2024
An mHealth Intervention for Gay and Bisexual Men’s Mental, Behavioral, and Sexual Health in a High-Stigma, Low-Resource Context (Project Comunică): Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial
Leluțiu-Weinberger C, Filimon M, Hoover D, Lixandru M, Hanu L, Dogaru B, Kovacs T, Fierbințeanu C, Ionescu F, Manu M, Mariș A, Pană E, Dorobănțescu C, Streinu-Cercel A, Pachankis J. An mHealth Intervention for Gay and Bisexual Men’s Mental, Behavioral, and Sexual Health in a High-Stigma, Low-Resource Context (Project Comunică): Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Research Protocols 2024, 13: e52853. PMID: 38709550, PMCID: PMC11106696, DOI: 10.2196/52853.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsINTERNATIONAL REGISTERED REPORT IDENTIFIERRandomized controlled trialsHIV incidenceBisexual menSexually transmitted infection testingHIV transmission risk behaviorsHIV risk reduction strategiesAttention control conditionCognitive behavioral therapy skillsHigh HIV incidenceInformation-motivation-behaviorRisk of HIVTransmission risk behaviorsSexual health communicationParticipant follow-upFollow-upLow-resource contextsLow-resource countriesSexual health goalsBehavioral therapy skillsMHealth interventionsRisk reduction strategiesFinding social supportHeavy alcohol useHIV diagnosis
2018
An mHealth Intervention to Improve Young Gay and Bisexual Men’s Sexual, Behavioral, and Mental Health in a Structurally Stigmatizing National Context
Leluțiu-Weinberger C, Manu M, Ionescu F, Dogaru B, Kovacs T, Dorobănțescu C, Predescu M, Surace A, Pachankis JE. An mHealth Intervention to Improve Young Gay and Bisexual Men’s Sexual, Behavioral, and Mental Health in a Structurally Stigmatizing National Context. JMIR MHealth And UHealth 2018, 6: e183. PMID: 30429117, PMCID: PMC6262207, DOI: 10.2196/mhealth.9283.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPre-post intervention assessmentsRecent HIV testingHigh prevalence countriesHIV risk reductionYoung gayHIV prevention interventionsFuture efficacy testingHeavy alcohol consumptionMental health outcomesHIV testingLarge trialsHIV transmissionPreliminary efficacyHIV riskCondomless sexCognitive-behavioral skillsMHealth interventionsAlcohol consumptionHealth outcomesInadequate preventionPilot interventionHealth interventionsCondom useMinimum doseStrong acceptabilityAn mHealth Intervention to Improve Sexual, Behavioral, and Mental Health Among Stigmatized Young Gay and Bisexual Men in Romania
Pachankis J. An mHealth Intervention to Improve Sexual, Behavioral, and Mental Health Among Stigmatized Young Gay and Bisexual Men in Romania. European Journal Of Public Health 2018, 28: cky212.151. DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/cky212.151.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAn mHealth Intervention to Improve Sexual, Behavioral, and Mental Health Among Stigmatized Young Gay and Bisexual Men in Romania
Pachankis J. An mHealth Intervention to Improve Sexual, Behavioral, and Mental Health Among Stigmatized Young Gay and Bisexual Men in Romania. European Journal Of Public Health 2018, 28 DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/cky213.151.Peer-Reviewed Original Research