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Trial reportAmerican journal of public health2010

Improving the health and mental health of people living with HIV/AIDS: 12-month assessment of a behavioral intervention in Thailand.

Li Li, Sung-Jae Lee, Chuleeporn Jiraphongsa, Siwaporn Khumtong, Sopon Iamsirithaworn, Panithee Thammawijaya, Mary Jane Rotheram-Borus

Open access · greenAbstract readMulticenter StudyRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in American journal of public health, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

24 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 41 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Li LiSemel Institute Center for Community Health, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90024, USA. lililili@ucla.edu
Sung-Jae Lee
Chuleeporn Jiraphongsa
Siwaporn Khumtong
Sopon Iamsirithaworn
Panithee Thammawijaya
Mary Jane Rotheram-Borus
University of California, Los Angeles · US

Funding

Family-to-Family: Psychoeducation to Improve Children's Outcomes in HIV+ FamiliesR01NR009922 · NINR · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI LI, LI · 2005 to 2009
$2.9M
NINR NIH HHS R01 NR009922NINR NIH HHS R01-NR009922
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesWe examined findings from a randomized controlled intervention trial designed to improve the quality of life of people living with HIV in Thailand.

methodsA total of 507 people living with HIV were recruited from 4 district hospitals in northern and northeastern Thailand and were randomized to an intervention group (n = 260) or a standard care group (n = 247). Computer-assisted personal interviews were administered at baseline and at 6 and 12 months.

resultsAt baseline, the characteristics of participants in the intervention and standard care conditions were comparable. The mixed-effects models used to assess the impact of the intervention revealed significant improvements in general health (B = 2.51; P = .001) and mental health (B = 1.57; P = .02) among participants in the intervention condition over 12 months and declines among those in the standard care condition.

conclusionsOur results demonstrate that a behavioral intervention was successful in improving the quality of life of people living with HIV. Such interventions must be performed in a systematic, collaborative manner to ensure their cultural relevance, sustainability, and overall success.

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Behavior TherapyQuality of LifeAcquired Immunodeficiency SyndromeAdultFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHealth StatusHIV InfectionsHumansMaleMental HealthThailandTreatment Outcome

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PMID20966372
PMCPMC2978166
OpenAlexW2064419232

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