The Other Side of the Healthy Relationships Intervention: Mental Health Outcomes and Correlates of Sexual Risk Behavior Change

Autor/in	Kalichman, Seth C.
Titel	The Other Side of the Healthy Relationships Intervention: Mental Health Outcomes and Correlates of Sexual Risk Behavior Change
Quelle	In: AIDS Education and Prevention, 17 (2005), S.66-75 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0899-9546
DOI	10.1521/aeap.17.2.66.58695
Schlagwörter	Social Theories; Stress Management; Comparative Analysis; Program Effectiveness; Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS); Intervention; Prevention; Sexually Transmitted Diseases; Mental Health; Behavior Modification + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Gesellschaftstheorie; Stressmanagement; Stressbewältigung; Prävention; Vorbeugung; Sexual transmitted disease; Geschlechtskrankheit; Psychohygiene; Behaviour modification; Verhaltensänderung
Abstract	Healthy Relationships is a small-group, social cognitive theory-based HIV prevention intervention designed for people living with HIV/AIDS. The Healthy Relationships intervention was demonstrated effective in a controlled randomized clinical trial. The intervention also integrated stress reduction with sexual risk reduction techniques, but the mental health outcomes from the intervention have not yet been reported. This study examined the 6-month follow-up mental health outcomes of the Healthy Relationships intervention among 81 HIV-positive study participants (45 in the Healthy Relationships condition and 36 in the health maintenance control condition) who reported sexual relationships with HIV-negative or unknown HIV status (nonconcordant) partners. Compared with the time-matched control condition, the Healthy Relationships intervention demonstrated significant reductions in perceived HIV-related stress. There was also evidence that reductions in perceived HIV-related stress mediated the intervention effects on sexual risk behaviors with nonconcordant partners. Results have implications for designing the next generation of HIV prevention interventions targeted to people living with HIV/AIDS. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10