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AIDS CARE-PSYCHOLOGICAL AND SOCIO-MEDICAL ASPECTS OF AIDS/HIV
Volume 22, Issue 9, Pages 1029-1040Publisher
ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/09540120903214389
Keywords
HIV; AIDS; peer; medication adherence; clinical trial
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- NATIONAL CENTER FOR RESEARCH RESOURCES [KL2RR024990] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER
- NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NURSING RESEARCH [F31NR009910] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER
- NCRR NIH HHS [KL2 RR024990] Funding Source: Medline
- NINR NIH HHS [F31 NR009910, 1F31NR009910, F31 NR009910-01A1] Funding Source: Medline
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Objective. To test the impact of participation in a peer-based intervention for symptom management for women living with HIV infection on selected outcome measures including, symptom intensity, medication adherence, viral control, and quality of life. Design. Randomized clinical trial. Methods. Participants were recruited using a convenient, consecutive sampling method. Those participants randomized to the experimental condition attended seven, peer-led sessions over seven weeks. Participants randomized to the control condition received a copy of HIV Symptom Management Strategies: A Manual for People Living with HIV/AIDS. Participants completed four surveys assessing change over time in the aforementioned outcome variables. Results. Eighty-nine HIV-infected women followed over 14 weeks and there were no differences between the two groups on baseline demographic variables. Mixed-effects regression indicated no significant difference between groups across time in total symptom intensity score and medication adherence. There was a significant difference between groups across time for two of the nine quality of life scales - HIV Mastery (2=25.08; p0.005) and Disclosure Worries (2=24.67; p0.005). Conclusions. In urban-dwelling women living with HIV/AIDS, results suggest that a peer-based symptom management intervention may not decrease symptom intensity or increase medication adherence. There is positive evidence that suggests that the intervention may increase some important aspects of quality of life. However, further research is warranted to elucidate the effect of peer-based interventions in achieving positive self-management outcomes.
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