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The adolescent HIV executive function and drumming (AHEAD) study, a feasibility trial of a group drumming intervention amongst adolescents with HIV.
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AIDS care [AIDS Care] 2023 Nov; Vol. 35 (11), pp. 1796-1814. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Apr 11. - Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- AHEAD feasibility trial assessed the feasibility and acceptability of an 8-session group drumming programme aiming to improve executive function, depression and anxiety symptoms, and perceived social support in adolescents living with HIV in a rural low-income South African setting. Sixty-eight 12- to 19-year-old adolescents participated. They were individually randomised. The intervention arm ( n = 34) received weekly hour-long group drumming sessions. Controls ( n = 34) received no intervention. Feasibility and acceptability were assessed using rates of: enrolment; retention; attendance; logistical problems; adolescent-reported acceptability. Secondary measures included: five Oxford Cognitive Screen-Executive Function (OCS-EF) tasks; two Rapid Assessment of Cognitive and Emotional Regulation (RACER) tasks; the Self-Reporting Questionnaire-20 (SRQ-20) measuring depression and anxiety symptoms; the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS). All feasibility criteria were within green progression limits. Enrolment, retention, and acceptability were high. There was a positive effect on adolescent depressed mood with signal for a working memory effect. There were no significant effects on executive function or socio-emotional scales. Qualitative findings suggested socio-emotional benefits including: group belonging; decreased internalised stigma; improved mood; decreased anxiety. Group drumming is a feasible and acceptable intervention amongst adolescents living with HIV in rural South Africa. A full-scale trial is recommended.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1360-0451
- Volume :
- 35
- Issue :
- 11
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- AIDS care
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 37039077
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/09540121.2023.2195607