Telephone-delivered, interpersonal therapy for HIV-infected rural persons with depression : a pilot randomized clinical trial.
Year: 2007
Type: article
Study designs: Randomized Controlled Trial, Clinical Trial
Abstract: Background: Rural areas have historically accounted for 6% of AIDS cases in the United States.Research portends that many HIV-infected rural persons live with elevated levels of psychiatric distress and loneliness.Purpose: This pilot study tested if a brief interpersonal psychotherapy intervention delivered via telephone could enhance quality of life in HIV-infected adults living with depression in rural areas of the United States.Methods: Seventy-nine participants were randomly assigned to a Usual ASO-based Care Condition (UCC) or a six-session, telephone-delivered, Interpersonal Therapy (IPT) intervention.Participants completed self-administered surveys pre-and post-intervention that assessed depressive and psychosocial symptoms, perceptions of loneliness, and social support.Results: Telephone IPT participants evidenced greater reductions in depressive symptoms and overall levels of psychosocial distress compared to UCC participants.Nearly one-third of IPT intervention completers reported clinically-meaningful reductions in psychological symptoms from pre-to post-intervention.Conclusions: The study's telephone-delivered, IPT intervention showed considerable promise to reduce depressive and psychological symptoms in HIV-infected rural persons.Based on the promising findings of this pilot RCT, additional research on this intervention technique with this clinical population is warranted.
Author: Dana Ransom
Institution: Ohio University
Language: English
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1189073818