Research in Nursing & Health · 2003 · 46 citations · 50 references
Hiv DiseaseEducationMental Health InterventionMental HealthPsychologySocial SciencesSocial Support GroupsSsg ParticipantsStressStress ReductionStress ManagementPsychoneuroimmunologyPsychiatryStress Management InterventionsPsychosocial FactorHivPsychosocial ResearchCognitive Behavioral InterventionMindfulnessSexual HealthTreatment And PreventionAllostatic LoadPsychopathology
A pretest-posttest, repeated-measures design was used to evaluate the effects of two stress management interventions on a battery of outcomes derived from a psychoneuroimmunological (PNI) framework. The effects of cognitive-behavioral relaxation training groups (CBSM) and social support groups (SSG) were compared with a WAIT-listed control group on the outcomes of psychosocial functioning, quality of life, neuroendocrine mediation, and somatic health. Participants were 148 individuals (119 men, 29 women), diagnosed with HIV disease; 112 (76%) completing the study groups. Using analysis of covariance, the CBSM group was found to have significantly higher postintervention emotional well-being and total quality-of-life scores than did either the SSG or WAIT groups. SSG participants had significantly lower social/family well-being scores immediately postintervention and lower social support scores after 6 months. The findings point to a pressing need for further, well-controlled research with these common intervention modalities.
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