2021
Feasibility of a Web-Accessible Game-Based Intervention Aimed at Improving Help Seeking and Coping Among Sexual and Gender Minority Youth: Results From a Randomized Controlled Trial
Egan JE, Corey SL, Henderson ER, Abebe KZ, Louth-Marquez W, Espelage D, Hunter SC, DeLucas M, Miller E, Morrill BA, Hieftje K, Sang JM, Friedman MS, Coulter RWS. Feasibility of a Web-Accessible Game-Based Intervention Aimed at Improving Help Seeking and Coping Among Sexual and Gender Minority Youth: Results From a Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal Of Adolescent Health 2021, 69: 604-614. PMID: 34140199, PMCID: PMC8494066, DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2021.03.027.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
One Night Stan: Feasibility Study of an HIV Prevention and Sexual Risk Reduction Social Card Game for Young Black Women
Hieftje K, Duncan L, Florsheim O, Sawyer B, Fiellin LE. One Night Stan: Feasibility Study of an HIV Prevention and Sexual Risk Reduction Social Card Game for Young Black Women. Games For Health Journal 2019, 8: 112-120. PMID: 30964717, PMCID: PMC7061292, DOI: 10.1089/g4h.2017.0106.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsYoung Black womenHuman immunodeficiency virus prevention interventionsBlack womenFeasible intervention approachRisk of HIVPreliminary impactPercent of participantsEffect sizeHIV/Partner testingPreliminary efficacyHIV preventionPrevention interventionsCondom useOutcome variablesStandardized assessmentParticipant satisfactionWomenHIVIntervention approachesHeterosexual Black womenFeasibility study
2018
Development and Feasibility Testing of a Videogame Intervention to Reduce High-Risk Sexual Behavior in Black and Hispanic Adolescents
Gariepy AM, Hieftje K, Pendergrass T, Miller E, Dziura JD, Fiellin LE. Development and Feasibility Testing of a Videogame Intervention to Reduce High-Risk Sexual Behavior in Black and Hispanic Adolescents. Games For Health Journal 2018, 7: 393-400. PMID: 30299980, PMCID: PMC6277080, DOI: 10.1089/g4h.2017.0142.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
Video Game Intervention for Sexual Risk Reduction in Minority Adolescents: Randomized Controlled Trial
Fiellin LE, Hieftje KD, Pendergrass TM, Kyriakides TC, Duncan LR, Dziura JD, Sawyer BG, Mayes L, Crusto CA, Forsyth BW, Fiellin DA. Video Game Intervention for Sexual Risk Reduction in Minority Adolescents: Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal Of Medical Internet Research 2017, 19: e314. PMID: 28923788, PMCID: PMC5625130, DOI: 10.2196/jmir.8148.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentChildFemaleHumansMaleMinority GroupsRisk Reduction BehaviorSexual BehaviorVideo GamesConceptsSexual health attitudesHuman immunodeficiency virusIntervention groupHealth attitudesInitiation of intercourseVideo game interventionControl groupHIV sexual riskSexual health outcomesSexual risk reductionDelay of initiationDigital health interventionsSecondary outcomesControlled TrialsGame interventionPrimary outcomeImmunodeficiency virusMean ageAnal intercourseHealth outcomesHealth interventionsSexual riskMonthsMinority adolescentsIntervention
2015
Serious Games for Sexual Health
Shegog R, Brown K, Bull S, Christensen JL, Hieftje K, Jozkowski KN, Ybarra ML. Serious Games for Sexual Health. Games For Health Journal 2015, 4: 69-77. PMID: 26181800, DOI: 10.1089/g4h.2014.0139.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2014
The use of message framing to promote sexual risk reduction in young adolescents: a pilot exploratory study
Camenga DR, Hieftje KD, Fiellin LE, Edelman EJ, Rosenthal MS, Duncan LR. The use of message framing to promote sexual risk reduction in young adolescents: a pilot exploratory study. Health Education Research 2014, 29: 360-366. PMID: 24452229, PMCID: PMC3959207, DOI: 10.1093/her/cyt156.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV prevention interventionsSexual risk behaviorsSexual risk reductionPilot exploratory studyHIV/AIDSYoung adolescentsFocus groupsHealth behaviorsMultidisciplinary teamRisk behaviorsSexual activitySimilar proportionsPreliminary dataHealth materialsGroup transcriptsRisk reductionAdolescentsSexual initiationExploratory studyThematic analysisPregnancyGroupInitiationAIDS