Adapting Cognitive Remediation Group Therapy as an Online or Hybrid Intervention for People Aging With HIV and Cognitive Concerns: Focus Group Protocol

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dc.contributor.authorEaton, Andrew, D.
dc.contributor.authorHui, Jenny
dc.contributor.authorMuchenje, Marvelous
dc.contributor.authorMurzin, Kate
dc.contributor.authorCarusone, Soo Chan
dc.contributor.authorIbáñez-Carrasco, Francisco
dc.contributor.authorNovik, Nuelle
dc.contributor.authorMcCullagh, John, W.
dc.contributor.authorNicolay, Susanne
dc.contributor.authorWalmsley, Sharon, L.
dc.date.accessioned2023-04-19T16:51:09Z
dc.date.available2023-04-19T16:51:09Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.description© The Author(s) 2022. Published by SAGE. Creative Commons CC BY: This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) which permits any use, reproduction and distribution of the work without further permission provided the original work is attributed as specified on the SAGE and Open Access pages (https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/open-access-at-sage).en_US
dc.description.abstractCognitive impairment is a significant health issue for people aging with HIV/AIDS. Cognitive challenges can include forgetfulness, trouble concentrating, and increasing struggles to learn new skills, all of which contribute to poorer mental health and decreased quality of life. Although there is no specific drug therapy that can reverse the brain impairment, group therapies may help people aging with HIV and cognitive challenges to better cope with their symptoms when combined with their usual medical treatment and follow-up. This community-based study will involve peer-led focus groups to discuss cognitive remediation group therapy – a combination of mindfulness-based stress reduction and brain training activities tested in a pilot randomized, controlled trial – as an in-person intervention for people aging with HIV in 2019. Via a brief demographic survey and technology-mediated focus groups (n = 40) in Ontario and Saskatchewan, we will determine how the intervention could be adapted in an online or hybrid format considering the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Content analysis will be employed whereby a team of independent coders will code the focus group transcripts in line with the co-design framework and “Double Diamond” model of developing interventions, including intervention structure, content, and mode of delivery. Given the aging of the HIV population in Canada, increasing support will be required in addition to medical care to improve quality of life, and proactively address concerns about cognition. This protocol provides a roadmap for adapting in-person psychosocial interventions using community-based and technology-mediated methodsen_US
dc.description.authorstatusFacultyen_US
dc.description.peerreviewyesen_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThis research is supported by a Planning and Dissemination Grant from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) via grant number 478015 and by a Pilot Study Grant from the CIHR Canadian HIV Trials Network (CTN) via grant number PT029.en_US
dc.identifier.citationEaton, A. D., Hui, J., Muchenje, M., Murzin, K., Chan Carusone, S., Ibáñez-Carrasco, F., Novik, N., McCullagh, J. W., Nicolay, S., & Walmsley, S. L. (2022). Adapting cognitive remediation group therapy as an online or hybrid intervention for people aging with HIV and cognitive concerns: Focus group protocol. International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 21. https://doi.org/10.1177/16094069221139014en_US
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1177/16094069221139014
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10294/15863
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSAGE Publicationsen_US
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 United States*
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/*
dc.subjectfocus groupsen_US
dc.subjectcommunity-based researchen_US
dc.subjectmethods in qualitative inquiryen_US
dc.subjectvirtual environmentsen_US
dc.subjectaction researchen_US
dc.titleAdapting Cognitive Remediation Group Therapy as an Online or Hybrid Intervention for People Aging With HIV and Cognitive Concerns: Focus Group Protocolen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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