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Trial reportAnnals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine2018

A Randomized Clinical Trial of a Brief Internet-based Group Intervention to Reduce Sexual Transmission Risk Behavior Among HIV-Positive Gay and Bisexual Men.

Dean G Cruess, Kaylee E Burnham, David J Finitsis, Brett M Goshe, Lauren Strainge, Moira Kalichman, Tamar Grebler, Chauncey Cherry, Seth C Kalichman

Abstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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9 authors.

Dean G CruessDepartment of Psychological Sciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT.
Kaylee E BurnhamDepartment of Psychological Sciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT.
David J FinitsisDepartment of Psychological Sciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT.
Brett M GosheDepartment of Psychological Sciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT.
Lauren StraingeDepartment of Psychological Sciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT.
Moira KalichmanInstitute for Collaboration on Health, Intervention and Policy, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT.
Tamar GreblerInstitute for Collaboration on Health, Intervention and Policy, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT.
Chauncey CherryInstitute for Collaboration on Health, Intervention and Policy, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT.
Seth C KalichmanDepartment of Psychological Sciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT.

Funding

Training in Social Processes of HIV/AIDST32MH074387 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT STORRS · PI KALICHMAN, SETH C · 2006 to 2020
$3.9M
Internet-Based STI/HIV Prevention for HIV+ Internet UsersR34MH087120 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT STORRS · PI CRUESS, DEAN G · 2011 to 2013
$659k
NIMH NIH HHS R34 MH087120NIMH NIH HHS T32 MH074387
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: HIV disproportionately affects sexual minority men, and developing strategies to reduce transmission risk is a public health priority. Purpose: The goal was to empirically test a newly developed, Information, Motivation, Behavioral skills (IMB) theoretically derived, online HIV sexual risk reduction intervention (called HINTS) among a sample of sexual minority men living with HIV. Methods: Participants were 167 men randomized to either the four-session online HINTS intervention or to a time-matched, online control condition. Participants were assessed at baseline and at 6-month follow-up for demographic, medical and psychosocial factors, and sexual risk behavior. Analyses examined group differences in incidence rates of condomless anal sex (CAS) at follow-up with all male sex partners and by partner serostatus, either seroconcordant or serodiscordant for HIV infection. Results: Men assigned to the HINTS intervention reported decreased CAS with serodiscordant partners, a behavior that confers high risk of HIV transmission, compared to the control group. Men assigned to the HINTS intervention also reported increased CAS with seroconcordant partners, a behavior indicative of serosorting. Although the IMB model did not appear to mediate these intervention effects, some IMB components were associated with behavioral outcomes at 6-month follow-up. Conclusions: A new group-based sexual risk reduction intervention conducted exclusively online was successful in reducing HIV transmission risk behavior in a sample of gay and bisexual men living with HIV. Future work should consider utilizing this intervention with other groups living with HIV, perhaps in combination with biomedical HIV prevention strategies.

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BisexualityHomosexuality, MaleRisk Reduction BehaviorSexual BehaviorSexual PartnersAdultFollow-Up StudiesHIV InfectionsHumansInternetMaleMiddle AgedOutcome Assessment, Health CarePsychotherapy, GroupUnsafe Sex

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PMID29538626
PMCPMC6361295

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