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ArticleEvaluation and program planning2018

Development of a coping intervention to improve traumatic stress and HIV care engagement among South African women with sexual trauma histories.

Kathleen J Sikkema, Karmel W Choi, Corne Robertson, Brandon A Knettel, Nonceba Ciya, Elizabeth T Knippler, Melissa H Watt, John A Joska

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Article in Evaluation and program planning, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04793217 (Project Someleze), which is not on this map. Cited by 24 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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NCT04793217 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2021, after this paper: background citation

Project Someleze: A Randomized Trial of ImpACT+, a Coping Intervention to Improve Clinical and Mental Health Outcomes Among HIV-infected Women With Sexual Trauma in South Africa

TypeinterventionalSponsorColumbia UniversityRan2021 to 2025Enrolled350ConditionsHIV, Trauma ExposureArmsImproving AIDS Care After Trauma +, Adapted Problem-Solving Therapy
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Kathleen J SikkemaDuke Global Health Institute, Duke University, Durham, NC, United States; Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Duke University, Durham, NC, United States; Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa. Electronic address: kathleen.sikkema@duke.edu.
Karmel W ChoiDuke Global Health Institute, Duke University, Durham, NC, United States; Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Duke University, Durham, NC, United States.
Corne RobertsonDepartment of Psychiatry and Mental Health, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.
Brandon A KnettelDuke Global Health Institute, Duke University, Durham, NC, United States.
Nonceba CiyaDepartment of Psychiatry and Mental Health, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.
Elizabeth T KnipplerDuke Global Health Institute, Duke University, Durham, NC, United States.
Melissa H WattDuke Global Health Institute, Duke University, Durham, NC, United States.
John A JoskaDepartment of Psychiatry and Mental Health, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.

Funding

Social and Behavioral Sciences CoreP30AI064518 · NIAID · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI Nwora Lance Okeke · 2005 to 2026
$50.5M
Improving the health of South African women with traumatic stress in HIV careR34MH102001 · NIMH · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI SIKKEMA, KATHLEEN J · 2014 to 2016
$581k
NIAID NIH HHS P30 AI064518NIMH NIH HHS R34 MH102001
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This paper describes the development and preliminary trial run of ImpACT (Improving AIDS Care after Trauma), a brief coping intervention to address traumatic stress and HIV care engagement among South African women with sexual trauma histories. We engaged in an iterative process to culturally adapt a cognitive-behavioral intervention for delivery within a South African primary care clinic. This process involved three phases: (a) preliminary intervention development, drawing on content from a prior evidence-based intervention; (b) contextual adaptation of the curriculum through formative data collection using a multi-method qualitative approach; and (c) pre-testing of trauma screening procedures and a subsequent trial run of the intervention. Feedback from key informant interviews and patient in-depth interviews guided the refinement of session content and adaptation of key intervention elements, including culturally relevant visuals, metaphors, and interactive exercises. The trial run curriculum consisted of four individual sessions and two group sessions. Strong session attendance during the trial run supported the feasibility of ImpACT. Participants responded positively to the logistics of the intervention delivery and the majority of session content. Trial run feedback helped to further refine intervention content and delivery towards a pilot randomized clinical trial to assess the feasibility and potential efficacy of this intervention.

Indexed as

Adaptation, PsychologicalCognitive Behavioral TherapyAnti-Retroviral AgentsCultural CompetencyFemaleHIV InfectionsHumansMedication AdherenceProgram DevelopmentPsychological TraumaSelf ConceptSex OffensesSouth AfricaAnti-Retroviral AgentsART adherenceCopingIntervention developmentSexual traumaSouth Africa

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PMID29597104
PMCPMC5953816

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