Cognitive–behavioral interventions improve quality of life in women with AIDS

Cognitive–Behavioral Stress Management Interventions for Persons Living with HIV: A Review and Critique of the Literature

“…However, all of these interventions recruited a disproportionately higher number of men than women (e.g., [31]). Furthermore, only one intervention was exclusively designed for HIV-infected female patients [36,37]. Additionally, the majority of HIV-infected individuals included in the reviewed interventions were Caucasian.…”

“…In the reviewed literature, four studies (19%) measured the impact of a stress management intervention on HIV-infected persons' perceived quality of life [34,35,37,52]. In one study comparing a group stress management program to a waitlist control condition among a sample of heterosexual, Chinese men indicated an increase in overall quality of life at the immediate postintervention assessment for those in the stress management group compared to the waitlist control group [35].…”

“…In one study comparing a group stress management program to a waitlist control condition among a sample of heterosexual, Chinese men indicated an increase in overall quality of life at the immediate postintervention assessment for those in the stress management group compared to the waitlist control group [35]. Three additional studies examined quality-of-life outcomes using multidimensional measures [34,37,52]. Across these studies, participants who received the stress management intervention reported improvements on select quality-of-life dimensions, especially their mental health functioning.…”

Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Depression in Primary Care

“…Interpersonal therapy 101 and cognitive-behavioral therapy, especially in a group format, 102,103 have demonstrated effectiveness in studies of depressed HIV-seropositive individuals. Contracts that outline expectations and goals of treatment and relapse prevention techniques have been found to be effective for extroverts with unstable behavioral patterns.…”

Translation of a comprehensive health behavior intervention for women living with HIV: the SMART/EST Women's Program

“…Translation of behavioral interventions for people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHAs) that addresses multiple risk behaviors is especially appropriate, as PLWHAs have been identified as being at increased risk of comorbid health conditions, such as cardiovascular and pulmonary diseases, depression, diabetes, and addiction [3,4]. In addition, psychiatric disorders have also been associated with decrements in essential health behaviors for PLWHAs (e.g., antiretroviral medication adherence [5][6][7][8][9] and medical appointment attendance [10,11]) and with poorer overall mental health and quality of life [12,13].…”