Feasibility and Acceptability of an HIV/AIDS Self-Management Education Program for HIV-Positive Men Who Have Sex With Men in Thailand.
This pilot study examined the feasibility and acceptability of the HIV/AIDS self-management education program-Thai (HASMEP-T) for HIV-positive Thai men who have sex with men (MSM). HASMEP-T is a group-based adaptation of the evidence-based intervention, HASMEP. Participants were 40 Thai MSM living with HIV aged 18 years or older, recruited from an HIV clinic housed in a hospital in Thailand. Results support the feasibility of recruitment, screening, eligibility, and retention methods. The majority of the participants reported that the intervention was acceptable and met their initial expectations. Furthermore, all recruited participants in the intervention group (n = 20) completed HASMEP-T. Overall, intervention group participants demonstrated significant increases in all aspects of HIV self-management (p < .05), as well as improvement in quality of life in the psychological domain (p < .05). Our findings provide preliminary support for the large-scale, randomized-controlled trial of the efficacy of HASMEPT to promote self-management behaviors among HIV-positive Thai MSM.
['Khumsaen|Natawan|N|', 'Stephenson|Rob|R|']
D000293:Adolescent D000328:Adult D005240:Feasibility Studies D015658:HIV Infections D018451:Homosexuality, Male D006801:Humans D008297:Male D008403:Mass Screening D008875:Middle Aged D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care D010865:Pilot Projects D015397:Program Evaluation D011788:Quality of Life D000073278:Self-Management D013785:Thailand
feasibility acceptability HIV MSM self-management program