Predictors of attrition in HIV-positive subjects with peripheral neuropathic pain. Academic Article uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • The objective of this paper was to identify predictors of attrition in a study designed to assess whether cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) was more helpful than supportive therapy (SP) in reducing pain associated with peripheral neuropathy in HIV-positive patients. Sixty-one subjects were randomized into either CBT or SP for six weekly one-hour sessions. Twenty-eight subjects dropped out before week six. Demographic variables such as age, gender, ethnicity, socioeconomic status and level of education were not predictive of attrition. However, higher scores on the Hamilton Depression Inventory (HAM-D, 17-item) (t (59) = - 0.09, p<0.05) were predictive. These findings suggest that while dropouts were not more physically ill (e.g. CD4 counts, viral loads and opportunistic infections were not statistically higher), they reported greater psychological distress.

publication date

  • April 1, 2004

Research

keywords

  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
  • HIV Infections
  • Pain Management
  • Peripheral Nervous System Diseases

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 1842728361

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1080/09540120410001665394

PubMed ID

  • 15203432

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 16

issue

  • 3