Development of a tailored, telehealth intervention to address chronic pain and heavy drinking among people with HIV infection: integrating perspectives of patients in HIV care.
Date
2019-08-29
Authors
Palfai, Tibor P.
Taylor, Jessica L.
Saitz, Richard
Kratzer, Maya P. L.
Otis, John D.
Bernstein, Judith A.
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Tibor P Palfai, Jessica L Taylor, Richard Saitz, Maya PL Kratzer, John D Otis, Judith A Bernstein. 2019. "Development of a tailored, telehealth intervention to address chronic pain and heavy drinking among people with HIV infection: integrating perspectives of patients in HIV care.." Addiction Science & Clinical Practice Volume 14, Issue 1, https://doi.org/10.1186/s13722-019-0165-1
Abstract
BACKGROUND:
Chronic pain and heavy drinking commonly co-occur and can infuence the course of HIV. There have been no interventions designed to address both of these conditions among people living with HIV (PLWH), and none that have used telehealth methods. The purpose of this study was to better understand pain symptoms, patterns of alcohol use, treatment experiences, and technology use among PLWH in order to tailor a telehealth intervention that addresses these conditions
SUBJECTS:
Ten participants with moderate or greater chronic pain and heavy drinking were recruited from a cohort of patients engaged in HIV-care (Boston Alcohol Research Collaborative on HIV/AIDS Cohort) and from an integrated HIV/primary care clinic at a large urban hospital.
METHODS:
One-on-one interviews were conducted with participants to understand experiences and treatment
of HIV, chronic pain, and alcohol use. Participants’ perceptions of the infuence of alcohol on HIV and chronic pain were explored as was motivation to change drinking. Technology use and treatment preferences were examined in the fnal section of the interview. Interviews were recorded, transcribed and uploaded into NVivo® v12 software for analysis. A codebook was developed based on interviews followed by thematic analysis in which specifc meanings were assigned to codes.
RESULTS:
A number of themes were identifed that had implications for intervention tailoring including: resilience
in coping with HIV; autonomy in health care decision-making; coping with pain, stress, and emotion; understanding treatment rationale; depression and social withdrawal; motives to drink and refrain from drinking; technology use and capacity; and preference for intervention structure and style. Ratings of intervention components indicated that participants viewed each of the proposed intervention content areas as “helpful” to “very helpful”. Videoconferencing was viewed as an acceptable modality for intervention delivery
CONCLUSIONS:
Results helped specify treatment targets and provided information about how to enhance intervention
delivery. The interviews supported the view that videoconferencing is an acceptable telehealth method of addressing chronic pain and heavy drinking among PLWH.
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