Small Group Interventions

This section examines the prevention programs geared towards  groups. Evidence of program efficacy or effectiveness is generally from analysis of a particular set of prevention techniques  theories

The papers below were retrieved during the prevention literature search:

Burlingame, G. M., Fuhriman, A., Mosier, J. (2003). The differential effectiveness of group psychotherapy: A meta-analytic perspective. Group Dynamics: Theory, Research and Practice 7(1), 3-12.

Estrada, B. D., Trujjillo, S., Estrada, A. L. (2007). Supporting health alternatives through patient education: A theoretically driven HIV prevention intervention for persons living with HIV/AIDS. AIDS and Behavior 11(Suppl 5), S95-S105.

Herbst, J. H., Becker, C., Mathew, A., McNally, T., Passin, W. F., Kay, L. S,  Crepaz, N., Lyles, C. M., Briss, P., Chattopadhyay, S., Johnson, R. L. (2007). The effectiveness of individual-, group-, and community-level HIV behavioural risk-reduction interventions for adult men who have sex with men: A systematic review. American Journal of Preventative Medicine 32(Suppl 4), S31-S33.

Herbst, J. H., Jacobs, E. D., Finlayson, T. J., McKelroy, V. S., Neumann, M. S., Crepaz, N. for the HIV Prevention Research Synthesis Team (PRS). (2008). Estimating HIV prevalence and risk behaviors of transgender persons in the United States: A systematic review. AIDS and Behavior 12(1), 1-17.

Himelhoch, S., Medoff, D. R., Oyeniyi, G. (2007). Efficacy of group psychotherapy to reduce depressive symptoms among HIV-infected individuals: A systematic review and meta-analysis. AIDS Patient Care and STDS, 21(10), 732-740.

Imrie, J., Stephenson, J. M., Cowan, F. M, Wanigaratne, S., Billington, A. J. P., Copas, A. J., French, L., French. P., Johnson, A. M. for the Behavioral Intervention in Gay Men Project Study Group. (2001). A cognitive behavioral intervention to reduce sexually transmitted infections among gay men: randomized trial. BMJ 331, 1451-6.

Johnson, W. D., Hedges, L. V., Ramirez, G., Semaan, S., Norman, L., Sogolow, E., Sweat, M. D., Diaz, R. M. (2002). HIV prevention research for men who have sex wit hmen: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 30 (Suppl 1), S118-S129.

Kalichman, S. C., Rompa, D., Cagee, M. (2005). Group intervention to reduce HIV transmission risk behavior among persons living with HIV/AIDS. Behavior Modificaiton 29(2), 256-285.

Lightfoot, M., Rotheram-Borus, M. J., Tevendatle, H. (2007). An HIV preventive intervention for youth living with HIV. Behavioral Modification 31(3), 345-363.

Morrison-Beedy, D., Carey, M. P., Kowalski, J., Tu, X. (2005). Group based HIV risk reduction intervention for adolescent girls: Evidence of feasibility and efficacy. Research in Nursing and Health 28(1), 3-15.

San Francisco AIDS Foundation. (2008). Effective behavioral interventions for reducing HIV risk and transmission. Retrieved July 10, 2009, from http://sfaf.org/files/site1/asset/sfaf-hiv-evidence-report-may-2008.pdf.

Tross, S., Campbell, A. N., Cohen, L. R., Calsyn, D., Pavlicova, M., Miele, G. M., Hu, M. C., Haynes, L., Nugent, N., Gan, W., Hatch-Mailette, M., Mandler, R., McLaughlin, P., El-Bassel, N., Crits-Christoph, P., &  Nunes, E. V. (2008). Effectiveness of HIV/STD sexual risk reduction groups for women in substance abuse treatment programs: Results of NIDA clinical trials network trial. Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome 48(5), 581-589.

Van Devanter, N., Parikh, N. S., Cohall, R. M., Merzel, C., Faber, N., Litwak, E., Gonzales, V., Kahn-Krieger, S., Messeri, P., Weinberg, G., Greenberg, J. (1999). Factors influencing participation in weekly support groups among women completing an HIV/STD intervention program. Women and Health 30(1), 15-34.

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