Project ACCEPT: Evaluation of a Group-Based Intervention to Improve Engagement in Care for Youth Newly Diagnosed with HIV

Sybil G. Hosek; Gary W. Harper; Diana Lemos; Jane Burke-Miller; Sonia Lee; Lawrence Friedman; Jaime Martinez

doi:10.1007/s10461-018-2034-4

Project ACCEPT: Evaluation of a Group-Based Intervention to Improve Engagement in Care for Youth Newly Diagnosed with HIV

Sybil G. Hosek, Gary W. Harper, Diana Lemos, Jane Burke-Miller, Sonia Lee, Lawrence Friedman, Jaime Martinez

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Abstract

ACCEPT is a gender-specific, group-based intervention aimed at addressing factors that impact engagement in care for youth newly diagnosed with HIV, including stigma, disclosure, healthy relationships, substance use, and future life planning. To test the efficacy of ACCEPT, we enrolled 103 youth and randomly assigned 57 to the ACCEPT condition and 46 to a health education control condition (HEALTH). Acceptability ratings were very high for both conditions. Over the 12 months post-intervention, the ACCEPT group was associated with an odds ratio of 2.33 greater likelihood of self-reported use of HIV medications compared to the HEALTH group (OR = 2.33 95% CI 1.29–4.21, p = 0.005) as well as declining viral load over time (− 0.14 (0.07), p = 0.041). The group-based ACCEPT intervention can improve engagement in care with corresponding positive health outcomes among HIV + youth. Despite the efficacy of ARV treatment, behavioral interventions are still valuable to promote engagement in care as well as adherence to medication.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	2650-2661
Number of pages	12
Journal	AIDS and Behavior
Volume	22
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-018-2034-4
State	Published - Aug 1 2018

Keywords

Adolescents
HIV
Medication adherence

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Social Psychology
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Infectious Diseases

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Project ACCEPT : Evaluation of a Group-Based Intervention to Improve Engagement in Care for Youth Newly Diagnosed with HIV. / Hosek, Sybil G.; Harper, Gary W.; Lemos, Diana; Burke-Miller, Jane; Lee, Sonia; Friedman, Lawrence; Martinez, Jaime.

In: AIDS and Behavior, Vol. 22, No. 8, 01.08.2018, p. 2650-2661.

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