Aim: To explore the effectiveness of psychoeducation and problem-solving (Life-steps) on depression and adherence in HIV-infected adolescents. Methods: Forty-two adolescents were randomized into 21 controls and 21 intervention groups. The intervention group was exposed to 5-week sessions of life steps applied by a lay counselor. The PHQ-9 and visual analog scale (VAS) were used to measure the outcomes: depression and adherence. They were applied at baseline, 5-weeks, and 24 weeks post-intervention.
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Depressive symptoms were measured with Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9), has sensitivity and specificity of 0.8 and 0.7. The cut-off of nine or more was consistent with a diagnosis of depression
Timeframe: 5 weeks