Adapting, testing, and refining a resilience intervention for older women with HIV: An open pilot study.

ABSTRACT: Half of persons with HIV in the United States (US), many of whom are women, are over age 50. Aging women with HIV (WWH) face unique biopsychosocial challenges, including stigma, the physiological effects of aging, and illness-associated stressors. Resilience interventions can build awareness of such stressors and aid in facilitating the relaxation response; however, no existing interventions specifically cater to the needs of older WWH. The content of the Relaxation Response Resiliency Program, which teaches positive psychology strategies, relaxation techniques, and cognitive behavioral skills, was adapted for older WWH. Thirteen WWH over 50 participated in an open pilot of the adapted intervention to iteratively refine the program and its procedures. Participants attended either 8 or 10 w

SUBMITTER: Psaros C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9879572 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul-Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature