Sexual Minority Men Living with HIV's Interest in Yoga vs. MBSR as an Adjunct to an App-Based Positive Affect Intervention: A Focus Group Study.

Purpose: Sexual minority men (SMM) living with HIV experience significant mental health disparities. Studies show positive psychological interventions (PPI) and mindfulness-based interventions (MBI) can have a positive impact on people LWH, however, limited research has explored this among SMM LWH. The current study explores two MBIs (MBSR and yoga) as potential adjuncts to an app-based PPI, which was designed to reduce stress for SMM LWH. Methods: These data are from a sub-study of a proof-of-concept pilot. The pilot enrolled 22 SMM LWH, who used an app-based PPI for 90 days. Following completion of this initial study, participants were invited to participate in a focus group discussion, which explored SMM LWH's interest in MBSR vs. restorative yoga as adjunct programs to the app-based PPI. Results: A third of participants from the initial study attended the focus group (N=7). All focus group participants were racial minorities (71.4% Black, 14.3% Hispanic/Latino, 14.3% Multiracial), with an average age of 32.14yrs ( Conclusions: The study provides insight into racial minority SMM LWH's comparative interest in two MBIs and suggests that yoga may be a feasible adjunct to the app-based PPI. However, inequities regarding access to yoga remain an important issue for SMM LWH and must be addressed.