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A randomized clinical trial of a coping improvement group intervention for HIV-infected older adults

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The AIDS and Aging Research Group, Heckman, Timothy G., Sikkema, Kathleen J., Hansen, Nathan, Kochman, Arlene, Heh, Victor, Neufeld, Sharon·2011·Journal of Behavioral Medicine

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This research tested if a 12-session coping improvement group intervention (n = 104) reduced depressive symptoms in HIV-infected older adults compared to an interpersonal support group intervention (n = 105) and an individual therapy upon request (ITUR) control condition (n = 86). Participants were 295 HIV-infected men and women 50-plus years of age living in New York City, Cincinnati, OH, and Columbus, OH. Using A-CASI assessment methodology, participants provided data on their depressive symptoms using the Geriatric Depression Screening Scale (GDS) at pre-intervention, post-intervention, and 4- and 8-month follow-up. Whether conducted with all participants (N = 295) or only a subset of participants diagnosed with mild, moderate, or severe depressive symptoms (N = 171), mixed models analyses of repeated measures found that both coping improvement and interpersonal support group intervention participants reported fewer depressive symptoms than ITUR controls at post-intervention, 4-month follow-up, and 8-month follow-up. The effect sizes of the differences between the two active interventions and the control group were greater when outcome analyses were limited to those participants with mild, moderate, or severe depressive symptoms. At no assessment period did coping improvement and interpersonal support group intervention participants differ in depressive symptoms.

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Authors
The AIDS and Aging Research Group, Heckman, T. G., Sikkema, K. J., Hansen, N., Kochman, A., Heh, V., & Neufeld, S.
Affiliations
  • Ohio University (US)
  • Duke University (US)
  • Yale University (US)
Corresponding author
Heckman, Timothy G.
Venue
Journal of Behavioral Medicine
Published
2010-09-21
Volume
34
Issue
2
Pages
102-111
ISSN
  • 0160-7715 (ISSN-L)
  • 1573-3521
OpenAlex
W2070021701
Cited by
53
References
36
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FWCI
3.10
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Journal of Behavioral Medicine (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
  • DukeSpace (Duke University) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
Funders
National Institute of Mental Health (R01MH078749, R01MH067568, R01MH087462)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Infectious Diseases › HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cancer survivorship and care
Keywords
HIV infection, older adults, depressive symptoms, group intervention, individual psychotherapy, depression treatment
MeSH terms
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, Adaptation, Psychological, Aged, Depression, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Psychotherapy, Psychotherapy, Group, Self-Help Groups, Severity of Illness Index, Geriatric Assessment, HIV Infections

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