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01-01-2021 | Mood Disorders | Original Paper

Mental Health Problems of HIV Healthcare Providers During the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Interactive Effects of Stressors and Coping

Authors: Tianyue Mi, Xueying Yang, Shufang Sun, Xiaoming Li, Cheuk Chi Tam, Yuejiao Zhou, Zhiyong Shen

Published in: AIDS and Behavior | Issue 1/2021

Abstract

HIV healthcare providers might be vulnerable to mental health problems during the COVID-19 pandemic. Guided by the stress and coping paradigm, the current study aimed at examining the interactive effects of COVID-19-related stressors and coping on mental health problems. A cross-sectional online survey was conducted among 1029 HIV healthcare providers in Guangxi, China. The prevalence of depression and anxiety in the current study was 13.31% and 6.61%, respectively. Results from path analyses revealed that the main effects of COVID-19-related stressors and coping were significant on both depression and anxiety. The interaction of coping and COVID-19-related stressors had significant effects on depression and anxiety. Simple slope tests revealed that more coping behaviors buffered against the negative effect of COVID-19-related stressors on mental health problems. Coping acted as a protective factor that alleviated the harm of COVID-19-related stressors on mental health. Intervention targeting coping management might benefit the mental health of HIV healthcare providers.

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Title: Mental Health Problems of HIV Healthcare Providers During the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Interactive Effects of Stressors and Coping
Authors: Tianyue Mi
Xueying Yang
Shufang Sun
Xiaoming Li
Cheuk Chi Tam
Yuejiao Zhou
Zhiyong Shen
Publication date: 01-01-2021
Publisher: Springer US
Keywords: Mood Disorders
Human Immunodeficiency Virus
Affective Disorder
COVID-19
Anxiety
Published in: AIDS and Behavior / Issue 1/2021
Print ISSN: 1090-7165
Electronic ISSN: 1573-3254
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-020-03073-z

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