Association between Religiousness and Mental Health in Patients with HIV
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This study aimed to assess the association between religiousness and indicatives of anxiety and depression among patients with HIV in a service of the south of Brazil. This was a cross-sectional study thatused a convenience sample of 617 HIV patients. They answered a structured interview which contained questions about religion and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale. The prevalence of the indicatives of depression and anxiety was, respectively, 34.4% and 47%. 76.3% of the respondents stated they were religious, while 54.4% practiced their religion during the previous month and 50.6% were religious. Having a religion was associated with: age, alcohol abuse/dependence, and indicative of depression. The religious practice was associated with: age, lipodystrophy and the indicative of anxiety. Being religious was associated with: age, lipodystrophy, tobacco, abuse/dependence and indicative of anxiety. It can be inferred that religiousness can be beneficial to mental health, particularly in patients with anxiety symptomatology.
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