The purpose of this research is to test ORCHID (Optimizing Resilience \& Coping with HIV through Internet Delivery), a skills-building intervention that improves mental health status for persons with HIV, who are at-risk for falling out of care.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
30
The intervention includes 8 modules, which are delivered online, approximately 30 minutes per session, and participants will engage a minimum of once per week. Participants may also meet online or in-person with a navigator, up to 4 times.
University of Miami School of Medicine
Miami, Florida, United States
RECRUITINGProportion of Participants who Complete ORCHID
Average across all participants of the proportion of participants who login to all 8 ORCHID intervention sessions, calculated as total number of sessions opened (0-8) divided by 8.
Time frame: Up to 6 months
Depression as measured by Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9)
Depression will be measured using the PHQ-9 (range 0 to 27), higher scores indicate higher levels of depressive symptoms
Time frame: Up to 6 months
Positive Affect as measured by Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS)
Positive affect will be measured using the PANAS, range is 10 to 50, higher scores indicate higher levels of positive emotions.
Time frame: Up to 6 months
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