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HIV is a problem of individuals and family members.

Effectiveness of psycho-education in family-to-family program on family relationships and emotional quotient of adolescents in HIV-affected families in Thailand. HIV is a problem of individuals and family members. In Thailand, there are more than one million of PLH .

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HIV is a problem of individuals and family members.

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  1. Effectiveness of psycho-education in family-to-family program on family relationships and emotional quotient of adolescents in HIV-affected families in Thailand • HIV is a problem of individuals and family members. • In Thailand, there are more than one million of PLH . • A cognitive US intervention was adapted to Thai setting. • Intervention 4 modules, 13 sessions over 6 months • Aim of intervention / aim of this study • a randomized controlled trial of 197 adolescents (age 12-17) from 402 HIV-affected families at four district hospitals in Thailand (2007-2010) (110, intervention / 87, standard care) • Computer-assisted personal interviews at baseline & 24 months Assessments: adolescents’ characteristics, Parental Bonding Inventory & EQ Inventory • 98 % mean follow-up rate

  2. Results • 57% women, 78% students in secondary school, mean age 15 years • Mean scores of family relationships and adolescents’ EQ were at normal levels. t-test examining at baseline: Participants’characteristics, family relationships and EQ in the two conditions did not vary significantly (p > 0.05). Logistic regression examining at 24-month (controlling gender, age and education): • Intervention was not successful in improving family relationships and adolescents’ EQ. • Family relationships acted as a protective asset, raising adolescents’ happiness and overall EQ

  3. In fact, our trail was successful in improving general health and quality of life for PLH and their caregivers. • Plausible that these positive intervention effects could trickle down to improve the EQ of their children in the long run. Future interventions • Address specific contents for adolescents • provide ongoing support to ensure implementation over time More research is warranted. • The impacts of PLH and caregivers’ positive outcomes or the impacts of intervention on other variables (parent’s gender and depressive symptoms, parenting styles or family functioning), eventually translate into positive adolescent EQ outcomes.

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