Table 2. Comparison to Prescribing Approach Taken With HCV Mono-infected Patients.
Survey Question: Does your approach to the management of depressive side effects of pegylated interferon/ribavirin treatment in HIV/HCV-co-infected patients differ from your approach in HCV mono-infected patients?
All (n=82) | Non-psychiatrists* (n=58) | Psychiatrists* (n=24) | |
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Does not differ | 57.3% | 51.7% | 70.8% |
More likely to use antidepressants prior to starting treatment in HIV-co-infected | 9.8% | 13.8% | 0% |
Differs in another way | 2.4% | 0% | 8.3% |
Never treated HCV mono-infected | 23.2% | 29.3% | 8.3% |
Missing | 7.3% | 5.2% | 12.5% |
Prescribing Practice Differs Between Non-Psychiatrists and Psychiatrists (p<0.05)