Depression among Patients with HIV/AIDS: Research Development and Effective Interventions (GAP RESEARCH )

Bach Xuan Tran, Roger C. M. Ho, Cyrus S. H. Ho, Carl A. Latkin, Hai Thanh Phan, Giang Hai Ha, Giang Thu Vu, Jiangbo Ying and Melvyn W. B. Zhang
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Bach Xuan Tran: Institute for Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi 100000, Vietnam
Roger C. M. Ho: Department of Psychological Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore 119078, Singapore
Cyrus S. H. Ho: Department of Psychological Medicine, National University Hospital, Singapore 119074, Singapore
Carl A. Latkin: Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA
Hai Thanh Phan: Institute for Global Health Innovations, Duy Tan University, Da Nang 550000, Vietnam
Giang Hai Ha: Institute for Global Health Innovations, Duy Tan University, Da Nang 550000, Vietnam
Giang Thu Vu: Center of Excellence in Evidence-based Medicine, Nguyen Tat Thanh University, Ho Chi Minh City 700000, Vietnam
Jiangbo Ying: Family Medicine & Primary Care, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 639815, Singapore
Melvyn W. B. Zhang: National Psychiatry Residency Program, Singapore 308440, Singapore

IJERPH, 2019, vol. 16, issue 10, 1-15

Abstract: Depression in people living with HIV (PLWH) has become an urgent issue and has attracted the attention of both physicians and epidemiologists. Currently, 39% of HIV patients are reported to suffer from depression. This population is more likely to experience worsening disease states and, thus, poorer health outcomes. In this study, we analyzed research growth and current understandings of depression among HIV-infected individuals. The number of papers and their impacts have been considerably grown in recent years, and a total of 4872 publications published from 1990–2017 were retrieved from the Web of Science database. Research landscapes related to this research field include risk behaviors and attributable causes of depression in HIV population, effects of depression on health outcomes of PLWH, and interventions and health services for these particular subjects. We identified a lack of empirical studies in countries where PLWH face a high risk of depression, and a modest level of interest in biomedical research. By demonstrating these research patterns, highlighting the research gaps and putting forward implications, this study provides a basis for future studies and interventions in addressing the critical issue of HIV epidemics.

Keywords: HIV; AIDS; depression; scientometrics; bibliometric (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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