Gay Poz Sex: A Community Based Counselling Intervention for HIV positive gay/bisexual men
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GPS is a community-based counselling program for HIV-positive gay and bisexual men that aims to decrease sexual health risks and improve sex and well-being through a peer-led, theoretically grounded intervention. The program is based on models of information, motivation, and behavioral skills, and uses motivational interviewing techniques over multiple sessions to help participants set and achieve risk reduction goals in a supportive environment. Preliminary research found the program increased participants' sense of agency regarding their sexual health, social support systems, and confidence making healthier choices.
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Gay Poz Sex: A Community Based Counselling Intervention for HIV positive gay/bisexual men
- 1. Gay Poz Sex (GPS), A Community-based Counselling Intervention for HIV-Positive Gay and Bisexual Men 2010
- 3. Rick Julien, BSc, AIDS Committee of Toronto (ACT) Trevor A. Hart, Ph.D. Ryerson University; University of Toronto, Scott Simpson, BA, ACT Adina-Ioana Berindean-Coroiu, BA, Ryerson University, Barry D. Adam, Ph.D., University of Windsor and OHTN, John Maxwell, B.A., ACT; Positive Prevention Working Group (PPWG), Rob MacKay, PPWG, David Hoe, B.S.W., PPWG, Bob Leahy, PPWG, Herbert Co, B.A., B.Sc., PPWG, Eleanor Maticka-Tyndale, Ph.D., University of Windsor, James Murray, MA, AIDS Bureau Mona Loutfy, MD, MPH, Women’s College Hospital and University of Toronto.
- 4. What We Are Doing HIV Prevention for HIV+ Gay Men Community-Based Research Theoretical Model - Information, Motivation, Behavioral Skills model (IMB; Fisher & Fisher, 1992) Implementation Model – Motivational Interviewing Facilitators are Peers Program Administered at ACT
- 5. The Transtheoretical Model Called this because cuts across other models Prochaska et al.’s (1992) stage theory Precontemplation Contemplation Preparation Action Maintenance
- 6. The IMB Model Information Behavioural Skills Sexual Health Behaviour Motivation
- 7. The GPS Program Session 1 focuses on building information on advanced topics for HIV+ gay men STI transmission Viral load in the blood vs. in semen Session 2 - HIV Disclosure and the law Sessions 3-7 focus on MI Identifying each participant’s goals Resolving ambivalence Experimenting with new strategies to achieve goals Implementing strategies to achieve goals Identifying strategies to maintain progress
- 9. How My Current Sexual Activity Fits Into My Life
- 10. Health Counselling Program Research Evaluation Step 1 - identifying need for the program Step 2 – test if program is Feasible Useful to participants Step 3 – pilot data on effect size of the program (current CIHR grant) Step 4 – test program vs. standard-of-care Step 5 – test in community settings
- 11. Our Participants Tell Us GPS Is Useful Participants said they experienced: Increased social interactions both inside and outside of the program. Increased self-efficacy in sexual health risk-assessment, sexual negotiation and disclosure. Increased use of community supports. The confidence to make healthier lifestyle choices and they continuously refer their friends to GPS
- 12. GPS Preliminary Quantitative Data
Editor's Notes
- This is the team members who brought this research project together; along with input from the research facilitators who along with some members of the team are HIV-positive.
- HIV Prevention for HIV+ Gay Men, Community-Based Research – based on the direction of the Poz Prevention Working Group of the AIDS Bureau at the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long Term Care – This Working Group, comprised of HIV+ Gay Men, directed the team to develop an intervention that would reduce risk behaviour in the context of promoting sexual health of HIV+ gay. Based upon the Information, Motivation, Behavioral Skills model (Fisher et al., 2002)Elicitation research used to identify needs regarding:Information (e.g., about erectile problems with condoms)Motivation (e.g., motivations to discuss or use condoms)Behavioral Skills (e.g., disclosure of HIV status, negotiation of condom use)The elicitation research typically uses a combination of qualitative methods such as focus groups and key informant interviews and quantitative research such as questionnaires about the I, M, and B of the target populationResearch trials then conducted to examine efficacy
- The GPS program combines elements of both information and motivation.
- The program consists of seven two-hour sessions. The program reviews current STI transmission information regarding health risks, disclosure and legal issues. Peer facilitators use Motivational Interviewing skills to guide participants in the development and identification of sexual health behaviour goals, strategies and potential supports. Peer facilitators use role-playing to increase participant’s self-efficacy in disclosure skills and negotiating risk. The facilitator’s job is to facilitate any changes that the participant would like to make to promote his sexual health. It is not the facilitator’s goals to tell the participant what to do or what his goals should be. The participant is doing the work, and the facilitator’s job is to help the client. Facilitator must identify community resources and referrals for extra support throughout the program as well.
- An important element of GPS is the Sexual Behaviour Diary which is introduced in the first session. The importance of thinking about what you do both before and after sex; as well as how you feel both and after are emphasized for this exercise. Participants are not required to complete any of the exercises and time is provided in each session to work on the exercises. Many fears around doing this exercise are discussed at each new group. (e.g. Can this be used as evidence?)
- The 3rd session introduces an important element on Motivational Interviewing called ‘The Decisional Balance’. A participant is asked to identify how he would describe his current sexual habits. He then facilitated to explore ‘What’s Good about it?’; then ‘What Not so Good about it?; then ‘What’s Not so Good about making a change’ or the ‘challenges’ to making a change; and finally ’What’s Good about making a change?’ or ‘What do you hope for from this change?’. The participant is then asked to describe an achievable goal/change they could work on. Each participant is facilitated to complete this exercise. A few additional exercises introduced over sessions 5 and 6 help participants to clearly define a behavioural goal pertinent to their sexual health.
- 2 pilot groups were used to develop and refine the intervention. Facilitators are currently in the process of offering the GPS program to the 5thgroup of participants.
- LESSONS LEARNED: Participants have shown an increase in their social interactions both inside and outside of the program. Participants are demonstrating increased self-efficacy in sexual health risk-assessment, sexual negotiation, sexual goal setting and disclosure.Preliminary results indicate a decrease in unprotected anal sex with partners of negative or unknown status. Participants have increased their use of community supports. Participants have realized there are choices available to them and GPS gave them the tools to make healthier life style choices.
- Among the 11 participants in the last two groups, 100% of men engaged in unprotected anal intercourse at baseline, 100% at post-intervention, and 57.1% at 3-months follow-up. Further, 71.4% engaged in unprotected anal intercourse with partners who were HIV-negative or unknown HIV status at baseline, 85.7% at post-intervention, and 42.9% at 3-months follow-up. Analyses also examined reductions in unprotected anal intercourse with HIV+ partners: 100% at baseline,100% at post, and 80% at follow up.Reported sex (with and without condoms) with any partners : 100% at baseline,100% at post,80% at follow up (not on the graph).