HIV/AIDS
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention group:an online CBT-based counseling program (iESTEEM program)
weekly monitoring
Control group:weekly monitoring
Sponsors
Xiangya School of Nursing
Central South University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Male
Age
18 Years to 53 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1) be 18 years old or above; 2) report having sex with men in their lifetime; 3) be diagnosed with HIV; 4) have started ART for at least one month; 5) report anxiety and/or depression symptoms (score of 5 to 14 on the Chinese-validated GAD-7 or the Chinese-validated PHQ-9); 6) not using mental health services in past 3 months (>2 visits/mo); 7) last month’s ART adherence < 95%; 8) frequently using WeChat in smartphone.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Participants who exhibit active mania, psychosis, or suicidality, as assessed by the SCID-Psych Screen, or are hospitalized will be excluded and referred to local mental health services.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Depression;Anxiety;Quality of life;Medication adherence; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Sexual orientation concealment;Internalized homophobia;HIV stigma;HIV related stress;HIV social support;CD4 counts;VL; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactXianhong Li
Xiangya School of Nursing Central South University
Outcome results
None listed