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Mobilizing individual social capital resources for HIV care support: results of a pilot intervention in St. Petersburg, Russia. AIDS Care 2020 May;32(sup2):99-106

Date

03/13/2020

Pubmed ID

32162527

Pubmed Central ID

PMC7175397

DOI

10.1080/09540121.2020.1739206

Scopus ID

2-s2.0-85081344759 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site)   3 Citations

Abstract

Half of HIV-positive persons in Russia are on antiretroviral therapy (ART), and only 27% are virally suppressed. A feasibility pilot intervention to mobilize social capital resources for HIV care support was conducted in St. Petersburg. Out-of-care or ART-nonadherent HIV-positive persons (n = 24) attended a five-session intervention to increase access social capital resources (i.e., family, friends, or providers) to mobilize supports for entering care, initiating care, and adhering to ART. HIV care indicators were assessed at baseline, an immediate followup (FU-1), and 6-month followup (FU-2) points. At FU-1, participants more frequently discussed their care experiences with others, verifying the intervention's mechanism of action. Participants increased in scales of medication taking adherence (p = 0.002, FU-1; p = 0.011, FU-2), self-efficacy (p = 0.042; FU-1), and outcome expectancies (p = 0.016, FU-2). Among persons not on ART, HIV Medication Readiness scale scores increased at FU-1 (p = 0.032) but became attenuated at FU-2. Participants tended to more frequently keep care appointments (79%, baseline to 90%, FU-1, p = 0.077); to have undetectable viral load (54%, baseline to 74%, FU-2; p = 0.063); and to have fewer past-month days with delayed or incomplete medication doses (7.8, baseline to 4.2, FU-1; p = 0.084). This novel social capital intervention is promising for improving HIV care-related outcomes and warrants a full-scale evaluation.

Author List

Amirkhanian YA, Kelly JA, Kuznetsova AV, DiFranceisco WJ, Tarima SS, McAuliffe TL, Pirogov DG, Yakovlev AA, Musatov VB, Chaika NA

Authors

Yuri A. Amirkhanian PhD Professor in the Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine department at Medical College of Wisconsin
Wayne J. DiFranceisco Research Scientist II in the Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine department at Medical College of Wisconsin
Jeffrey A. Kelly PhD Professor in the Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine department at Medical College of Wisconsin
Timothy L. McAuliffe PhD Professor in the Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine department at Medical College of Wisconsin
Sergey S. Tarima PhD Associate Professor in the Data Science Institute department at Medical College of Wisconsin

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

Adult
Female
HIV Infections
Health Resources
Humans
Male
Medication Adherence
Middle Aged
Pilot Projects
Russia
Self Efficacy
Social Capital
Social Networking
Social Support
Viral Load