This is a feasibility/pilot test of a set of positive affect skills provided online to HIV positive people with elevated depressive symptoms - a Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale D (CES-D) score \> 10. The investigators will test the feasibility of recruitment, retention and acceptability of these skills in an online delivery format, determine feasibility and acceptability of daily emotion assessments via text messaging and assess efficacy of these skills for improving psychological well-being this population.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
22
Positive Affect Skills Training
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, California, United States
Acceptability of ORCHID content
We will track participation in both the self-report questionnaires as well as the intervention sessions (e.g., number of ORCHID sessions completed, amount of home practice completed). We will carefully track usage - noting when participants who leave the study drop out to determine if there are particular sessions that are less acceptable than others.
Time frame: 5 weeks post enrollment. May be slightly more or less for intervention participants depending on time taken to complete online content.
Retention of participants in online delivery format.
We will track, for each participant who completes a screening questionnaire, where they heard about the study and the proportion who go on to enroll. We will track retention - noting when participants drop out to determine if particular sessions or activities result in less retention than other areas.
Time frame: 5 weeks post enrollment. May be slightly more or less for intervention participants depending on time taken to complete online content.
Feasibility of an online delivery format.
We will follow up with participants who have significant missing data to determine areas in which the protocol is feasible and to highlight areas for improvements. We will summarize participant feedback regarding the protocol and will use this feedback to inform the subsequent proposals.
Time frame: 5 weeks post enrollment. May be slightly more or less for intervention participants depending on time taken to complete online content.
Determine acceptability of multiple daily emotion assessments using text messaging.
To measure this outcome, we will first document if anyone declines participation due to the perceived burden of the Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA) protocol. We will carefully document adherence to the protocol and the proportion of assessments that participants complete. In the follow-up interviews, we will have questions specific to the EMA protocol to elicit feedback and suggestions for improvement
Time frame: 5 weeks post enrollment. May be slightly more or less for intervention participants depending on time taken to complete online content.
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