Psychiatry Residency Program, Oman Medical Specialty Board, Muscat, Oman.
Department of Behavioural Medicine, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman.
Pan Afr Med J. 2020 Sep 25;37:90. doi: 10.11604/pamj.2020.37.90.23294. eCollection 2020.
depressive symptoms have been widely reported among people living with HIV (PLHIV) around the world. The extent of this on PLHIV in the Arabian Peninsula is unclear. This study aims to examine the prevalence of depressive symptoms using the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) in adult Omani patients with HIV attending a tertiary care hospital. It also aims to investigate the relationship between clinical and socio-demographic variables and depressive symptoms.
LHIV, age >18 (n=101), participated in the study who were followed up at a teaching hospital in Muscat, Oman. Participants were identified by a convenient and consecutive sampling of eligible patients who came for consultation on the days that the investigator conducted recruitment. The presence of depressive symptoms was quantified by the Patient Healthcare Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9). Various socio-demographic backgrounds and risk factors will be also sought as well as activities of daily living (ADL). Chi-square test, Fisher´s exact test, t-test and logistic regression were used to explore which variables were associated with patients having depressive symptoms.
the prevalence rate of depressive symptoms in this cohort was 41.6%. Depression among PLHIV was found to be significantly associated with age (p <0.001), HIV disease duration (p <0.001), total dependency for ADL (p <0.001) and comorbid hypertension (p <0.001).
depressive symptoms are common in Omani patients living with HIV. HIV care providers are urged to be vigilant to recognize depressive symptoms in these mood-vulnerable populations and to call for a multidisciplinary team with mental health professionals, for the prevention and treatment of depressive symptoms among PLHIV in Oman.
抑郁症状在世界各地的 HIV 感染者（PLHIV）中广泛报道。在阿拉伯半岛，PLHIV 中抑郁症状的严重程度尚不清楚。本研究旨在使用患者健康问卷-9（PHQ-9）评估在阿曼的一家三级保健医院就诊的成年 HIV 感染者中抑郁症状的患病率。它还旨在调查临床和社会人口统计学变量与抑郁症状之间的关系。
LHIV，年龄>18 岁（n=101），参加了这项在阿曼马斯喀特教学医院进行的研究。参与者通过方便且连续抽样识别符合条件的患者，这些患者在调查员进行招募的日子来就诊。使用患者健康问卷-9（PHQ-9）来量化抑郁症状的存在。还将寻求各种社会人口统计学背景和危险因素以及日常生活活动（ADL）。将使用卡方检验、Fisher 确切检验、t 检验和逻辑回归来探索哪些变量与患有抑郁症状的患者相关。
该队列中抑郁症状的患病率为 41.6%。研究发现，PLHIV 中的抑郁与年龄（p <0.001）、HIV 疾病持续时间（p <0.001）、ADL 总依赖（p <0.001）和共患高血压（p <0.001）显著相关。
在阿曼的 HIV 感染者中，抑郁症状很常见。敦促 HIV 护理提供者警惕识别这些情绪脆弱人群中的抑郁症状，并呼吁多学科团队包括心理健康专业人员，以预防和治疗阿曼 PLHIV 的抑郁症状。
