Cited by 40HIV/AIDS Research and InterventionsBehavioral Health and InterventionsHIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk

Effects of Behavioral Intervention Content on HIV Prevention Outcomes: A Meta-Review of Meta-Analyses

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Johnson, Blair T., Michie, Susan, Snyder, Leslie B.·2014·JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

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OBJECTIVE: Numerous meta-analyses have examined the success of trials of interventions to reduce the behavioral risk of acquiring or transmitting HIV. Yet, to date, meta-reviews have not systematically examined which type of intervention content is more likely to lead to successful HIV outcomes. The current study addresses this gap. METHODS: Published meta-analyses on HIV prevention (k = 56) were retrieved, then coded, and analyzed in terms of the intervention content. RESULTS: Past meta-analyses have examined relatively few dimensions of intervention content. Larger meta-analyses were more likely to find that information content dimensions, especially skill provision and motivational enhancement, relate to risk reduction. CONCLUSIONS: Fully incorporating behavior change technique (BCT) taxonomies into both intervention research and systematic reviews of this research offers considerable potential. It can improve the precision of conclusions about which specific types of content best promote HIV prevention behaviors and help to lower the cost of interventions. International efforts to improve reporting standards and generate the scholarly expertise necessary to discern BCTs reliably and validly help to address some of the challenges to including BCTs in study reports. Contextualizing research on effective strategies for HIV prevention by reporting and including in analyses community, social, and sample factors is also recommended. Together, such efforts can help refocus the field of HIV prevention on improved research strategies to further improve future interventions by discerning the content design factors related to success for particular populations, rather than merely to assess whether interventions have been successful.

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Authors
Johnson, B. T., Michie, S., & Snyder, L. B.
Affiliations
  • University of Connecticut (US)
  • University College London (GB)
Corresponding author
Johnson, Blair T.
Venue
JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes
Published
2014-08-15
Volume
66
Issue
Supplement 3
Pages
S259-S270
ISSN
1525-4135 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2005870623
Cited by
40
References
89
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FWCI
0.79
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
cc-by-nc-nd
Locations
  • JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
National Institute of Mental Health (R01MH058563, R01-MH58563)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Infectious Diseases › HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Behavioral Health and Interventions
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
Keywords
HIV prevention, behaviour change techniques, BCT taxonomy, motivation enhancement, HIV risk reduction, intervention effectiveness, reporting guidelines
MeSH terms
Behavior Therapy, Humans, Meta-Analysis as Topic, Health Behavior, HIV Infections, Treatment Outcome

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