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Spring 2007 Newsletter / Volume 8, Issue 3

Resources

Books & Articles

Abell, N., Ryan, S., & Kamata, A. (2006). Assessing capacity for self-care among HIV-positive heads of household: Bilingual validation of the Parental Self-Care Scale. Social Work Research, 30(4), 233-243.

According to Abell and colleagues, both the English- and Spanish-language versions of the Parental Self-Care Scale have "the potential to assess HIV-positive parents' perceptions of their own capacities to maintain a complicated health regimen while remaining responsible for the well-being of their families" (p. 241).

Bletzer, K.V. (2007). Identity and resilience among persons with HIV: A rural African American experience. Qualitative Health Research, 17(2), 162-175.

"In this article, the author ... [describes] the life trajectories of two persons who used and sold drugs ... and examines the process of life reorganization they put into motion after testing positive for HIV" (p. 162).

Bradley-Springer, L.A., & Cook, P.F. (2006). Prevention with HIV-infected men: Recommendations for practice and research. Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care, 17(6), 14-27.

"This report explores epidemiologic and psychosocial issues related to prevention in men with HIV and compares how those variables relate to prevention efforts. The report ends with a discussion of a method to approach HIV risk reduction in clinical care settings" (p. 14).

Lyles, C.M., Kay, L.S., Crepaz, N., Herbst, J.H., Passin, W.F., Kim, A.S., Rama, S.M., Thadiparthi, S., DeLuca, J.B., & Mullins, M.M. (2007). Best-evidence interventions: Findings from a systematic review of HIV behavioral interventions for US populations at high risk, 2000-2004. American Journal of Public Health, 97(1), 133-143.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's HIV/AIDS Prevention Research Synthesis Team "identified 18 behavioral interventions, reported from 2000 through 2004, with the best evidence of efficacy in reducing HIV risk. ... Providers of HIV prevention [services] can use the findings ... to select evidence-based intervention(s) best suited for their community's needs" (p. 139).

Lyon, M.E., & D'Angelo, L.J. (Eds.). (2006). Teenagers, HIV, and AIDS: Insights from youths living with the virus. Westport, CT: Praeger Publishers/Greenwood Publishing Group.

"In this volume, experts who work with HIV/AIDS-infected teenagers examine the psychological and social fallout compounding the frightening medical issues faced by adolescents who've received the diagnosis. Readers share the challenge with teens as they face the stigma of HIV/AIDS and the tough decisions about who to tell of their infection and when to do it. We learn the hard truth about health care, self care, and new treatment options for affected teens. And we read about the heartbreaking end-of-life care issues for dying adolescents. Perhaps most importantly, the authors offer resources that teens and their families can turn to for information and support. They also explain what family, friends, teachers, and other professionals can do to help infected teens maximize their mental health and their quality of life."

Machtinger, E.L., & Bangsberg, D.R. (2007). Seven steps to better adherence: A practical approach to promoting adherence to antiretroviral therapy. AIDS Reader, 17(1), 43-C3.

"While adherence to antiretroviral therapy is regarded as the most important determinant of clinical outcomes in HIV-positive persons, most clinicians receive little guidance on practical steps to support and improve adherence. A structured, evidence-based, 7-step approach to supporting and improving antiretroviral adherence is described here. These steps can serve as a starting point or review for care providers working to support HIV-positive patients to successfully adhere to antiretroviral therapy" (p. 43).

Malow, R.M., Dévieux, J.G., & Lucenko, B. (2006). History of childhood sexual abuse as a risk factor for HIV risk behavior. Journal of Trauma Practice, 5(3), 13-32.

"This article presents a review of literature and concepts linking child sexual abuse [CSA] history and HIV risk behavior. Correlates of both CSA and HIV risk are reviewed and a proposed model of association is presented. ... Clinical implications include the need to assess: (1) abuse history among high-risk populations and (2) HIV risk behavior among CSA and other trauma survivors" (p. 13).

Pudil, J. (2006). I'm gone when you're gone: How a group can survive when its leader takes a leave of absence. Social Work with Groups, 29(2-3), 217-233.

"This article presents a process to allow the primary worker to take a leave of absence while the group continues with an interim worker. The author's personal experience of a leave of absence from a HIV+ adolescent support group will be used to illustrate this transfer process. In providing ample time and a thoughtful process of transfer, this leave of absence was successful in maintaining group attendance and participation" (p. 217).

Sales, J.M., Milhausen, R.R., & DiClemente, R.J. (2006). A decade in review: Building on the experiences of past adolescent STI/HIV interventions to optimise future prevention efforts. Sexually Transmitted Infections, 82(6), 431-436.

"The major purpose of this article is to systematically review and synthesise empirical findings from selected adolescent STI [sexually transmitted infection]/HIV interventions conducted in the United States between 1994 and 2004. Specifically, the most current adolescent STI risk reduction interventions conducted in diverse venues, such as in the community, schools, clinics, and specialised adolescent centres (that is, detention homes and drug programmes) were examined for reported efficacy, and were assessed for programmatic and methodological strengths and weaknesses. Next, a subset of programmatic characteristics was identified that were associated with the efficacy of STI risk reduction programmes both within a particular venue, as well as across all venues. Finally, ... [the authors] discuss the research and practice implications of these findings for optimising future evidence[-]based STI risk reduction programmes for adolescents in the United States" (p. 431).

Shambley-Ebron, D.Z., & Boyle, J.S. (2006). In our grandmother's footsteps: Perceptions of being strong in African American women with HIV/AIDS. Advances in Nursing Science, 29(3), 195-206.

"An ethnographic study of African American mothers living with HIV/AIDS revealed that they believed in a tradition and heritage of strength that fostered their survival during difficult life experiences such as living and mothering with HIV/AIDS. They enacted this strength in culturally significant ways. This article discusses the importance of recognizing and supporting cultural strengths of African American women to help manage illness, while remaining cognizant of the context of oppression, discrimination, and stigma that distort cultural traditions and instead penalize women when they are ill" (p. 195).

van Kesteren, N.M.C., Kok, G., Hospers, H.J., Schippers, J., & de Wildt, W. (2006). Systematic development of a self-help and motivational enhancement intervention to promote sexual health in HIV-positive men who have sex with men. AIDS Patient Care & STDs, 20(12), 858-875.

"This paper presents the process by which a theory- and evidence-based intervention was developed to promote sexual health in HIV-positive MSM. Intervention Mapping, a tool for planning and developing health promotion interventions, was used as a guide in developing the intervention. ... Intervention Mapping not only explicates the processes involved in intervention development, it also guides the application of both theory and empirical evidence to all phases of intervention development. Intervention Mapping has been shown to contribute to well-considered choices and transparency both in the process of intervention development and in anticipation of its implementation" (pp. 871-872).

Williams, A.B., & Friedland, G.H. (Eds.). (2006). HIV medication adherence. Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, 43(Suppl. 1), S1-S155.

"The articles in this special supplement ... comprise discussions of the theoretic underpinnings of adherence research and of the challenges of collaboration across disciplines ..., a state-of-the-art review of the outcomes of adherence intervention trials ..., results from 2 adherence intervention clinical trials ..., explorations of important methodologic aspects of adherence intervention research such as the role of qualitative methods ..., the challenge of developing a theory-driven intervention ..., measurement strategies ..., data management issues with electronic monitoring devices ..., an innovative approach to assess intervention effectiveness ..., a promising cost-effectiveness model for adherence interventions ..., and the earliest reports of exciting work being conducted abroad in the resource-limited parts of the world in which the epidemic continues to expand ... . Finally, ... one of the early leaders in antiretroviral adherence research ... comments on where we are today and offers her thoughts for the future" (p. S2).

Wojna, V., & Nath, A. (2006). Challenges to the diagnosis and management of HIV dementia. AIDS Reader, 16(11), 615-616, 621-624, 626, 629-632.

Clinicians face "several new challenges in the diagnosis and treatment of a patient with HIV infection who presents with cognitive impairment. In this article, ... [Wojna and Nath] provide a systematic approach to addressing each of these issues and guidelines for management of these patients. ... [They] also discuss the latest experimental approaches and the clinical trials being conducted for the better management of this population" (p. 615).

Wright, K., Naar-King, S., Lam, P., Templin, T., & Frey, M. (2007). Stigma scale revised: Reliability and validity of a brief measure of stigma for HIV+ youth. Journal of Adolescent Health, 40(1), 96-98.

"This study assessed the reliability and validity of an abbreviated measure of HIV stigma in a sample of minority HIV+ youth with diverse gender and sexual orientation. Results demonstrated good reliability and validity for the total 10-item stigma scale as well as for the subscales" (p. 98).

On the Web

"AIDS.gov serves as an information gateway to guide users to Federal domestic HIV/AIDS information and resources." The goal of this site "is to ease access to information on Federal HIV/AIDS prevention, testing, treatment, and research programs, policies, and resources. AIDS.gov contains links to guide ... [viewers] to information on those topics."

– Compiled by Abraham Feingold, Psy.D.

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