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Acculturation and perceived stress in HIV+ immigrants: depression symptomatology in Asian and Pacific Islanders.

TitleAcculturation and perceived stress in HIV+ immigrants: depression symptomatology in Asian and Pacific Islanders.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2014
AuthorsChen, Wei-Ti, Barbara Guthrie, Cheng-Shi Shiu, Joyce P. Yang, Zhongqi Weng, Lixuan Wang, Emiko Kamitani, Yumiko Fukuda, and Binh Vinh Luu
JournalAIDS care
Pagination1-5
Date Published2014 Jul 25
ISSN1360-0451
AbstractAsians and Pacific Islanders (API) are among the fastest growing minority groups within the USA, and this growth has been accompanied by an increase in HIV incidence. Between 2000 and 2010, the API HIV infection rate increased from 4.5% to 8.7%; however, there is a paucity of HIV-related research for this group, and even less is known about the prevalence and correlates of antiretroviral therapy adherence behavior, quality of life, impact of stress, and efficacious self-management among HIV+ API Americans. This paper examines how acculturation and perceived stress affect depression symptomatology and treatment seeking in the HIV+ API population. A series of cross-sectional audio computer-assisted self-interviews were conducted with a convenience sample of 50 HIV+ API (29 in San Francisco and 21 in New York City). The relationship between acculturation and perceived stress was analyzed, and the results indicate that for those HIV+ API who reported low or moderate acculturation (as compared to those who reported high acculturation), stress was significantly mediated by depression symptomology. Interventions to address acculturation and reduce perceived stress among API generally and Asians specifically are therefore needed.
DOI10.1080/09540121.2014.936816
Alternate JournalAIDS Care

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