Browsing PSB_Articles by Keyword "HIV"
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A Spanish Study on Psychological Predictors of Quality of Life in People with HIV
Springer (2016-02)In Spain little research has focused on assessment of health indicators, both physical and psychological, in people living with HIV. The aim of this study is to evaluate a set of different indicators that allow us to ... -
Brief transdiagnostic group intervention for people living with HIV and emotional disorders: feasibility and clinical utility
Taylor and Francis (2023)Emotional regulation-based transdiagnostic interventions provide positive but limited evidence regarding efficacy with people living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). In the present study, 10 participants living ... -
Development of a New Instrument for the Assessment of Psychological predictors of well-being and quality of life in people with HIV or AIDS
Springer (2012-11)This study aims to develop an instrument for the assessment of psychological predictors of well-being and quality of life (QoL) in people living with HIV. A four- step procedure was followed to achieve this objective. ... -
Factors Associated with Condom Use in Anal Intercourse Among Spanish Men Who Have Sex with Men: Proposal for an Explanatory Model
Springer (2021-12)Men who have sex with men (MSM) account for more than half of the new HIV diagnoses in Spain. This study aims to carry out a descriptive analysis of the sexual practices and frequency of condom use of MSM and identify the ... -
Factors associated with condom use in vaginal intercourse among Spanish adults with intellectual disability: Proposal for an explanatory model
Elsevier (2022)Background: The prevention of HIV or other STIs in people with intellectual disabilities (ID) is a rarely studied subject even though this population group is at the same risk of infection as the general population. Aims: ... -
HIV and STI Prevention Among Spanish Women Who have Sex with Women: Factors Associated with Dental Dam and Condom Use
Springer (2022)The scientific community has systematically ignored the needs of women who have sex with women (WSW). The invisibilization of romantic and sexual relationships between women has caused a profound lack of knowledge about ... -
HIV Prevention Interventions for Young Male Commercial Sex Workers
Springer US (2014-03)The sex industry, where men sell sexual services to other men or women, has grown in recent years. These men who offer sexual services are particularly vulnerable to HIV infection due to such factors as: frequency of risky ... -
HIV-Risk Index: Development and Validation of a Brief Risk Index for Hispanic Young People
(2016-08)The prevalence of HIV risk behaviors among young people facilitates the spread of HIV, in particular regarding unsafe sex behavior, although this trend is different within this population. For this reason, identifying the ... -
Male sex workers in Spain: what has changed in the last lustrum? A comparison of sociodemographic data and HIV sexual risk behaviors (2010-2015)
Springer Verlag (2016-07)The purpose of this study is to compare the evolution of risky factors related to HIV infection among Male Sex Workers (MSW) in Spain between 2010 and 2015. Participants were 180 MSW: 100 in 2010 and 80 in 2015. Socio-demographic ... -
Predicting condom use in adolescents: a test of three socio-cognitive models using a structural equation modeling approach
BioMed Central (2016)Background The theory of planned behavior (TPB), socio-cognitive model (SCM), and information-motivation-behavioral skills (IMB) model are effective in predicting condom use. However, the adequacy of these three theoretical ... -
Risk behaviors for HIV infection. A review of emerging trends
ABRASCO - Associação Brasileira de Saúde Coletiva (2019)HIV infection, acquired with the conscious participation of the recipient, is a complex problem of international concern, especially among men who have sex with men. Behaviors emerge such as bareback (intentionally unprotected ... -
Sexual Compulsivity Scale: Adaptation and Validation in the Spanish Population
Taylor & Francis (2013)Sexual compulsivity has been studied in relation to high-risk behavior for sexually transmitted infections. The aim of this study was the adaptation and validation of the Sexual Compulsivity Scale to a sample of Spanish ... -
Trends in HIV sexual prevention: Attitudinal beliefs and behavioral intention in Spanish young people over the past two decades (1999-2020)
Elsevier (2022-03-01)Despite preventive efforts, HIV exposure is still a concern for public health. The current prevalence is related to unsafe sex, which is based on socio-cognitive variables. Therefore, information about these variables is ... -
Why Do Young Hispanic Women Take Sexual Risks? Psychological and Cultural Factors for HIV Prevention
Elsevier (2018-09)Young Hispanic women have been particularly affected by HIV. For this reason, we analyzed the influence of cognitive factors, dispositional variables, and gender culture on the HIV risks of two groups of Hispanic women. ...