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Nichols, Janice E.; Speer, David C.; Watson, Betty J.; Watson, Mary R.; Vergon, Tiffany L.; Vallee, Colette M.; Meah, Joan M.

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“…Social support often is considered to be resources exchanged between individuals (Granovetter, 1973; Wellman & Wortley, 1990). However, those who are affected by multiple stigmatizing life events including HIV infection, incarceration, and substance use may have limited informal social support networks (Lichtenstein et al, 2002; Nichols et al, 2002), in part because they exhaust what social support is available (Blau, 1964; Domínguez & Watkins, 2003; Offer, 2012). Further, incarcerated persons living with HIV typically are from disadvantaged neighborhoods, and individuals in their social networks are likely to experience similar life conditions.…”

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“…Social support exists at multiple levels of social relationships including individual-level interactions with family and friends, neighborhood-level social ties, and institutional-level formal relationships, such as interactions with social services and health-care providers (Orrick et al, 2011). Social support networks play a critical role in helping inmates make successful transitions from corrections to the community (Fontaine, Gilchrist-Scott, Denver, & Rossman, 2012; La Vigne, Shollenberger, & Debus, 2009; Rose & Clear, 2001), but many inmates may have exhausted support from family and friends due to long histories of drug use and involvement with criminal activities (Lichtenstein et al, 2002; Nichols et al, 2002). Consequently, the types of social relations common among persons living with HIV who have been incarcerated and are returning to the community may not be fully described by the domains typically used to measure social support.…”

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Rasch Analysis and Differential Item Functioning of a Social Support Measure in Jail Inmates With HIV Infection

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The protective effects of social support on health have been documented in a variety of groups. For HIV-infected persons released from correctional settings, strong social support may be particularly important for obtaining effective postrelease medical treatment and supportive services. Researchers and program evaluators seeking to improve access and adherence to postrelease HIV medical care in this population need accurate measures for the level and type of social support, but current measures have not been fully validated for incarcerated individuals with HIV infection. We used the Rasch model to test the Medical Outcomes Study (MOS) social support survey. Data for the analysis were collected as part of the EnhanceLink project in the five urban jails where the MOS was administered. Findings indicate that the MOS survey items may not capture the entire variability of person abilities. Respondents showed problems in discriminating among response options, indicating potential systematic bias. In addition, while there was no significant gender difference, overall levels of social support differed by gender. Further research is warranted to develop more effective social support measurement tools that can better guide interventions for persons transitioning from jail and prison to the community.

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Rasch Analysis and Differential Item Functioning of a Social Support Measure in Jail Inmates With HIV Infection

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“…People living with HIV (PLWH) often experience mental health problems such as depression and anxiety after their diagnosis [ 1 ]. These are commonly linked to HIV related stigma, problems with disclosure [ 2 ], and loss of social support [ 3 – 5 ]. Whilst men experience more self-stigmatisation than women [ 6 ], women report more external stigmatisation including disclosure-related partner violence [ 7 , 8 ].…”

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"I was in the darkness but the group brought me light": Development, relevance and feasibility of the Sondela HIV adjustment and coping intervention

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Developing interventions that address psychosocial wellbeing of people living with HIV is critical to ensure strong linkages to and retention in HIV care. This paper describes the development of Sondela, an HIV adjustment and coping intervention for heterosexual men and women living with HIV, and its relevance and feasibility in the South African context. Sondela is a six three-hour, small group-based, participatory workshop series. We followed an iterative, multi-phased process of curriculum development that involved research, theoretical frameworks and piloting. A systematic review highlighted the absence of psychosocial interventions targeting heterosexual HIV positive populations living in high HIV prevalence and resource-poor settings. Formative studies demonstrated risk and social factors associated with adjustment and coping with HIV, emphasising the need for interventions that acknowledge gendered experiences. Our pilot of Sondela demonstrated high levels of relevance and feasibility. Men appreciated the workshop “space” to openly talk about their HIV positive status and what is means for their role as partners and fathers and friends. Women valued the skills and approaches because they were relevant to “real life” situations and not just about HIV. Sondela promises to be valuable in supporting health system initiatives and psychosocial support to strengthen linkages to and retention in HIV care, and this suggests a need for rigorous evaluation of Sondela to establish evidence for its effectiveness in a general population.

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Rasch Analysis and Differential Item Functioning of a Social Support Measure in Jail Inmates With HIV Infection

Rasch Analysis and Differential Item Functioning of a Social Support Measure in Jail Inmates With HIV Infection

"I was in the darkness but the group brought me light": Development, relevance and feasibility of the Sondela HIV adjustment and coping intervention

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