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Feedback on a Multimodal Cognitive Intervention for Adults Aging With HIV: A Focus Group Study
Nearly 50% of adult persons living with HIV (PLWH) experience HIV-associated neurocognitive disorder (HAND), which is associated with deteriorating brain health and cognitive functioning. Multimodal interventions that simultaneously improve physical activity, nutrition, and sleep hygiene may be of value for adult PLWH, especially as they age and become vulnerable to HAND. We used four focus groups of PLWH (N = 30; ages ≥ 50 years) to solicit feedback about Cognitive Prescriptions, a multimodal cognitive intervention. (Source: Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care)
Source: Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care - June 6, 2017 Category: Nursing Authors: David E. Vance, C. Ann Gakumo, Gwendolyn D. Childs, Comfort Enah, Pariya L. Fazeli Tags: Feature Source Type: research

Self-efficacy and coping as correlates of migrant safe sexual behavior to prevent HIV
The objective of our study was to investigate the relationship between 2 process indicators (self-efficacy to prevent HIV and coping with sexual risk) and safe sexual behaviors in migrants. A correlational design was used. Migrants were recruited from 2 cities on the northern border of Mexico. Transition theory informed the measurement of self-efficacy and coping process indicators. Three generalized linear models were built for each safe sexual behavior outcome: (a) partner communication, (b) use of condoms, and (c) safe sex. (Source: Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care)
Source: Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care - June 6, 2017 Category: Nursing Authors: Jes ús Alejandro Guerra Ordoñez, Raquel A. BenavidesTorres, Dora Julia Onofre Rodríguez, María Aracely Márquez Vega, Gloria Maricela Guerra Rodríguez, Kristin M. Wall Source Type: research

Oral substitution treatment of injecting opioid users for prevention of HIV infection
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Source: Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care - June 6, 2017 Category: Nursing Authors: Leticia Barajas-Nava Source Type: research

(Dis)integrated care: Barriers to health care utilization for trans women living with HIV
Transgender (trans) women have been particularly impacted by HIV. To seek insights into the dynamics of health service utilization, interviews were conducted with trans women living with HIV (n = 14) as part of the Trans PULSE community-based research project in Ontario, Canada. Service providers (n = 10) were also interviewed to provide additional details about communication between trans women, social service providers, and clinicians. Results highlight how both problematic interactions with individuals and health systems navigation challenges affect access to services and impede the development of trans-specific HIV sup...
Source: Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care - June 6, 2017 Category: Nursing Authors: Lauren Munro, Zack Marshall, Greta Bauer, Rebecca Hammond, Caleb Nault, Robb Travers Source Type: research

Feedback on a Multi-Modal Cognitive Intervention for Adults Aging with HIV: A Focus Group Study
Nearly 50% of adult persons living with HIV (PLWH) experience HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorder (HAND), which is associated with deteriorating brain health and cognitive functioning. Multi-modal interventions that simultaneously improve physical activity, nutrition, and sleep hygiene may be of value for adult PLWH, especially as they age and become vulnerable to HAND. We used 4 focus groups of PLWH (N = 30; ages ≥ 50 years) to solicit feedback about Cognitive Prescriptions, a multi-modal cognitive intervention. (Source: Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care)
Source: Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care - June 6, 2017 Category: Nursing Authors: David E. Vance, C. Ann Gakumo, Gwendolyn D. Childs, Comfort Enah, Pariya L. Fazeli Source Type: research

Perspectives of HIV clinic staff on the implementation of a client financial incentives program targeting viral suppression
We present perspectives of health care providers and clinic staff on the implementation of a financial incentive program for clients living with HIV in 3 Louisiana clinics. Interviews were conducted in May-June 2015 with 27 clinic staff to assess their perspectives on implementation of the Health Models financial incentive program, which was initiated in September 2013. Many providers and staff welcomed the program, but some were concerned about sustainability and the ethics of a program that paid patients to receive care. (Source: Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care)
Source: Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care - May 31, 2017 Category: Nursing Authors: Susannah Anderson, Eric Jenner, Katherine Lass, Samuel Burgess Source Type: research

Adapting systems of care for people aging with HIV
People aging with HIV have medical and psychosocial needs that require more than the HIV services network can provide. HIV providers may lack experience managing multi-morbidity or the functional consequences of aging. Social support services may be unable to provide necessary services for people living with HIV (PLWH) who are becoming increasingly frail or facing cognitive impairment. HIV providers will be caring for aging PLWH whose HIV management may seem simple compared to the significant burdens of stigma, mental health needs, social isolation, multi-morbidity, and aging-related syndromes. (Source: Journal of the Asso...
Source: Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care - May 26, 2017 Category: Nursing Authors: Eugenia L. Siegler, Mark Brennan-Ing Source Type: research

Maternal Parenting Stress and Child Perception of Family Functioning among Families Affected by HIV
Mothers living with HIV (MLWH) experience stressors inherent to parenting, often within a context characterized by poverty, stigma, and/or limited social support. Our study assessed the relationship between parenting stress and child perceptions of family functioning in families with MLWH who have healthy school-age children. MLWH and their children (N = 102 pairs) completed measures addressing parenting stress, and perceptions of family functioning (i.e., parent-child communication, family routines, and family cohesion). (Source: Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care)
Source: Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care - May 17, 2017 Category: Nursing Authors: Marya T. Schulte, Lisa Armistead, William D. Marelich, Diana L. Payne, Nada M. Goodrum, Debra A. Murphy Source Type: research

Silence = Defunding, New Infections, Social Injustice, and Death
Thirty-six years ago, on June 5, 1981, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention described a rare lung infection in five previously healthy gay men in Los Angeles (AIDS.gov, 2016). The report in the Mortality and Morbidity Weekly Report was America's introduction to what would become known as HIV infection and AIDS. Since those early years, significant scientific advances –isolation of HIV in 1984; introduction of the first screening test, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), in 1985; approval of the first antiretroviral agent, zidovudine, in 1987; and the introduction of protease inhibitors and highly active ...
Source: Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care - May 11, 2017 Category: Nursing Authors: Michael V. Relf Tags: Editorial Source Type: research

HIV testing and entry to care among trans women in Indiana
Trans women in the United States are disproportionately affected by HIV infection. To improve HIV services for this population, more information is needed about their experiences in early stages of the HIV Care Continuum. Trans women in states such as Indiana, which has moderate HIV incidence but little public health investment in HIV prevention and treatment, experience special challenges. Our qualitative descriptive study describes the circumstances influencing HIV testing and entry to care by 18 trans women living with HIV in Central Indiana. (Source: Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care)
Source: Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care - May 11, 2017 Category: Nursing Authors: Dana D. Hines, Claire Burke Draucker, Barbara Habermann Source Type: research

Depression, Self-Esteem, and Childhood Abuse Among Hispanic Men Residing in the U.S. –Mexico Border Region
Hispanics experience health disparities in mental health and HIV infection when compared to non-Hispanic Whites, which may be related to childhood abuse. The purpose of our cross-sectional study was to examine the relationship between childhood abuse and depressive symptoms in a sample of Hispanic men (N = 103) living in a metropolitan U.S.–Mexico border area. Secondarily, we examined the role of self-esteem in mediating this relationship, and the moderating role of sexual orientation. Gay/bisexual men (n = 53) were more likely to report childhood abuse than heterosexual (n = 50) counterpar ts (47.2% vs. (Source: ...
Source: Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care - May 10, 2017 Category: Nursing Authors: Elias Provencio-Vasquez, Holly J. Mata, Joe Tomaka, Joseph P. De Santis Tags: Feature Source Type: research

Depression, Self-esteem, and Childhood Abuse among Hispanic Men Residing in the U.S.-Mexico Border Region
Hispanics experience health disparities in mental health and HIV infection when compared to non-Hispanic Whites, which may be related to childhood abuse. The purpose of our cross-sectional study was to examine the relationship between childhood abuse and depressive symptoms in a sample of Hispanic men (N = 103) living in a metropolitan U.S.-Mexico border area. Secondarily, we examined the role of self-esteem in mediating this relationship, and the moderating role of sexual orientation. Gay/bisexual men (n = 53) were more likely to report childhood abuse than heterosexual (n = 50) counterparts (47.2% vs. (Source: Journal of...
Source: Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care - May 10, 2017 Category: Nursing Authors: Elias Provencio-Vasquez, Holly J. Mata, Joe Tomaka, Joseph P. De Santis Source Type: research

Trauma-informed decision-making among providers and victims of intimate partner violence during HIV testing: A qualitative study
We explored the process of implementing an HIV testing program at an intimate partner violence (IPV) service agency from the client and provider perspectives. A qualitative descriptive approach was used wherein semi-structured interviews were conducted with 19 key informants (i.e., women with a history of IPV, HIV service providers, IPV service providers). Interviews focused on facilitators and barriers to HIV testing implementation, the decision-making process during HIV testing, and support needs. (Source: Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care)
Source: Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care - May 4, 2017 Category: Nursing Authors: Jessica R. Williams, Rosa M. Gonzalez-Guarda, Vanessa Ilias Source Type: research

Minority College Students' HPV Knowledge, Awareness, and Vaccination History
The genital human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted infection (STI) affecting males and females in the United States (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], 2017a). It is estimated that 79 million individuals are infected with HPV, and 14 million Americans become newly infected with HPV each year (CDC, 2016). HPV can be contracted through vaginal, anal, or oral intercourse, as well as by skin-to-skin contact, and can cause cervical, vaginal, vulvar, anal, and oral cancers. (Source: Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care)
Source: Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care - April 26, 2017 Category: Nursing Authors: Sande Gracia Jones, Kayla Mathis-Gamble, Eric A. Fenkl Tags: Research Brief Source Type: research