Adapting Cognitive Remediation Group Therapy Online: Focus Groups with People Aging with HIV.

ABSTRACT: Cognitive health is a significant concern for people aging with HIV/AIDS. Psychosocial group therapies may help people aging with HIV who experience cognitive challenges cope with their symptoms. The COVID-19 pandemic revealed in-person group therapies need adaptation for technology-mediated delivery. Peer-led focus groups discussed adapting cognitive remediation group therapy (CRGT) as an online intervention. CRGT combines mindfulness-based stress reduction and brain training activities. Purposive sampling recruited people aging with HIV (40+) who self-identified cognitive concerns and resided in one of two Canadian provinces. Thematic content analysis was employed on transcripts by seven independent coders. Ten, 2-hour focus groups were conducted between August and November 2022. Partici

SUBMITTER: Eaton AD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10976509 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature