Title | Identifying Key Elements to Inform the Development of an HIV Health Behavior Maintenance Intervention. |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2018 |
Authors | Hile SJ, Feldman MB, Raker AR, Irvine MK |
Journal | Am J Health Promot |
Volume | 32 |
Issue | 1 |
Pagination | 48-58 |
Date Published | 2018 Jan |
ISSN | 2168-6602 |
Abstract | PURPOSE: To collect information that will inform the development of an intervention to support the maintenance of HIV-related health-promoting behaviors. DESIGN: Focused, in-depth individual and group interviews. SETTING: The New York City (NYC) Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) and DOHMH-funded community-based organizations that primarily serve low-income people living with HIV within the five boroughs of NYC. PARTICIPANTS: A total of 42 individuals who had participated in The Positive Life Workshop-an HIV self-management intervention adapted and implemented by the NYC DOHMH. METHOD: Purposive sampling was used to recruit study participants. Five 60- to 90-minute focus groups (n = 38) and 4 individual interviews were conducted to assess motivations for and barriers to maintaining HIV-related health-promoting behaviors and to elicit feedback on the content and format for the proposed maintenance intervention. Thematic analysis was used to summarize the data. RESULTS: Participants reported that relationships with family, a responsibility to protect others from HIV, and faith/spirituality supported the maintenance of health-promoting behaviors. Barriers to behavior maintenance included substance use and mental health issues. Meeting in small groups was also highlighted as a motivator to sustaining health behaviors, particularly in decreasing isolation and receiving affirmation from others. CONCLUSION: Participants identified several factors that could be incorporated into an intervention to support HIV-related health-promoting behavior maintenance that could supplement existing HIV self-management interventions. |
DOI | 10.1177/0890117116669108 |
Alternate Journal | Am J Health Promot |
PubMed ID | 27765879 |
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