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Internet-based health information consumer skills intervention for people living with HIV/AIDS. J Consult Clin Psychol 2006 Jun;74(3):545-54

Date

07/11/2006

Pubmed ID

16822111

DOI

10.1037/0022-006X.74.3.545

Scopus ID

2-s2.0-33746430051 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site)   74 Citations

Abstract

Medical information can improve health, and there is an enormous amount of health information available on the Internet. A randomized clinical trial tested the effectiveness of an intervention based on social- cognitive theory to improve information use among people living with HIV/AIDS. Men and women (N = 448) were placed in either (a) an 8-session intervention that focused on Internet information consumer skills or (b) a time-matched support group and were followed to 9 months postintervention. The Internet skills group demonstrated greater Internet use for health, information coping, and social support compared with the control group. The authors conclude that people with HIV infection may benefit from increased access to health information on the Internet and that vulnerability to misinformation and fraud can be reduced through behavioral interventions.

Author List

Kalichman SC, Cherry C, Cain D, Pope H, Kalichman M, Eaton L, Weinhardt L, Benotsch EG

Author

Lance S. Weinhardt MS,PhD Associate Dean for Research and Professor of Community and Behavioral Health Promotion in the Joseph. J. Zilber School of Public Health department at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
Adaptation, Psychological
Adult
Cognition
Community Participation
Female
HIV Infections
Health Promotion
Humans
Information Dissemination
Internet
Male
Psychological Theory
Social Support