Trial reportDrug and alcohol dependence2022
Discrimination and alcohol problems among heavy drinking HIV-positive men who have sex with men: The buffering effect of a brief Motivational Intervention to reduce alcohol use.
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- Evidence from high-income countries on the effectiveness of psychosocial interventions to improve mental health, wellbeing and quality of life for adults living with HIV: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of the International AIDS Society · 2025Pooled it
- Effects of optimism and stage of change on alcohol use and problems among sexual minority men with HIV participating in a brief motivational interviewing intervention.Journal of substance use and addiction treatment · 2025Trial
- Economic Cost of the HealthCall Smartphone Intervention to Reduce Heavy Alcohol Drinking in Adults With HIV.Journal of studies on alcohol and drugs · 2023Trial
- Alcohol Use, HIV Stigma and Quality of Life Among Alcohol Consuming Men Living with HIV in India: A Mediation Analysis.AIDS and behavior · 2023Trial
- HIV-related Stigma and Alcohol Involvement Among People with HIV Who Engage in Unhealthy Drinking.AIDS and behavior · 2026Article
- Intersectional discrimination and alcohol problems among transfeminine people of color: The moderating role of financial instability.Journal of health psychology · 2026Article
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- Global, regional, and national burden of gout among older adults (≥65) from 1990 to 2021 and projections for 2050.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
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- Rural Veterans with HIV and Alcohol Use Disorder receive less video telehealth than urban Veterans.The Journal of rural health : official journal of the American Rural Health Association and the National Rural Health Care Association · 2024Article
- HIV-related stigma, depression and suicidal ideation among HIV-positive MSM in China: a moderated mediation model.BMC public health · 2023Article
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Abstract
introductionHeavy alcohol use negatively impacts health outcomes among people with HIV and is especially prevalent among men who have sex with men (MSM). Alcohol problems among MSM with HIV may occur, in part, due to increased stress caused by experiences of identity-based discrimination, such as heterosexism, HIV stigma, and racism. The current study examined (a) whether MSM with HIV who experience greater identity-based discrimination reported higher levels of alcohol problems over time in the absence of alcohol intervention, and (b) whether motivational interviewing (MI) to reduce alcohol use would attenuate the effects of discrimination on alcohol problems.
methodsData came from a clinical trial in which MSM with HIV were randomized into brief MI for alcohol harm reduction [n = 89] or an HIV treatment as usual assessment only control [TAU; n = 91]. Alcohol use and problems were assessed at baseline, 3, 6, and 12 months.
resultsGeneralized Estimating Equations found a significant interaction between MI and baseline identity-based discrimination, such that in those not receiving MI, discrimination prospectively predicted alcohol problems over time (B = 0.065, SE = 0.018, p < .001, 95% Wald CI [.030- 0.100]). In those receiving MI, discrimination did not have an effect (B = - 0.002, SE = 0.131, p = .987, 95% Wald CI [- 0.258 to 0.254]).
conclusionsEven without explicitly targeting experiences of identity-based discrimination, a person-centered intervention, like MI, appears to mitigate the negative impact of identity-based discrimination on alcohol-related problems.
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