Meaning of Life in HIV-infected Youths

The HIV Netherlands Australia Thailand Research Collaboration

Status: Completed

Conditions: Meaning of Life

Treatments: Behavioral: logotherapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01644383

HIV-NAT 109

Details and patient eligibility

About

Logotherapy has never been evaluated in HIV-infected teenagers. In this study, we will evaluate the meaning of life by using The Purpose in Life Test and the affect of logotherapy in HIV infected youth at HIV-NAT, Thai Red Cross AIDS Research Centre and King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital.

Full description

In the HAART era, HIV infected children can live longer and will grow up to become teenagers. However, some may develop psychosocial problems because they have lost family members, experienced poverty, social discrimination etc. Being a normal teenager is tough and is the most complex period of his/her life. This is the period when most teenagers will find their identity and reasons for living. Therefore it is believed that interventions may help HIV-infected teenagers better deal with life. For this study, logotherapy, a therapy that will help a person to discover his/her purpose in life, live meaningful life, and attain self-esteem was used. The success of the intervention was evaluated by using The Purpose in Life Test.

Enrollment: 48 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 16 to 24 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Age 16-24 years
2. HIV seropositive
3. HIV disclosed
4. Understand Thai language
5. Parent signed written informed consent

Exclusion criteria

1. Mental or psychological disorder or having active suicidal idea or attempt
2. Having no permanent address

Trial design

48 participants in 2 patient groups

Treatment arm (logotherapy)

Experimental group

Description:

Participants in Arm I will attend the logotherapy group sessions by the trained psychologist for 4 visits (see Table II, III). The number of participants in group sessions will be 20 participants per group.

Treatment:

Behavioral: logotherapy

Control arm (general health education)

No Intervention group

Description:

Participants in Arm II will attend the routine health education by the nurse. The number of participants in group session will be 20 participants per group.