Community-level HIV prevention for persons with severe mental illness living in supportive housing programs: a pilot intervention study.
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| Title: | Community-level HIV prevention for persons with severe mental illness living in supportive housing programs: a pilot intervention study. |
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| Authors: | Sikkema KJ (AUTHOR), Meade CS (AUTHOR), Doughty-Berry JD (AUTHOR), Zimmerman SO (AUTHOR), Kloos B (AUTHOR), Snow DL (AUTHOR) |
| Source: | Journal of Prevention & Intervention in the Community. 2007, Vol. 33 Issue 1/2, p121-135. 15p. |
| Subject Terms: | *Community health services, *AIDS prevention, *Communicable diseases, Care of people, People with mental illness, Disease risk factors, Regional medical programs, Mental illness, Medical care |
| Abstract: | Individuals with severe mental illness (SMI) are at risk for HIV/AIDS. Despite the availability of supportive community programs for those with SMI, there have been no published evaluations of community-level HIV prevention trials among this population. A pilot intervention trial was conducted to determine the feasibility of such an intervention in supportive housing programs (SHPs). A multi-component community-level trial was implemented in two SHPs with a total of 28 residents. Participants completed assessments at three time points: prior to the intervention (baseline), following skills training (post-assessment), and following the 4-month community intervention (follow- up). Results demonstrated significant improvements in psychosocial risk factors at both post- and follow-up assessments, with indications of sexual behavior change at follow-up. The community-level intervention appeared to reduce the risk of HIV among persons with SMI living in SHPs, and supports the importance of conducting larger scale intervention trials. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Database: | Education Research Complete |
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