Abstract
This study examines the visuoconstructive skills of HIV-1+ individuals using an alpha-adrenergic challenge, mirror star-tracing. Participants were HIV-1+ and HIV-1- non-drug injecting men and women involved in a study examining endocrine functioning in relation to HIV infection under challenge conditions. Performance on the star-tracing task was based on the amount of errors committed when outlining a double-lined star with a pencil while looking only at its reflection in a mirror. Chi-square analysis indicated that significantly more HIV-1+ participants were in the high error group on the mirror star-tracing task than HIV-1-participants. This finding provides a potential novel approach for examining visuoconstructive skills in HIV-1+ individuals and warrants further research to better understand the meaning of such findings. Preliminary data from mirror star-tracing performances of HIV-1 - injecting drug users (IDUs) a trend toward significantly more HIV-1 - IDUs in the high error group.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 287-290 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Stress and Health |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2001 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- HIV-1 infection
- Mirror star-tracing
- Visuoconstructive skills
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Psychiatry and Mental health
- Psychology(all)
