Title | Alcohol and marijuana use outcomes in the Healthy Choices motivational interviewing intervention for HIV-positive youth. |
Publication Type | Publication |
Year of Publication | 2012 |
Authors | Murphy DA, Chen X, Naar-King S, Parsons JT |
Corporate Authors | Adolescent Trials Network |
Journal | AIDS Patient Care STDS |
Volume | 26 |
Issue | 2 |
Pagination | 95-100 |
Date Published | 2012 Feb |
ISSN | 1557-7449 |
Keywords | Adolescent, Alcohol Drinking, Female, HIV Seropositivity, Humans, Male, Marijuana Smoking, Motivation, Outcome Assessment, Health Care, Risk-Taking, Substance-Related Disorders, Surveys and Questionnaires, United States, Young Adult |
Abstract | <p>Healthy Choices is a motivational interviewing intervention targeting multiple risk behaviors among HIV-positive youth. This study investigated the effects of this intervention program specifically on alcohol and marijuana use. Youth living with HIV (n = 143, mean age = 20.7, 51.5% male) were recruited from four sites in the United States, and randomly assigned to intervention or control conditions. The four-session intervention focused on two of three possible problem behaviors based on entry screening; this study focused on 143 HIV-positive youth who received the intervention for substance use. At 15-month follow-up past-week alcohol use was significantly lower for intervention youth than control youth (39.7% versus 53.6%, χ2 = 2.81, 0.05 < p < 0.01); developmental trajectory analysis demonstrated significant reductions in alcohol use, but more importantly the intervention was effective over time in significantly reducing the adolescent's probability of being classified into the high-risk trajectory group. The intervention was less effective in reducing marijuana use.</p> |
DOI | 10.1089/apc.2011.0157 |
Alternate Journal | AIDS Patient Care STDS |
PubMed ID | 22191456 |
PubMed Central ID | PMC3266518 |
Grant List | U01 HD040533 / HD / NICHD NIH HHS / United States U01 HD040474 / HD / NICHD NIH HHS / United States P30 MH058107 / MH / NIMH NIH HHS / United States P30 DA016383 / DA / NIDA NIH HHS / United States U01-HD040533 / HD / NICHD NIH HHS / United States |