Integrating Cognitive Dysfunction Accommodation Strategies into an HIV Prevention Session: A 2-Arm Pilot Feasibility Study
Colleen Mistler and
Michael Copenhaver
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Colleen Mistler: Department of Allied Health Sciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, USA
Michael Copenhaver: Department of Allied Health Sciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, USA
IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 15, 1-11
Abstract:
Cognitive dysfunction is prevalent among persons on medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD). This cognitive dysfunction has been shown to reduce HIV treatment engagement and medication adherence. We investigated the impact of integrating specific behavioral strategies into an HIV prevention session to accommodate cognitive dysfunction among people on MOUD. Patients on MOUD ( n = 20) were randomized to one of two different HIV prevention conditions. The same HIV risk reduction content was presented to both conditions; however, the experimental condition had accommodation strategies integrated into the session. Participants completed a skills checklist at pre-, post-, and 2-week follow-up to examine the level of HIV risk reduction content learned and utilized over time. Participants in the experimental condition indicated high acceptability (95%) for the accommodation strategies. These participants also demonstrated greater improvement in the ability to properly clean a syringe, from pre- to post- ( p < 0.02) and from pre- to follow-up ( p < 0.02) when compared to participants in the standard condition. Results from this pilot study indicate that accommodation strategies improved participants’ ability to learn, retain, and utilize risk reduction skills over time. This foundation of research indicates a promising, innovative strategy to increase the ability for persons on MOUD to engage in HIV prevention behaviors.
Keywords: HIV prevention; medication for opioid use disorder; opioids; behavioral interventions; cognitive dysfunction (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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