Evaluation of a booklet self-help intervention for people living with HIV and depressive symptoms
- Conditions
- Depression, HIV infection
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON19871
- Lead Sponsor
- eiden UniversityUniversity of Botswana
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Other
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 200
Inclusion Criteria
Being HIV positive
-Presenting with mild to moderate depressive symptoms (that is; a score greater than 4 and less than 20 on the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9)
Exclusion Criteria
-Having (almost) no symptoms of depression (a score of 4 or less on the PHQ-9)
-Presenting with severe cognitive impairments, such as forgetfulness
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Depressive symptoms as measured by the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) and the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D). Timepoints: Pretest, End of intervention at 8 weeks and follow-up 3 months later.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method