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Published in: AIDS and Behavior 9/2013

01-11-2013 | Original Paper

Supportive-Expressive and Coping Group Teletherapies for HIV-Infected Older Adults: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Authors: Timothy G. Heckman, Bernadette D. Heckman, Timothy Anderson, Travis I. Lovejoy, David Mohr, Mark Sutton, Joseph A. Bianco, Jen-Tzer Gau

Published in: AIDS and Behavior | Issue 9/2013

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Abstract

This clinical trial tested whether telephone-administered supportive-expressive group therapy or coping effectiveness training reduce depressive symptoms in HIV-infected older adults. Participants from 24 states (N = 361) completed the Geriatric Depression Scale at pre-intervention, post-intervention, and 4- and 8-month follow-up and were randomized to one of three study arms: (1) 12 weekly sessions of telephone-administered, supportive-expressive group therapy (tele-SEGT; n = 122); (2) 12 weekly sessions of telephone-administered, coping effectiveness training (tele-CET; n = 118); or (3) a standard of care (SOC) control group (n = 121). Tele-SEGT participants reported fewer depressive symptoms than SOC controls at post-intervention (MSEGT = 11.9, MSOC = 14.3) and 4- (MSEGT = 12.5, MSOC = 14.4) and 8-month follow-up (MSEGT = 12.7, MSOC = 14.5) and fewer depressive symptoms than tele-CET participants at post-intervention (MSEGT = 12.4, MCET = 13.6) and 8-month follow-up (MSEGT = 12.7, MCET = 14.1). Tele-CET participants reported no statistically significant differences from SOC controls in GDS values at any assessment period. Tele-SEGT constitutes an efficacious treatment to reduce depressive symptoms in HIV-infected older adults.
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Metadata
Title
Supportive-Expressive and Coping Group Teletherapies for HIV-Infected Older Adults: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Authors
Timothy G. Heckman
Bernadette D. Heckman
Timothy Anderson
Travis I. Lovejoy
David Mohr
Mark Sutton
Joseph A. Bianco
Jen-Tzer Gau
Publication date
01-11-2013
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
AIDS and Behavior / Issue 9/2013
Print ISSN: 1090-7165
Electronic ISSN: 1573-3254
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-013-0441-0

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