Document 0147
 DOCN  M9480147
 TI    Coping and depressive symptoms among people with AIDS.
 DT    9410
 AU    Fleishman JA; Fogel B; Center for Gerontology and Health Care Research,
       Brown; University.
 SO    Health Psychol. 1994 Mar;13(2):156-69. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
       MED/94291613
 AB    This study examined coping behaviors of people with AIDS, using a large
       sample (N = 736) that was both geographically and sociodemographically
       diverse. In-person interviews were conducted with people receiving
       AIDS-related medical or social services; follow-up interviews were
       conducted approximately 11 months later. Factor analyses of 16 coping
       behaviors revealed three factors: Positive Coping, Seeking Social
       Support, and Avoidance Coping. Respondents with a history of injected
       drug use, as compared with gay or bisexual men, had higher scores for
       Avoidance Coping and lower scores for Positive Coping. Each coping scale
       was significantly related to depressive symptoms in cross-sectional
       analyses. In longitudinal analyses that controlled for prior depressive
       symptoms, Positive Coping was significantly related to decreases in
       symptoms.
 DE    Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*PSYCHOLOGY  *Adaptation,
       Psychological  Adolescence  Adult  Aged  Blacks/PSYCHOLOGY
       Cross-Sectional Studies  Depressive Disorder/*DIAGNOSIS/*ETIOLOGY
       Female  Hispanic Americans/PSYCHOLOGY  Human  Longitudinal Studies  Male
       Middle Age  Patient Acceptance of Health Care  Sex Factors  Social
       Support  Support, Non-U.S. Gov't  Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
       Whites/PSYCHOLOGY  JOURNAL ARTICLE

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