Positive Coping, Psychological Distress, and Medication Adherence Among People Living with HIV/AIDS in Henan, China: A Moderated Mediation Analysis

Affiliations

¹ Department of Psychology, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, Hunan Province, China.
² School of Psychology, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou, Gansu Province, China.
³ The First Clinical Medical School, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, Henan Province, China.
⁴ Faculty of Education and School of Psychology, Henan University, Kaifeng, Henan Province, China.
⁵ Department of Psychology, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, Hunan Province, China. zb303@163.com.
⁶ Henan Provincial Office for the Pilot Program of Traditional Chinese Medicine in HIV/AIDS Treatment, Zhengzhou, China.
⁷ Assistant Professor in Family Medicine and Community Health, Associate Professor in the School of Nursing, Affiliate Duke Global Health Institute, Durham, USA.

Siwei Hou et al. AIDS Behav. 2025 Oct.

. 2025 Oct;29(10):3236-3244.

doi: 10.1007/s10461-025-04771-2. Epub 2025 Jun 24.

¹ Department of Psychology, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, Hunan Province, China.
² School of Psychology, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou, Gansu Province, China.
³ The First Clinical Medical School, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, Henan Province, China.
⁴ Faculty of Education and School of Psychology, Henan University, Kaifeng, Henan Province, China.
⁵ Department of Psychology, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, Hunan Province, China. zb303@163.com.
⁶ Henan Provincial Office for the Pilot Program of Traditional Chinese Medicine in HIV/AIDS Treatment, Zhengzhou, China.
⁷ Assistant Professor in Family Medicine and Community Health, Associate Professor in the School of Nursing, Affiliate Duke Global Health Institute, Durham, USA.

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Keywords: HIV/AIDS; Medication Adherence; PLWHA; Positive Coping; Psychological Distress.

Conflict of interest statement

Declarations. Conflict of interest: Authors have no conflicts of interest.

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