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ArticleAIDS and behavior2015

Feasibility, Acceptability, and Preliminary Efficacy of a Live-Chat Social Media Intervention to Reduce HIV Risk Among Young Men Who Have Sex With Men.

Corina Lelutiu-Weinberger, John E Pachankis, Kristi E Gamarel, Anthony Surace, Sarit A Golub, Jeffrey T Parsons

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Article 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 68 papers, 12 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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68citing papers in PubMed, 12 pooled it
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68 citing papers in PubMed, 12 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 117 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Corina Lelutiu-WeinbergerDepartment of Psychology, Hunter AIDS Research Team (HART), Hunter College, City University of New York (CUNY), 695 Park Avenue, HN Room 1209, New York, NY, 10065, USA, clelutiu@hunter.cuny.edu.
John E Pachankis
Kristi E Gamarel
Anthony Surace
Sarit A Golub
Jeffrey T Parsons
City University of New York · USHunter College · USYale University · US

Funding

Using Coincidence Analysis to Investigate Factors Affecting PrEP Initiation and Continuation in Southern ending the Epidemic CountiesP30MH062294 · NIMH · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI John Edward Pachankis · 2001 to 2026
$48.5M
An Innovative HIV Prevention Intervention Using Social Networking TechnologyR03DA031607 · NIDA · HUNTER COLLEGE · PI LELUTIU-WEINBERGER, CORINA · 2011 to 2012
$293k
NIDA NIH HHS R03 DA031607NIDA NIH HHS R03-DA031607NIMH NIH HHS P30 MH062294
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Given the popularity of social media among young men who have sex with men (YMSM), and in light of YMSM's elevated and increasing HIV rates, we tested the feasibility, acceptability and preliminary efficacy of a live chat intervention delivered on Facebook in reducing condomless anal sex and substance use within a group of high risk YMSM in a pre-post design with no control group. Participants (N = 41; 18-29 years old) completed up to eight one-hour motivational interviewing and cognitive behavioral skills-based online live chat intervention sessions, and reported on demographic, psychosocial, and behavioral characteristics at baseline and immediately post-intervention. Analyses indicated that participation in the intervention (n = 31) was associated with reductions of days of drug and alcohol use in the past month and instances of anal sex without a condom (including under the influence of substances), as well as increases in knowledge of HIV-related risks at 3-month follow-up. This pilot study argues for the potential of this social media-delivered intervention to reduce HIV risk among a most vulnerable group in the United States, in a manner that was highly acceptable to receive and feasible to execute. A future randomized controlled trial could generate an intervention blueprint for providers to support YMSM's wellbeing by reaching them regardless of their geographical location, at a low cost.

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Patient Acceptance of Health CareRisk Reduction BehaviorSocial MediaAdultCognitive Behavioral TherapyFeasibility StudiesHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHIV InfectionsHomosexuality, MaleHumansMaleMotivational InterviewingOutcome Assessment, Health CarePilot ProjectsRisk-TakingSexual Behavior

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PMID25256808
PMCPMC4375068
OpenAlexW2040341778

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