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. 2017 Mar-Apr;28(2):279-288.
doi: 10.1016/j.jana.2016.11.005. Epub 2016 Nov 28.

Contextualizing Psychosocial Determinants of Alcohol Use by Age Cohorts of Adults Living With HIV, Ages 50 and Older

Zachary L Mannes, Larry E Burrell 2nd, Eugene M Dunne, Lauren E Hearn, Nicole Ennis Whitehead

Contextualizing Psychosocial Determinants of Alcohol Use by Age Cohorts of Adults Living With HIV, Ages 50 and Older

Zachary L Mannes et al. J Assoc Nurses AIDS Care. 2017 Mar-Apr.

Abstract

We examined the influence of age on associations between affective states, social support, and alcohol use by age cohorts. We recruited 96 older Black adults living with HIV from the southeastern United States in 2013 and 2014. Participants completed questionnaires assessing demographics, psychological function, and substance use. Hierarchical regression analyses assessed the relationship between psychosocial factors and alcohol use in a 50- to 59-year-old group, and a 60-years-and-older age group. After controlling for covariates, trait anger, state anger, and life stress were positively associated with alcohol consumption in the younger group, while social support was negatively associated with alcohol consumption in the older group. Interventions should target negative affective states in 50- to 59-year-old adults with HIV, and preserve social support for adults with HIV as they age, as such interventions will likely have an impact on these individuals' alcohol consumption and longstanding quality of life.

Keywords: HIV; aging; alcohol use; mental health; quality of life; social support.

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The authors report no real or perceived vested interests that relate to this article that could be construed as a conflict of interest.

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