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A psychoeducational programme increased knowledge and decreased sexual risk behaviours in young adults with genital herpes

https://doi.org/10.1136/ebn.3.1.15

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    Swanson JM, Dibble SL, Chapman L.Effects of psycho-educational interventions on sexual health risks and psycho-social adaptation in young adults with genital herpes.J Adv Nurs1999 Apr;29:840–51OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedWeb of Science

    QUESTION: In young adults with genital herpes, does a group psychoeducational intervention led by nurses decrease sexual health risk and improve psychosocial adaptation?

    Design

    Randomised {allocation concealed}*, unblinded, controlled trial of 6 months duration.

    Setting

    A metropolitan area on the west coast of the US.

    Patients

    252 adults (mean age 27 y, 77% women, 80% white, 70% single, 84% employed, 10% lesbian or gay, mean education 15 y, mean annual income US$22 000) with confirmed symptomatic genital herpes diagnosed within the previous 5 years. Adults with histories of inpatient treatment for psychiatric conditions or alcohol or drug abuse were excluded. Follow up was 87%.

    Intervention

    131 adults were allocated to the group psychoeducational …

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    Footnotes

    • Sources of funding: National Institute of Nursing Research; Research Center for Symptom Management, University of California.

    • For correspondence: Professor J M Swanson, Samuel Merritt College, Department of Nursing, 370 Hawthorne Avenue, Oakland, CA 94609, USA. Fax +1 510 869 6525.

    • ↵* Information provided by author.