A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Coping Group Intervention for Adults With HIV Who Are AIDS Bereaved: Longitudinal Effects on Grief
Sikkema KJ, Hansen NB, Ghebremichael M, Kochman A, Tarakeshwar N, Meade CS, Zhang H. A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Coping Group Intervention for Adults With HIV Who Are AIDS Bereaved: Longitudinal Effects on Grief. Health Psychology 2006, 25: 563-570. PMID: 17014273, DOI: 10.1037/0278-6133.25.5.563.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGroup interventionPsychiatric distressCognitive-behavioral group interventionLongitudinal effectsIndividual therapy conditionComplicated grief responsesGlobal psychiatric distressAIDS bereavementReaction IndexTherapy conditionsDistressed peopleDiverse sampleGrief severityIndividual therapyDistressGrief responsesHIV/AIDSLongitudinal dataLong-term effectivenessParticipantsGriefControlled TrialsSeverity scoreInterventionStudy periodLongitudinal Effects of Coping on Outcome in a Randomized Controlled Trial of a Group Intervention for HIV-Positive Adults with AIDS-Related Bereavement
Hansen NB, Tarakeshwar N, Ghebremichael M, Zhang H, Kochman A, Sikkema KJ. Longitudinal Effects of Coping on Outcome in a Randomized Controlled Trial of a Group Intervention for HIV-Positive Adults with AIDS-Related Bereavement. Death Studies 2006, 30: 609-636. PMID: 16865824, DOI: 10.1080/07481180600776002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcquired Immunodeficiency SyndromeAdaptation, PsychologicalAdultBereavementEthnicityFemaleGriefHIV SeropositivityHumansLongitudinal StudiesMaleNew YorkPsychotherapy, GroupQuality of LifeRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicSexual BehaviorTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesWisconsinConceptsPsychiatric distressHIV-positive adultsHIV-positive participantsOutcome one yearCoping strategiesQuality of lifeMeasures of griefLongitudinal effectsControlled TrialsAvoidant coping strategiesIntervention participantsLongitudinal courseOne-yearGroup interventionOutcome variablesAvoidant copingGreater reductionInterventionAIDSDistressTrialsStudy conditionsCopingGriefParticipants