Medical Social Sciences, Northwestern University, 625 N Michigan Ave #2726, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA.
Osher Center for Integrative Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.
AIDS Behav. 2019 Mar;23(3):753-764. doi: 10.1007/s10461-019-02412-z.
Positive affect has unique beneficial effects on psychological and physical health, independent of the effects of negative affect. Interventions that explicitly target positive affect show promise for improving health outcomes in a number of chronic illnesses. In this article, we present pilot data on the acceptability and feasibility of an online intervention to increase positive affect in those living with comorbid human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and depression. The intervention was rated both acceptable and feasible by participants. Six of nine participants completed the intervention and the subsequent follow-up assessment and a post-intervention phone call. We also present outcomes of planned comparisons of intervention effects on emotion, which indicate that positive affect increased significantly in the intervention group. Based upon results of the current study, future research should continue the development of positive affect interventions for people living with comorbid HIV and depression.
积极情绪对心理和身体健康有独特的有益影响，不受消极情绪影响。明确针对积极情绪的干预措施有望改善多种慢性疾病的健康结果。在本文中，我们提供了关于一项在线干预措施的初步数据，该措施旨在增加同时患有人类免疫缺陷病毒 (HIV) 和抑郁症的人群的积极情绪。该干预措施得到了参与者的认可和可行性评价。9 名参与者中有 6 名完成了干预和随后的随访评估以及干预后的电话访谈。我们还展示了干预对情绪影响的计划比较结果，表明干预组的积极情绪显著增加。基于当前研究的结果，未来的研究应继续开发针对同时患有 HIV 和抑郁症的人群的积极情绪干预措施。
