Randomized Controlled Trial of Rise, A Community-Based Culturally Congruent Counseling Intervention to Support Antiretroviral Therapy Adherence Among Black/African American Adults Living with HIV.

ABSTRACT: Structural inequities have led to HIV disparities, including relatively low antiretroviral therapy adherence and viral suppression rates among Black Americans living with HIV. We conducted a randomized controlled trial of Rise, a community-based culturally congruent adherence intervention, from January 2018 to December 2021 with 166 (85 intervention, 81 control) Black adults living with HIV in Los Angeles County, California [M (SD) = 49.0 (12.2) years-old; 76% male]. The intervention included one-on-one counseling sessions using basic Motivational Interviewing style to problem solve about adherence, as well as referrals to address unmet needs for social determinants of health (e.g., housing services, food assistance). Assessments included electronically monitored adherence; HIV viral load;

SUBMITTER: Bogart LM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9673878 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature