title: Helping people with HIV/AIDS return to work: a randomized clinical trial.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  New treatments introduced in the mid-1990s led many people with HIV/AIDS who previously had been disabled by their disease to contemplate workforce reentry; many remain unemployed, and little is known concerning interventions that might help them return to work. We report the results of a randomized clinical trial of an intervention designed to help people with HIV/AIDS reenter the workforce.
  
  
  METHODS
  We tested a mixed (group-individual) modality intervention that incorporated elements of Motivational Interviewing (Miller & Rollnick, 2002), skills building from Dialectical Behavior Therapy (Linehan, 1993), and job-related skills (Price & Vinokur, 1995). A total of 174 individuals participated in either the intervention or in standard of care and were followed for 24 months.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Compared with individuals referred for standard of care, participants in the intervention engaged in more workforce-reentry activities over time and, once employed, were more likely to remain employed. Dose-response analyses revealed that among intervention participants, participants who attended more than 1 individual session engaged in more workforce-reentry activities than individuals who attended 1 or fewer individual sessions, whereas frequency of group session participation did not effect a difference between participants who attended more than 6 group sessions and participants who attended 6 or fewer group sessions.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Theoretically based workforce-reentry assistance programs can assist disabled people with HIV/AIDS in their return-to-work efforts.
authors.affiliation: Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA. djmartin@ucla.edu
authors.forename: David J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.forename: Robert A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Chernoff
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Buitron
authors.forename: W Scott
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: Comulada
authors.forename: Li-Jung
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Liang
authors.forename: F Lennie
authors.initials: FL
authors.lastname: Wong
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D000328:Adult; D019090:Case Management; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006126:Group Processes; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D006801:Humans; D007182:Income; D018868:Insurance, Disability; D007406:Interview, Psychological; D007586:Job Application; D015141:Los Angeles; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009042:Motivation; D010358:Patient Participation; D012050:Rehabilitation, Vocational / Q000379:methods* / Q000523:psychology; D012381:Role Playing; D012943:Social Security; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014830:Vocational Guidance