孤独
社会联系
情感(语言学)
干预(咨询)
心理学
社会支持
心理健康
社会孤立
老年学
临床心理学
医学
社会心理学
精神科
沟通
作者
Andrea N. Polonijo,Annie Nguyen,Karah Y. Greene,Jasmine L. Lopez,Moka Yoo‐Jeong,Erik L. Ruiz,Carol M. Christensen,Jerome T Galea,Brandon Brown
标识
DOI:10.1080/09540121.2024.2329644
摘要
Virtual Villages—online communities that deliver supports to promote aging in place—are proposed to mitigate isolation and support the health of aging populations. Using a community-engaged approach, we developed and pilot-tested a Virtual Village intervention tailored for people living with HIV (PLWH) aged 50+ . The intervention employed a Discord server featuring social interaction, regional and national resources, expert presentations, and mindful meditation exercises. In 2022, a sample of PLWH aged 50+ from three U.S. study sites participated in a four-week pilot. Pre- and post-intervention surveys assessed participants' demographic characteristics; degree of loneliness, social connectedness, HIV-related stigma, and technology acceptance; mental wellbeing and physical health outcomes; and user experience. Participants (N = 20) were socioeconomically and racially/ethnically diverse, aged 51–88 years, and predominantly identified as gay or bisexual men (75%). Paired t-tests revealed a significant increase in participants' mean social engagement scores and a significant decrease in participants' mean negative affect scores, following the intervention. User experience scores were acceptable and participants reported a positive sense of connectedness to the Virtual Village community. Results suggest that a virtual community can be accessible to older PLWH and may enhance social engagement and improve aspects of mental wellbeing.
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