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Trial reportAIDS and behavior2015

Changes in sexual behavior of HIV-infected older adults enrolled in a clinical trial of standalone group psychotherapies targeting depression.

Travis I Lovejoy, Timothy G Heckman, Kathleen J Sikkema, Nathan B Hansen, Arlene Kochman

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Trial report in AIDS and behavior, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9citing papers in PubMed
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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

9 citing papers in PubMed, 24 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Tailoring Sexual Health Interventions for Middle-Aged and Older Adults, Including Vulnerable Populations: A Scoping Review.International journal of sexual health : official journal of the World Association for Sexual Health · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Travis I LovejoyDepartment of Psychiatry, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA, travis.lovejoy@va.gov.
Timothy G Heckman
Kathleen J Sikkema
Nathan B Hansen
Arlene Kochman
University of Georgia · USDuke University · USIS practice · BEPortland VA Medical Center · US

Funding

A Coping Intervention for HIV-Infected Older AdultsR01MH067566 · NIMH · OHIO UNIVERSITY ATHENS · PI HECKMAN, TIMOTHY GLENN · 2004 to 2006
$1.9M
Sleep and neural plasticity in developing neocortexR01MH067568 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI FRANK, MARCOS G · 2002 to 2005
$1.1M
NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH067566NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH067568NIMH NIH HHS R01-MH067568
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

By 2015, one-half of all HIV-positive persons in the U.S. will be 50-plus years of age, and as many as 30 % of older adults living with HIV/AIDS continue to engage in unprotected sexual intercourse. Contemporary positive prevention models often include mental health treatment as a key component of HIV prevention interventions. This secondary data analysis characterized longitudinal patterns of sexual behavior in HIV-positive older adults enrolled in a randomized controlled trial of group mental health interventions and assessed the efficacy of psychosocial treatments that targeted depression to reduce sexual risk behavior. Participants were 295 HIV-positive adults ≥50 years of age experiencing mild to severe depressive symptoms, randomized to one of three study conditions: a 12-session coping improvement group intervention, a 12-session interpersonal support group intervention, or individual therapy upon request. Approximately one-fifth of participants reported one or more occasions of unprotected anal or vaginal intercourse with HIV-negative sexual partners or persons of unknown HIV serostatus over the study period. Changes in sexual behavior did not vary by intervention condition, indicating that standalone treatments that target and reduce depression may be insufficient to reduce sexual risk behavior in depressed HIV-positive older adults.

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Psychotherapy, GroupAdaptation, PsychologicalDepressionFemaleHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHIV InfectionsHumansLongitudinal StudiesMaleMiddle AgedMotivationRisk Reduction BehaviorRisk-TakingSexual BehaviorSexual PartnersUnited States

Identifiers

PMID24668254
PMCPMC4177027
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