: 10.493; CI95%: 0.248-0.774), at least one abortion (Wald test: 21.233; CI95%: 1.863-4.528), primary infertility (Wald test: 6.666; CI95%: 1.148-2.742), and husband cause of infertility (Wald test: 10.878; CI95%: 0.800-0.982).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Infertility affects the various aspect of women's life. Psychological intervention including counselling, support, and therapy would be necessary to limit the consequences of infertility. Such interventions could be implemented in infertility treatment clinics.</p>","PeriodicalId":38441,"journal":{"name":"Depression Research and Treatment","volume":" ","pages":"6616489"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7867462/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"25351258","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Psychometric Properties of the Thai Version Psychological Well-Being Scale and the Factors Related to among Thai Patients with Major Depressive Disorder.","authors":"Nanchatsan Sakunpong,&nbsp;Kwanjai Ritkumrop","doi":"10.1155/2021/2592548","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2021/2592548","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The assessment to provide care and support to patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) currently focuses on the recovery from the disease, but it is still lacking in measuring and developing psychological well-being among Thai patients with MDD. Therefore, this research is aimed at studying the psychometric properties of the Thai version psychological well-being scale and study factors related to among patients with MDD.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>The Thai version psychological well-being scale, an 8-point Likert-type scale, was translated by our research team and used to examine psychometric properties as well as to identify the factors related to psychological well-being in a cross-sectional study among samples of 111 patients diagnosed with MDD from Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Medical Center in Nakhon Nayok Province, Thailand.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Cronbach's alpha for the Thai version psychological well-being scale was .91, unidimensionality was examined with exploratory factor analysis, and the structural validity was assessed with confirmatory factor analysis. The convergent validity was found using the correlation coefficients of the Thai version psychological well-being scale with the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) and Gratitude Questionnaire (GQ-6). However, none of the social factors were significantly correlated with Thai patients' psychological well-being with MDD.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The Thai version psychological well-being scale is a brief and concise scale with high reliability to evaluate Thai patients with MDD which can support and improve their well-being.</p>","PeriodicalId":38441,"journal":{"name":"Depression Research and Treatment","volume":"2021 ","pages":"2592548"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7864738/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10656938","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Examination and Comparison of Cognitive and Executive Functions in Clinically Stable Schizophrenia Disorder, Bipolar Disorder, and Major Depressive Disorder.","authors":"Behrooz Afshari, Nasrin Shiri, Fatemeh Sadat Ghoreishi, Mohtasham Valianpour","doi":"10.1155/2020/2543541","DOIUrl":"10.1155/2020/2543541","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Schizophrenia (SC), bipolar disorder (BD), and major depressive disorder (MDD) are associated with various cognitive and executive dysfunctions. The aim of the present study was to evaluate and compare cognitive and executive dysfunctions in schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and major depressive disorder.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>Sixty-four schizophrenia patients, 68 bipolar patients, 62 patients with major depressive disorder, and 75 healthy individuals participated in the present study. All participants were assessed with the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Axis I Disorders (SCID-I), Young Mania Rating Scale (YMRS), Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II), Trial Making Test (TMT), Four-Choice Reaction Time Task, Ruler Drop Method (RDM), Tower of London (TOL) task, and the Wisconsin Card Sorting Task (WCST). Data were analyzed by chi-square, Kolmogorov-Smirnov, and independent <i>t</i>-tests; ANOVA; and MANOVA.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In the cognitive function, the scores of SC, BD, and MDD patients were lower than those of healthy individuals. Also, the scores of MDD patients were lower than those of other patients, and the scores of BD patients were lower than those of SC patients. In the executive function, the scores of SC, BD, and MDD patients were lower than those of healthy individuals. Moreover, the scores of the MDD group were higher than those of the BD and SC groups, and the scores of the SC group were higher than those of the BD group.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Patients with SC, BD, and MDD have poorer cognitive and executive functions than healthy individuals, even when these patients are in a stable state. Assessment of cognitive and executive functions in SC, BD, and MDD patients can help in understanding the pathology of these disorders.</p>","PeriodicalId":38441,"journal":{"name":"Depression Research and Treatment","volume":"2020 ","pages":"2543541"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-12-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1155/2020/2543541","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38795768","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Effect of Poor Social Support on Depression among HIV/AIDS Patients in Ethiopia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.","authors":"Adisu Birhanu Weldesenbet,&nbsp;Sewnet Adem Kebede,&nbsp;Biruk Shalmeno Tusa","doi":"10.1155/2020/6633686","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2020/6633686","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Low- and middle-income countries of which Ethiopia is one bears the high burden of depression among human immune deficiency virus and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) patients. Several factors have been identified as being associated with increased depression among HIV/AIDS patients including poor social support. However, studies examining the effect of poor social support on depression among HIV/AIDS patients in Ethiopia have had inconsistent findings. This systematic review and meta-analysis is therefore aimed at estimating the pooled effect of poor social support on depression among HIV/AIDS patients in Ethiopia.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>All relevant articles published prior to July 1, 2020, were retrieved from scientific databases: PubMed, Scopus, and Google Scholar systematically. The identified studies reporting the association of depression and poor social support among HIV patients in Ethiopia were included. <i>I</i> ² tests were used to assess the heterogeneity of the studies. Subgroup analysis was done based on tools to determine how pooled estimates of depression vary across tools. The pooled estimate of association between poor social support and depression was reported.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The aggregated meta-analysis revealed a higher odds of depression among patients with poor social support than those who had strong social support (OR: 2.31, 95% CI: 1.69, 2.93). The pooled prevalence of depression among HIV/AIDS patients in Ethiopia was 38.93% (95%: CI: 32.01, 45.84); (<i>I</i> ² = 94.44%, <i>p</i> ≤ 0.001). The subgroup analysis was performed based on tools, and the result showed that the highest pooled prevalence (44.42%) was among primary studies that used the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) tool.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Human immune deficiency virus and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) patients with poor social support were more likely to develop depression. The pooled prevalence of depression among HIV/AIDS patient was high in Ethiopia. The highest prevalence of depression was observed among studies that used HADS to screen depression. Therefore, we recommend integration of mental health and psychosocial support services into the HIV/AIDS care. Prevention of HIV/AIDS-related stigma for people with HIV/AIDS is also needed to reduce the impact of poor social support.</p>","PeriodicalId":38441,"journal":{"name":"Depression Research and Treatment","volume":"2020 ","pages":"6633686"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-12-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1155/2020/6633686","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38854678","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}