Randomized controlled trial of a positive affect intervention to reduce stress in people newly diagnosed with HIV; protocol and design for the IRISS study

Open Access Journal of Clinical Trials

Volumn 6, Issue , 2014, Pages 85-100

  Moskowitz, Judith Tedlie ^a   Carrico, Adam W ^b   Cohn, Michael A ^c   Duncan, Larissa G ^c   Bussolari, Cori ^d   Layous, Kristin ^e   Hult, Jen R ^b   Brousset, Alex ^f   Cotten, Paul ^c   Maurer, Stephanie ^c   Pietrucha, Martha E ^c   Acree, Michael ^c   Wrubel, Judith ^c   Johnson, Mallory O ^c   Hecht, Frederick M ^c   Folkman, Susan ^c  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Coping; HIV diagnosis; Intervention; Physical health; Positive affect; RCT; Stress

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DEPRESSION; EARLY INTERVENTION; EVALUATION AND FOLLOW UP; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; PHYSICAL CONSTITUTION AND HEALTH; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SCORING SYSTEM; STRESS; TRAINING;

EID: 84919705927     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11791519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/OAJCT.S64645     Document Type: Article

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