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Adaptation, Acceptability And Feasibility Of Problem Management Plus (Pm+) Intervention To Promote The Mental Health Of Young People Living With Hiv In Kenya: Formative Mixed-Methods Research, Moses Kachama Nyongesa, Eva Mwangome, Paul Mwangi, Carophine Nasambu, Judy Wanjiru Mbuthia, Hans M. Koot, Pim Cuijpers, Charles R. J. C. Newton, Amina Abubakar
Adaptation, Acceptability And Feasibility Of Problem Management Plus (Pm+) Intervention To Promote The Mental Health Of Young People Living With Hiv In Kenya: Formative Mixed-Methods Research, Moses Kachama Nyongesa, Eva Mwangome, Paul Mwangi, Carophine Nasambu, Judy Wanjiru Mbuthia, Hans M. Koot, Pim Cuijpers, Charles R. J. C. Newton, Amina Abubakar
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Background: Problem Management Plus (PM+) is a psychological intervention that seeks to address common mental disorders among individuals exposed to adversity. Thus far, the potential for delivering PM+ by mobile phones has not been evaluated.
Aims: To adapt PM+ for telephone delivery (ten weekly sessions of about 45 min each) and preliminarily evaluate its acceptability and feasibility with young people living with HIV (YLWH) in coastal Kenya.
Method: This was a mixed-method formative research. Qualitative data collection included consultations with stakeholders, conducting key informant interviews with HIV care providers and focus group discussions with potential end-users, i.e. …