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4th International congress on Infectious Diseases by Dr. Fereshteh Ghiasvand
4th International congress on Infectious Diseases by Dr. Fereshteh Ghiasvand
fereshteh ghiasvand | International Congress Form

Application Code :
762-0117-0016
 
Created Date : Saturday, May 27, 2017-22:57 22:57:48Update Date : Wednesday, October 11, 2017-08:51 08:51:07
IP Address : 194.225.53.28Submit Date : Wednesday, October 11, 2017-08:51 08:51:15Email : ghiasvand_62@yahoo.com
Personal Information
Name : fereshteh
Surname : ghiasvand
School/Research center : School of Medicine
If you choose other, please name your Research center :  
Position : Assistant professor
Tel : +98-21-66917867
Information of Congress
Title of the Congress : 4th International congress on
Infectious Diseases
Title of your Abstract : Depression Improvement among Patients with HIV and Endocrine Dysfunction after hormone therapy
Destination Country : Spain
From : Thursday, May 11, 2017
To : Friday, May 12, 2017
Abstract(Please copy/paste the abstract send to the congress) :
Depression Improvement among Patients with HIV and Endocrine Dysfunction after hormone therapy

Fereshteh Ghiasvand, Ladan Abbasian, Afarin Rahimi-Movaghar, Alireza Esteghamati, Mehrdad Hasibi, Nahid Zakerzadeh.


ABSTRACT
Background: Endocrine diseases are common among men living with HIV (MLWH), while known as curable etiology of depression. Depression impedes adherence to treatment and perceived quality of life.
Objectives: The objective of this study was to evaluate depression after medical treatment of underlying endocrine diseases among Iranian MLWH.
Materials & Methods: We recruited a convenient sample of 296 MLWH at a referral HIV clinic from April 2013 to March 2014. In phase I (cross-sectional evaluation), all patients were interviewed using the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI- II) questionnaire. In phase II, participants with moderate to severe depression (n= 110, scores ≥21) were evaluated for endocrine diseases (evaluations: total testosterone, triiodothyronine, thyroxine, thyroid stimulating hormone, luteinizing hormone, follicle stimulating hormone, serum cortisol). Eleven patients diagnosed with hypogonadism were finally considered for hormone replacement therapy. We re-evaluated changes in depressive symptoms with BDI- II.
Results: From 237 participants, 136 (75%) had BDI scores ≥ 21; 110 participated in the endocrine evaluations. Secondary hypogonadism (total testosterone ≤ 2.8 nmol/l; LH, FSH: normal) was the only observed abnormality in 10% (n=11) of the patients and hormone replacement was prescribed to 7 of them for 3 months. All patients were re-evaluated for depression; significant changes were observed in final scores (p=0.027).
Conclusions: Evaluation and treatment of hypogonadism can help clinicians to reduce or control depression among people living with HIV ; hence improving treatment compliance and patient outcomes (234 words).
Keywords: Depression; Endocrine diseases; HIV; Hypogonadism.
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References:
1. Kinyanda E, Weiss HA, Levin J, et al. Incidence and Persistence of Major Depressive Disorder Among People Living with HIV in Uganda. AIDS Behav. 2016 Oct 8. [Epub ahead of print].
2. Grinspoon SK. Endocrinology of HIV and AIDS In: Melmed S, Polonsky KS, Larsen PR, Cronenberg HM, editors. William textbook of Endocrinology. 12th ed. Philadelphia: Saunders Elsevier; 2011. p. 1675‐96.
3. Weitzmann MN, Ofotokun I, Titanji K, Sharma A, Yin MT. Bone Loss Among Women Living With HIV. Curr HIV/AIDS Rep. 2016 Sep 28. [Epub ahead of print].
4. Tripathy SK, Agrawala RK, Baliarsinha AK. Endocrine alterations in HIV-infected patients. Indian J Endocrinol Metab. 2015 Jan-Feb;19(1):143-7.
5. Abubakar A, Kalu RB, Katana K, et al. Adaptation and Latent Structure of the Swahili Version of Beck Depression Inventory-II in a Low Literacy Population in the Context of HIV. PLoS One. 2016 Jun 3;11(6):e0151030.



 
Keywords of your Abstract : Depression; Endocrine diseases; HIV; Hypogonadism.
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Acceptance Letter : http://gsia.tums.ac.ir/images/UserFiles/35213/Forms/762/acceptance.pdf
The presentation : Oral
The Cover of Abstract book : http://gsia.tums.ac.ir/images/UserFiles/35213/Forms/762/cover.pdf
Published abstract in the abstract book with the related code : http://gsia.tums.ac.ir/images/UserFiles/35213/Forms/762/published.pdf
Where has your abstract been indexed? : other
If you choose other, please name : I dont Know
The Congress Reporting Form
How many volunteers were present at the Congress? : about 30
Delegates from which countries presented in the congress? : USA,Italy,India,Spain, Egypt
Were the delegates of any other organizations present in the congress? : No
If yes, please write the names of the organizations in the box : no
What were the responses to your talking points? Were specific questions or concerns raised? :
question: about depression in HIV women
about cd4 and viral load and their relationship between depression and cd4 count, I said the result of my research for them.
If you met staff members, please list their full names & positions. : no
Please inform us if there are any follow up actions we need to talk with the members of the congress :  
Your experiences about the travel processes(Providing ticket, accommodation,...) : I think all of that processes such as visa, ticket, accommodation were perfect and easy to providing but the most problem was expenditure of the trip.
Please give a briefing of your own observations and outcomes of the congress: : It was a good congress and really had much benefaction for me,there were a lot of discussions about the infectious diseases I took part in their debate specially about tuberculosis.