2024
Testing the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of integrating accommodation strategies into an HIV prevention intervention for people who inject drugs with cognitive dysfunction
Mistler C, Shrestha R, Copenhaver M. Testing the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of integrating accommodation strategies into an HIV prevention intervention for people who inject drugs with cognitive dysfunction. Journal Of Substance Use And Addiction Treatment 2024, 169: 209582. PMID: 39551147, DOI: 10.1016/j.josat.2024.209582.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHIV prevention interventionsOpioid use disorderBehavioral HIV prevention interventionHIV prevention informationPreventive interventionsCognitive profile of individualsIntervention contentActive control conditionPrevention informationPreliminary efficacyControl conditionEnhanced HIV prevention interventionPreventive intervention conditionHIV risk reduction informationProfile of individualsHIV-related risk behaviorsRisk of HIVRisk reduction skillsAccommodation strategiesRisk reduction informationPre-exposure prophylaxisCognitive profileUse disorderCognitive dysfunctionIntervention condition
2017
Interest in use of mHealth technology in HIV prevention and associated factors among high-risk drug users enrolled in methadone maintenance program
Shrestha R, Karki P, Copenhaver M. Interest in use of mHealth technology in HIV prevention and associated factors among high-risk drug users enrolled in methadone maintenance program. AIDS Care 2017, 29: 1144-1148. PMID: 28478706, PMCID: PMC6081193, DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2017.1325439.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-risk PWUDMethadone maintenance programHIV preventionMedication remindersHIV risk reduction informationRisk behaviorsSex-related risk behaviorsHigh-risk drug usersMHealth technologiesHIV prevention toolHIV risk reductionHIV prevention approachesHIV risk behaviorsDrug treatment settingsRisk Behavior AssessmentHIV prevention effortsHIV-negative PWUDUse of mHealthNew intervention strategiesDepressive symptomsTreatment settingsDrug usersHealthcare providersMultivariate analysisPrevention efforts
2016
Modeling a Theory-Based Approach to Examine the Influence of Neurocognitive Impairment on HIV Risk Reduction Behaviors Among Drug Users in Treatment
Huedo-Medina TB, Shrestha R, Copenhaver M. Modeling a Theory-Based Approach to Examine the Influence of Neurocognitive Impairment on HIV Risk Reduction Behaviors Among Drug Users in Treatment. AIDS And Behavior 2016, 20: 1646-1657. PMID: 27052845, PMCID: PMC4945437, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-016-1394-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeurocognitive impairmentCommunity-based methadone maintenance treatmentHIV risk reduction informationSex-related HIV risk behaviorsHIV risk reduction behaviorsHigh-risk PWUDHIV prevention benefitsMethadone maintenance treatmentHIV prevention outcomesOpioid-dependent individualsSignificant neurocognitive impairmentHIV risk behaviorsHIV prevention behaviorsRisk reduction informationHealth behavior changeBehavioral skills modelRisk reduction behaviorsRisk reduction outcomesMaintenance treatmentEfficacious interventionsDrug usersPrevention benefitsPrevention outcomesPrevention behaviorsRisk behaviors