Prevalence, virological status, and improvement of depression symptoms during a one-year HIV cohort study
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Yeow Chye Ng, PhD, MSN, BSN, BSE, College of Nursing, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, Alabama, USA; Sandra C. Jones, MSN, Department of Infectious Disease, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee, USA
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Depression is still an under diagnosed condition in HIV infected population. Implementation of PHQ-9 screening at all the clinical level could be the first step to alleviating this concern, regardless of the patient’s current virological status.
Event Theme: Influencing Global Health Through the Advancement of Nursing Scholarship
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| Keywords | HIV; Depression; Depressive Symptoms |
| Name | 28th International Nursing Research Congress |
| Host | Sigma Theta Tau International |
| Location | Dublin, Ireland |
| Date | 2017 |
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