Project ROADMAP: Reeducating Older Adults in Maintaining AIDS Prevention: a secondary intervention for older HIV-positive adults.
The number of older adults living with HIV/AIDS is larger than ever. Little is known about their sexual behaviors, although contrary to stereotypes, older adults desire and engage in sexual activity. Despite increased recognition of the need for prevention interventions targeting HIV-positive individuals, no secondary HIV prevention interventions have specifically targeted the older HIV-positive adult. Efforts to target high-risk sexual behaviors may be even more critical in the older population because of sociocultural, biological, and behavioral vulnerabilities. In response, Project ROADMAP (Reeducating Older Adult in Maintaining AIDS Prevention) intervention was developed to reduce high-risk sexual behaviors among older HIV-positive patients in primary care clinics. The purpose of this article is to report the 6-month outcomes of a behavioral intervention designed to reduce sexual risk behaviors in older HIV-positive adults.
Illa
Lourdes
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Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, 1695 NW 9th Ave, Suite 1404 H, Miami, FL 33136, USA. lilla@med.miami.edu
Echenique
Marisa
M
Jean
Gilbert Saint
GS
Bustamante-Avellaneda
Victoria
V
Metsch
Lisa
L
Mendez-Mulet
Luis
L
Eisdorfer
Carl
C
Sanchez-Martinez
Mario
M
D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005431:Florida; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000635:transmission*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012309:Risk-Taking; D020377:Self Efficacy; D012725:Sexual Behavior