Paolillo Emily W, Gongvatana Assawin, Umlauf Anya, Letendre Scott L, Moore David J
Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology, San Diego State University/University of California, San Diego, California.
HIV Neurobehavioral Research Program, Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, California.
Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2017 Aug;41(8):1518-1525. doi: 10.1111/acer.13433. Epub 2017 Jul 5.
Alcohol use is a risk factor for nonadherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) among people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA); however, differences in ART adherence across levels of alcohol use are unclear. This study examined whether "at-risk" alcohol use, defined by National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism guidelines, was associated with ART nonadherence among PLWHA.
Participants were 535 HIV-infected adults enrolled in studies at the HIV Neurobehavioral Research Program. ART nonadherence was identified by either self-reported missed dose or plasma viral load detectability (≥50 copies/ml). Potential covariates for multivariable logistic regression included demographics, depression, and substance use disorders.
Using a stepwise model selection procedure, we found that at-risk alcohol use (OR = 0.64; p = 0.032) and low education (OR = 1.09 per 1 year increase in education; p = 0.009) significantly predict lower ART adherence.
A greater focus on the treatment of at-risk alcohol use may improve ART adherence among HIV-infected persons.
饮酒是艾滋病毒/艾滋病感染者(PLWHA)抗逆转录病毒治疗(ART)依从性差的一个风险因素;然而,不同饮酒水平的ART依从性差异尚不清楚。本研究调查了根据美国国立酒精滥用与酒精中毒研究所指南定义的“有风险”饮酒是否与PLWHA的ART不依从性相关。
参与者为535名感染艾滋病毒的成年人,他们参与了艾滋病毒神经行为研究项目的研究。通过自我报告的漏服剂量或血浆病毒载量可检测性(≥50拷贝/毫升)来确定ART不依从性。多变量逻辑回归的潜在协变量包括人口统计学、抑郁症和物质使用障碍。
使用逐步模型选择程序,我们发现有风险饮酒(OR = 0.64;p = 0.032)和低教育水平(每增加1年教育,OR = 1.09;p = 0.009)显著预测较低的ART依从性。
更多地关注有风险饮酒的治疗可能会提高艾滋病毒感染者的ART依从性。