Forward”

Preliminary Evaluation of a Group Intervention to Improve Mental Health Outcomes and Address HIV Sexual Risk Behaviors Among Older Gay and Bisexual Men

Datos Bibliográficos

ID12399208
AutoresSari L Reisner (0000-0001-7868-4746, Harvard University, autor de correspondencia), Conall O’cleirigh (0000-0002-5639-5043, Harvard University), Ellen Hendriksen (0000-0001-5515-6756, Fenway Health), Ellen S Hendriksen, Jennifer McLain (Fenway Health), Julie Ebin (Fenway Health), Katherine Lew (Massachusetts Department of Public Health), Barry Callis, Barry P Callis (Massachusetts Department of Public Health), Kevin Cranston (Massachusetts Department of Public Health), Robert Carr (0000-0002-7794-1402, Massachusetts Department of Public Health), Robert C Carr (0000-0003-4125-1917), Chuck Giovanniello (Fenway Health), Daniel González (0000-0001-5522-5686, Fenway Health), Rodney VanDerwarker (Fenway Health), Matthew J Mimiaga (0000-0001-9256-2905, Massachusetts General Hospital)
Año2011
Volumen23
Número4
Páginas523-545
Fecha de publicación2011-10-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Gay & Lesbian Social Services (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1053-8720 • E-ISSN: 1540-4056
EditorialRoutledge (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/10538720.2011.611113
OpenAlexW2091378892
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas6
Referencias citadas58

We examined the initial efficacy of “40 & Forward,” a manualized group intervention developed to reduce HIV sexual risk for gay and bisexual men age 40 and older who self-report problems with depression, isolation/loneliness, and social anxiety. A retrospective evaluation of program data from 84 participants (mean age = 51; 26% HIV infected) across four groups compared within-person change in mental health and sexual risk outcomes between baseline and post-intervention assessments. Participants who completed the intervention demonstrated statistically significant reductions across all mental health outcomes, including depressive symptoms, social anxiety symptoms, loneliness, and fear of negative evaluation, as well as increased condom use self-efficacy. Current findings offer a promising approach for additional research and intervention development with this population of aging sexual minority men

Anxiety · Condom · Depression (economics · Family medicine · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV · Intervention (counseling · Loneliness · Mental health · Population · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Psychotherapist · Social isolation · Social support · Clinical Psychology · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy · Medicine · Psychology · Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology · Gerontology