Black MSM Interventions

Motivational Interviewing with Peer Outreach (MI Peers)

Description:

PEERS MI is an evidence-informed intervention comprised of brief single sessions led by peer-level staff to encourage engagement and retention in care for PLWH at the time of initial linkage or at re-entry into care. Medication adherence and other target behaviors relevant to self-management may also be addressed. The intervention is based on Motivational Interviewing (MI), “a collaborative conversation style for strengthening a person’s own motivation and commitment to change (Narr-King and Suarez, 2011; Miller and Rollnick (2012)”.MI conversational style may also be thought of as guiding a person to change, rather than directing them to follow change.

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  • Miller WR, Rollnick S. Motivational Interviewing: Helping People Change. New York: Guilford Press;2012.
  • Naar S, Flynn H. Motivational Interviewing and the Treatment of Depression. In: Arkowitz et al, Eds. Motivational Interviewing and the Treatment of Psychological Problems, 2nd edition. New York: Guilford Press; 2107.

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Project Connect and Retention through Enhanced Contacts (CONNECT)

Description:

Project CONNECT was originally launched in 2007 at the University of Alabama at Birmingham 1917 HIV Outpatient Clinic to address the issue that one-third of clinic patients did not attend their first scheduled HIV primary care appointment. Because the first year in outpatient HIV medical care is a dynamic and vulnerable time, missed visits are common as PLWH acclimate to new regimens.

Recognizing that the lag time between initial clinic contact and first appointment was strongly associated with missed visits, the Project CONNECT developers created an intervention that schedules an orientation for new patients within the first five business days of their initial call to the clinic. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Compendium of Evidence-Based Interventions and Best Practices for HIV Prevention includes Project CONNECT as an evidence-informed intervention.

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Text Messaging Intervention to Improve Antiretroviral Adherence among HIV Positive Youth (TXTXT)

Description:

TXTXT is an evidence-informed daily, two-way text messaging intervention to promote adherence to HIV medications. An automated text messaging platform sends a series of bi-directional text messages to individual clients to: 1) remind them to take their medication, 2) confirm the medication was taken, and 3) encourage them to stay adherent. The client helps design the content of the messages to be meaningful and motivating to them, and to reflect their medication regimen.

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  • Derogatis L. Brief Symptom Inventory: Administration, Scoring, and Procedures Manual. Minneapolis, MN: National Computer Systems, Inc; 1993.

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