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Evaluating a Brief, Video-Based Sexual Risk Reduction Intervention and Assessment Reactivity with STI Clinic Patients: Results from a Randomized Controlled Trial. AIDS Behav 2015 Jul;19(7):1228-46

Date

12/01/2014

Pubmed ID

25433653

Pubmed Central ID

PMC4449831

DOI

10.1007/s10461-014-0960-3

Scopus ID

2-s2.0-84937973083 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site)   23 Citations

Abstract

We report results from a randomized controlled trial designed to evaluate the efficacy of a video-based sexual risk reduction intervention and to measure assessment reactivity. Patients (N = 1010; 56 % male; 69 % African American) receiving care at a sexually transmitted infection (STI) clinic were assigned to one of four conditions formed by crossing assessment condition (i.e., sexual health vs. general health) with intervention condition (i.e., sexual risk reduction intervention vs. general health promotion). After completing their assigned baseline assessment, participants received their assigned intervention, and subsequently returned for follow-up assessments at 3, 6, 9, and 12 months. Participants in all conditions reduced their self-reported sexual risk behavior, and the incidence of new STIs declined from baseline through the follow-ups; however, there was no effect of intervention or assessment condition. We conclude that further risk reduction will require more intensive interventions, especially in STI clinics that already provide excellent clinical care.

Author List

Carey MP, Senn TE, Walsh JL, Coury-Doniger P, Urban MA, Fortune T, Vanable PA, Carey KB

Author

Jennifer L. Walsh PhD Associate Professor in the Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine department at Medical College of Wisconsin




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

Adolescent
Adult
Ambulatory Care Facilities
Behavior Therapy
Counseling
Female
Follow-Up Studies
HIV Infections
Health Promotion
Humans
Incidence
Male
Middle Aged
Risk Reduction Behavior
Sexual Behavior
Sexual Partners
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Surveys and Questionnaires
United States
Video Recording