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Culturally adapting a mindfulness and acceptance-based intervention to support the mental health of adolescents on antiretroviral therapy in Uganda — Europe PMC PMID:36963093

Source: Europe PMC (en)
Original: https://europepmc.org/article/MED/36963093
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0001605
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Culturally adapting a mindfulness and acceptance-based intervention to support the mental health of adolescents on antiretroviral therapy in Uganda — Europe PMC PMID:36963093 — Europe PMC (en), https://europepmc.org/article/MED/36963093 (CC0-1.0); archived copy: https://metraipolis.com/documento/dc_68eebbd95a80 (Metraipolis archive dc_68eebbd95a80, sha256 0f93a3982656609b4c0e98ebe1e6005acaafee29c53df94f45677e449b601066)

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@misc{dc68eebbd95a80,
  title = {Culturally adapting a mindfulness and acceptance-based intervention to support the mental health of adolescents on antiretroviral therapy in Uganda — Europe PMC PMID:36963093},
  howpublished = {Europe PMC (en)},
  url = {https://europepmc.org/article/MED/36963093},
  note = {License CC0-1.0; archived copy https://metraipolis.com/documento/dc_68eebbd95a80; sha256 0f93a3982656609b4c0e98ebe1e6005acaafee29c53df94f45677e449b601066},
  year = {2026}
}

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The dual burden of living with HIV and negotiating life stage changes has been identified as a contributing factor to lapsed adherence among adolescents with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa. While psychosocial support can promote medication adherence, most interventions in use with adolescents were originally developed for the general population creating a gap in appropriate support. Life-stage-appropriate, evidence-based psychosocial support interventions have been used with young people in high-income contexts, prompting interest in their use in low-income contexts. However, many interventions are less effective when implemented outside of their original settings, hence the need for modifications before implementation. We aimed to culturally adapt an evidence-based psychosocial support intervention designed to improve the mental health of young people for use among adolescents with HIV in a sub-Saharan African context and to explore the acceptability of the adapted intervention among adolescents. We engaged thirty stakeholders (n = 30) in Kampala, Uganda including psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, HIV counselors, religious leaders and adolescent peers from December 2021 to April 2022 to modify an evidence-based intervention for adolescents. Key adaptations included simplifying the language, adding local practices, integrating locally relevant slang and stories into therapy, introducing racially-congruent visuals and cards representing emotions, and adjusting therapy materials for use in resource-constrained settings. We then tested the acceptability of the intervention in a small sample of service users using a qualitative approach. We recruited nine adolescents with HIV from a participating clinic in Kampala, delivered six 90-minute sessions of the adapted intervention across three weeks and conducted in-depth interviews to assess the acceptability of the intervention. We used thematic analysis to analyze the qualitative data. The adapted intervention was perceived as acceptable among adolescents with HIV, with many stating that it helped them overcome fears, increased their self-acceptance, and gave them the confidence to make careful health-enhancing decisions.

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Pubblicazione: PLOS global public health, 2023 (prima pubblicazione 2023-03-07).
Identificativi: PMID 36963093 · PMCID PMC10021405 · DOI 10.1371/journal.pgph.0001605.
Pagina: https://europepmc.org/article/MED/36963093 — https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0001605. Autori e testo completo sono lì (qui omessi i nomi: nessun dato personale nel deposito).
Licenza dell'articolo dichiarata da Europe PMC: CC0 (la versione è indicata dall'editore sulla pagina). Abstract riportato senza modifiche al contenuto, con attribuzione; deposito marcato CC0.
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