Age and Mental Health Symptoms Among Chinese Persons With HIV: The Mediating and Moderating Role of Perceived Discrimination. (2nd January 2023)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Han, Shuyu; Pei, Yaolin; Wang, Jianyun; Hu, Yan; Zhu, Zheng; Qi, Xiang; Yang, Zhongfang; Wu, Bei
• Is Part Of: Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care. Volume 34:Number 1(2023)
• Page Start: 105
• Page End: 112
• Publication Date: 2023-01-02
• Subjects: age -- anxiety -- depression -- HIV -- perceived discrimination; AIDS (Disease) -- Nursing -- Periodicals; AIDS (Disease) -- Treatment -- Periodicals; AIDS (Disease) -- Periodicals; HIV infections -- Nursing -- Periodicals; HIV infections -- Treatment -- Periodicals; HIV infections -- Periodicals; 616.97920231
• DOI: 10.1097/JNC.0000000000000373
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1055-3290

Abstract

Abstract: The association between age and mental health symptoms among persons with HIV (PWH) is inconsistent, and little is known about the mediators and moderators of this association. This study aimed to examine the association between age and mental health symptoms, as well as the mediators and moderators of perceived discrimination. Data were from 1, 304 PWH who completed a cross-sectional survey in five areas of China. Multiple linear regressions showed that younger age was significantly associated with more severe mental health symptoms and that perceived discrimination moderated this relationship. The Sobel test showed that perceived discrimination also mediated the association between age and mental health symptoms. Our study indicates that perceived discrimination shapes the association between age and mental health symptoms among PWH and highlights the importance of designing age-tailored mental health intervention strategies for perceived discrimination among young PWH. Interventions addressing discrimination are necessary to help improve mental health, especially for young PWH.