Psychosocial Correlates and Coping Strategies Associated With Long-Term Survival of HIV-Infected Children

NCT00001435 | Completed

• 2 other identifiers: 95011295-C-0112
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 110
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Children and adolescents with HIV/AIDS are living well beyond life expectancy that was projected for them in the recent past. Little is known about the psychosocial variables that coincide with long-term survival of HIV/AIDS. This longitudinal study examines the psychosocial factors and adaptive coping strategies associated with long-term survival of HIV/AIDS in children and how these factors change over a period of two years. In addition, data is being collected from the primary caretakers on their own psychological well-being as will as their perceptions of their child's adjustment and coping. Participants include children who have been infected (either perinatally or through transfusion) for at least eight years and who were aware of their diagnosis.

Conditions

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome; Depressive Disorder; HIV Infections

Keywords

Anxiety; Depression; Family Functioning; Psychosocial Adjustment; Social Support

Eligibility Criteria

• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

All children who have been infected, either vertically or through transfusion, for at least 8 years as of January 1, 1995 and who are enrolled in one of the HIV clinical protocols on the Pediatric Branch of the National Cancer Institute will be invited to participate in the study. The primary caregivers of the child will be asked to provide additional information about the family and themselves. Children who are unaware of their diagnosis will be excluded from the study as it would not be possible to ascertain their own perceptions as to how they have been coping with their disease. Children who are unable to understand and complete the measures being used due to cognitive deficits will not be administered those measures. This excludes all children whose current cognitive abilities fall 2 standard deviations or more below the normal range of cognitive functioning according to the Full Scale Intelligence Quotient (FSIQ). If a child's cognitive abilities fall below this criterion after the first data collections point (for example, if they become encephalopathic), we will not collect data from the child but we will continue to collect data from the caretaker. Care providers and children who cannot understand English will also be excluded from the study.

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Sponsors & Collaborators

• National Cancer Institute (NCI): lead

Study Sites (1)

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States

Location

Related Publications (3)

• Bose S, Moss HA, Brouwers P, Pizzo P, Lorion R. Psychologic adjustment of human immunodeficiency virus-infected school-age children. J Dev Behav Pediatr. 1994 Jun;15(3 Suppl):S26-33.

  PMID: 8063915 BACKGROUND

• Havens JF, Whitaker AH, Feldman JF, Ehrhardt AA. Psychiatric morbidity in school-age children with congenital human immunodeficiency virus infection: a pilot study. J Dev Behav Pediatr. 1994 Jun;15(3 Suppl):S18-25.

  PMID: 7520454 BACKGROUND

• Wiener L, Theut S, Steinberg SM, Riekert KA, Pizzo PA. The HIV-infected child: parental responses and psychosocial implications. Am J Orthopsychiatry. 1994 Jul;64(3):485-92. doi: 10.1037/h0079539.

  PMID: 7977671 BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome; Depressive Disorder; HIV Infections; Anxiety Disorders; Depression

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Blood-Borne Infections; Communicable Diseases; Infections; Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral; Sexually Transmitted Diseases; Lentivirus Infections; Retroviridae Infections; RNA Virus Infections; Virus Diseases; Slow Virus Diseases; Genital Diseases; Urogenital Diseases; Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes; Immune System Diseases; Mood Disorders; Mental Disorders; Behavioral Symptoms; Behavior

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Sponsor Type: NIH

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: November 3, 1999
• First Posted: December 10, 2002
• Study Start: April 1, 1995
• Study Completion: December 1, 2000
• Last Updated: March 4, 2008

Record last verified: 2000-02

Locations

US (1)