Table 1.
Participant baseline characteristics
| Age (years, range) | 48 (22–63) |
| Male (n, %) | 40 (67%) |
| African-American (n, %) | 43 (72%) |
| Insurancea | |
| Medicaid | 6(10%) |
| Medicare | 16(27%) |
| Ryan White | 20 (33%) |
| Private | 18 (30%) |
| AIDS Drugs Assistance Program Participant | 28(47%) |
| CD4 Count (mean, range) | 622 (9–1820) |
| HIV VL (copies/mL) | |
| VL < 40 (n, %) | 42 (70%) |
| VL < 200 (n, %) | 49 (82%) |
| On ART (n, %) | 58 (97%) |
| Depression | |
| On Chart Review | 40% |
| CES-D (mean) | 16.3 |
| CES-D ≥ 16b | 45% |
| Co-morbid anxiety | |
| On Chart Review | 15% |
| Harmful Alcohol Use | |
| On Chart Review | 20% |
| AUDIT (mean) | 7.1 |
| AUDIT ≥ 8c | 23% |
| Illicit Drug Use | |
| On Chart Review | 18% |
| DAST (mean) | 2.3 |
| DAST ≥ 6d | 15% |
a
Insurance listed is patient’s primary insurance
b
CES-D ≥ 16 correlates with clinical depression
c
Indicates harmful alcohol consumption
d
Indicates substance use disorder
VL= Viral Load
CES-D= Center for Epidemiologic Studies-Depression
AUDIT=Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test
DAST=Drug Abuse Screening Test