Clinical Care, Research, and Telehealth Services in the Era of Social Distancing to Mitigate COVID-19

Young, Sean D.; Schneider, John A.

doi:10.1007/s10461-020-02924-z

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“…The field is also turning toward remote interventions that may provide more flexibility and reach a wider population. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, telehealth is becoming more frequently used for medical and psychotherapy appointments [56][57][58]. This infrastructure's developments can mean more comprehensive access to care for those who live in rural communities or have structural barriers that make accessing care difficult, such as lack of reliable transportation, childcare responsibilities, or inflexible employment schedules.…”

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Interventions Addressing Depression and HIV-Related Outcomes in People with HIV

2021

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Purpose of Review People with HIV (PWH) are more likely to experience depression than those without HIV. Depression is not only distressing and interfering in and of itself, but it is also consistently associated with non-adherence to antiretroviral treatment (ART). Accordingly, research and clinical priorities require updated knowledge about interventions that address depression in PWH. Recent Findings Twenty efficacy trials and nine pilot studies since a 2009 review emerged in the literature review search. Of these, 11 and 6 respectively had a depression-related inclusion criterion. The intervention strategies included individual psychotherapy (n=6), group therapy (n=6), telehealth (n=3), and antidepressant medication (n=5). Generally, these interventions demonstrated acute efficacy for improving depression symptoms in PWH, with some also addressing ART non-adherence. However, not all studies collected follow-up data. Furthermore, trials that addressed depression but did not specifically address nonadherence did not also show adherence improvements. Summary Existing interventions for depression have demonstrated efficacy in PWH, and these may have both positive mental and physical health outcomes. Future trials should measure and boost longer-term effects. It would be useful to incorporate adherence interventions into depression treatment to improve self-care behaviors and health outcomes.

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Interventions Addressing Depression and HIV-Related Outcomes in People with HIV

2021

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“…Research in social psychology has demonstrated that there is a large and powerful toolbox to increase adherence—and potentially overcome some of these barriers to COVID-19 prevention( Duan and Zhu, 2020 ; Bavel et al, 2020 ; Bonell et al, 2020 ; Young and Schneider, 2020 )—through interventions that communicate social norms. One of the advantages of this approach, as opposed to mandates, is that they have potential to leverage psychological tendencies and biases while preserving individuals' sense of freedom, which is particularly important in cases in which individuals' independence may be threatened.…”

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Applying social norms interventions to increase adherence to COVID-19 prevention and control guidelines

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Goldstein

2021

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“…These findings provided support to the effectiveness of telehealth delivery of self-compassion-based meditation training in mitigating individuals’ negative affect during the pandemic. Telehealth services have been suggested to be particularly critical remote technologies that can screen, care, train, and treat individuals’ mental health issues without the risk of exposing oneself to deadly infectious diseases (Young & Schneider, 2020 ). Nevertheless, the delivery of meditation training still relies on trained professionals, which may only be accessible to a small number of individuals.…”

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Self-compassion and the Mitigation of Negative Affect in the Era of Social Distancing

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Ren

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Objectives The outbreak of contagious diseases and their associated non-pharmaceutical interventions can lead to negative mental health consequences. This study aimed to investigate online self-compassion exercises’ effectiveness in alleviating people’s negative affect (anxiety and negative emotions) during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown. Methods Study 1 examined the associations between self-compassion and negative affect using an anonymous online survey. In study 2, two pilot experiments were conducted to examine online self-compassion exercises’ (i.e., instructor-guided meditation and self-guided writing) effectiveness to mitigate individuals’ negative affect. In study 3, a randomized controlled study was conducted to further examine online self-compassion writing’s effectiveness in reducing people’s negative affect. Results The results of study 1 indicated a significant negative association between self-compassion and participants’ negative affect. Participants in study 2a reported significant decreases in negative affect after completing the self-compassion meditation. Study 2b showed that participants who completed the self-compassion writing reported significantly more self-compassion and less anxiety when compared to participants who did not. Study 3 showed substantial pre/post-test changes in participants who completed self-compassion writing. Importantly, there were significant increases in participants’ self-compassion and decreases in negative affect when compared to participants in the control condition. Conclusions Self-compassion exercises were effective to alleviate individuals’ anxiety and reduce negative emotions (even within a brief session) during the pandemic lockdown. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s12671-021-01674-w.

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Clinical Care, Research, and Telehealth Services in the Era of Social Distancing to Mitigate COVID-19

Cited by 28 publications

References 3 publications

Interventions Addressing Depression and HIV-Related Outcomes in People with HIV

Interventions Addressing Depression and HIV-Related Outcomes in People with HIV

Applying social norms interventions to increase adherence to COVID-19 prevention and control guidelines

Self-compassion and the Mitigation of Negative Affect in the Era of Social Distancing

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