Who is most likely to benefit from a positive psychological intervention? Moderator analyses from a randomized trial in people newly diagnosed with HIV.
Elizabeth L AddingtonElaine O CheungJudith Tedlie MoskowitzPublished in: The journal of positive psychology (2020)
The Intervention for those Recently Informed of their Seropositive Status (IRISS) and other positive psychological interventions (PPIs) have demonstrated psychological and physical health benefits. However, meta-analyses suggest that PPIs may have differential effects depending on participants' sociodemographic and psychological characteristics. We therefore examined potential moderators of effects of IRISS for adults newly diagnosed with HIV (N=159). While IRISS had similar effects on positive emotion across most subgroups (age, race, education, stress), depression was a significant moderator for positive emotion. When examining effects of IRISS on antidepressant use, age, race, education, depression, and perceived stress emerged as significant moderators. Neither optimism nor life events significantly moderated effects of IRISS on any outcome. Results have clinical implications that practitioners can use to inform which patients are most likely to benefit from PPI.
Keyphrases
- newly diagnosed
- depressive symptoms
- sleep quality
- healthcare
- antiretroviral therapy
- randomized controlled trial
- physical activity
- mental health
- hiv positive
- hiv infected
- human immunodeficiency virus
- hiv aids
- systematic review
- hiv testing
- hepatitis c virus
- public health
- meta analyses
- autism spectrum disorder
- primary care
- end stage renal disease
- quality improvement
- social support
- major depressive disorder
- human health
- south africa
- risk assessment
- patient reported
- health promotion