A strengths-based telehealth coaching intervention was delivered to youth at-risk for or living with HIV in Los Angeles and New Orleans within the context of several linked HIV prevention and treatment continua studies. We used a choice-based framework and qualitative methods to analyze strengths assessment data, which revealed intrapersonal, interpersonal, and structural factors that influenced participants’ sexual health decision-making, including decisions regarding PrEP use, condom use, and other strategies. These results demonstrate the utility of self-determination and choice-based frameworks in sexual health promotion efforts for youth.
Youth enrolled in several linked HIV prevention and treatment continua studies who participated in a telehealth coaching intervention completed a strengths assessment, and qualitative data on mental health strengths was analyzed using thematic analysis and a resilience lens. Youth self-described mental health strengths included intrapersonal resilience assets (protective traits, stress management activities, feeling positive despite current mental health challenges, and no current mental health challenges) and external resilience resources (social/emotional support, therapy/counseling, and use of mental health medication). These results highlight the utility of strengths-based intervention methods and resilience for youth at-risk for and living with HIV.
This presentation will discuss the perspectives of a Community Advisory Board (CAB) on the usability of Discord as a virtual village. We will explore the benefits and drawbacks of this platform for the purpose of this study, based on the opinions expressed by the CAB. Lessons learned from this experience and how to improve future studies will be shared.
Oral presentation by Emily P. Hyle at the HIV Grand Rounds in June 2022 that discusses the life expectancy of people with HIV who are engaged in care and virologically suppressed is near normal, but age-associated co-morbidities are rising. The presentation describes trends in multimorbidity, additional clinical complexity and costs are anticipated in the future. The simulation modeling can be used to project the future burden of co-morbidities among people aging with HIV.
Oral Presentation at the CHIPTS HIV Next Generation Conference featuring Erik Storholm held in January 2022. The presentation examined the associations of multiple latent predictor variables known to be related to HIV outcomes such as socioeconomic distress, intimate partner violence, depression, resilience, and HIV related social support with HIV care engagement among. The presentation discusses test whether healthcare empowerment mediates the impact of these latent predictor variables have HIV care engagement.
Oral Presentation at the CHIPTS HIV Next Generation Conference featuring Roxana Rezai in January 2022. The presentation discusses marginalized subgroups such as sexual and gender minorities, youth living with HIV, and youth experiencing housing insecurity are particularly susceptible to alcohol use and misuse. The study mentioned examines important factors linked to alcohol misuse during COVID-19 stay-at-home orders in a sample of marginalized youth and young adults at-risk or living with HIV in Los Angeles, CA and New Orleans, LA.
Oral Presentation at the CHIPTS HIV Next Generation Conference featuring Chenglin Hong held on January 2022. The presentation examines the effect of HIV stigma, which might be pronounced among Black sexual minority men living with HIV due to the Intersectionality and multiple minority stressors. Findings underscore the critical associations between HIV stigma and patient-reported mental health outcomes and quality of life.
Oral Presentation at the CHIPTS HIV Next Generation Conference featuring Karah Greene held on January 2022. The presentation discusses the lessons learned regarding the technological barriers encountered during the facilitation of focus groups with older people living with HIV.
Oral presentation by Angela Castillo, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health Division of HIV and STD Programs (DHSP) that discusses how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted medical care access (including HIV care) and how medical outpatient utilization during COVID-19 among Ryan White Program patients and examine differences in telehealth utilization by patient characteristics.