Optimizing an App-Based Just-in-Time Adaptive Intervention for Stimulant Use Among Sexual Minority Men Living with HIV: Protocol for a Community-Engaged Research Approach and Hybrid-Experimental Design.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In the United States, sexual minority men (SMM) are disproportionately affected by HIV. For this population, intersecting sexual minority- and HIV-related stressors add to general life stress, increasing health risks. Stress is associated with HIV progression and is linked to transmission risk behaviors, such as medication nonadherence and substance use. Substance use is a particularly important risk factor for HIV transmission; beyond injection drug use, recreational use is associated with sexual transmission risk behaviors and an increased risk of HIV among SMM. Interventions targeting stress responses may be especially useful for HIV risk reduction among substance-using SMM (SUSMM) living with HIV (LWH). Positive affect interventions have shown promise in reducing str

SUBMITTER: Sizemore KM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12709163 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature