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SynthesisHealth psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association2021

Complex solutions for a complex problem: A meta-analysis of the efficacy of multiple-behavior interventions on change in outcomes related to HIV.

Aashna Sunderrajan, Benjamin White, Marta Durantini, Flor Sanchez, Laura Glasman, Dolores Albarracín

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Synthesis in Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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5citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
1.7field-weighted citation impact, top 14% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. More behavioral recommendations produce more change: A meta-analysis of efficacy of multibehavior recommendations to reduce nonmedical substance use.Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors · 2020
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Aashna SunderrajanDepartment of Psychology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.ORCID 0000-0003-3615-0118
Benjamin WhiteDepartment of Psychology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Marta DurantiniDepartment of Psychology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Flor SanchezDepartment of Social Psychology and Methodology, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid.
Laura GlasmanDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin.ORCID 0000-0003-2305-4565
Dolores AlbarracínDepartment of Psychology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.ORCID 0000-0002-9878-942X
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign · USMedical College of Wisconsin · USUniversidad Autónoma de Madrid · ES

Funding

Mining Social Media Messages for HIV Testing and Prevention CommunicationR01MH114847 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI ALBARRACIN, DOLORES · 2018 to 2022
$2.9M
Efficacy and Effectiveness of Multi-Behavior Interventions Relevant to HIVR01MH094241 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI ALBARRACIN, DOLORES · 2012 to 2016
$2.2M
NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH094241NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH114847
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThe purpose of this meta-analysis was to examine the success of multiple-behavior interventions and to identify whether the efficacy of such programs depends on the number of recommendations prescribed and the type of outcomes measured.

methodWe conducted a synthesis of 136 research reports (N = 59,330) using a robust variance estimate model (Tanner-Smith et al., 2016) to study change between baseline and the first follow-up across multiple-behavior interventions, single-behavior interventions, and passive controls.

resultsMultiple-behavior interventions were more efficacious than their single-behavior counterparts (multiple-behaviors: d = .44 [95% confidence interval, CI [.27, .60]); single-behavior: d = .21 [95% CI [.00, .43]), with efficacy varying based on the type of outcomes measured. Publication bias analysis revealed a small asymmetry but controlling for it did not eliminate these effects. There was a strong linear relation between the number of recommendations prescribed by an intervention and intervention efficacy (B = .07, SE = .01, p < .001), with strongest improvements observed for interventions making five or more recommendations. These patterns remained when controlling for other intervention and population characteristics.

conclusionsMultiple-behavior interventions are successful in the HIV domain and increasing the number of recommendations made in the intervention generally maximizes improvements. These findings provide insights that may guide the design and implementation of integrated interventions. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved).

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Behavior TherapyHIV InfectionsHumans

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PMID34435836
PMCPMC8629832
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