Development effective interventions to promote voluntary counseling and testing for HIV/AIDS

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26780403
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Clinical psychology
• Research Institution: Yamanashi Eiwa College
• Principal Investigator: Iida Toshiharu 山梨英和大学, 人間文化学部, 助教 (50637923)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: 援助要請 / HIV/AIDS / 臨床心理学 / 被援助志向性 / エイズ相談利用の利益性・障がい性認知 / 介入 / エイズ相談・検査 / 応用健康科学

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purpose of this study was to develop effective interventions to promote voluntary counseling and testing (VCT) for HIV/AIDS. The scale to measure the perceived benefits and barriers to using VCT was developed and its reliability and validity were examined. Correlational analyses revealed that the perceived benefits of using VCT was a significant predictor of help seeking preference to VCT. Based on these results, a leaflet that included VCT User’s Voice of adults in their 30s, 40s, 50s and 60s was developed. The results revealed the designed leaflet was effective in promoting interventions on VCT for HIV/AIDS.

Free Research Field

臨床心理学