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Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction App

Description

African American caregivers of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) have unique needs because they are more likely to experience stressors related to intersecting sources of stigma, discrimination, and caregiving burdens specifically associated with caregiving for PLWHA. The proposed project will enhance and finalize Phase I app development and evaluate its effectiveness in a randomized controlled trial. The project has high public health significance because of its potential to provide an accessible, easy to use mindfulness-based support tool for African American caregivers that could reduce stress, mitigate the harm of intersecting stigmas, and strengthen the caregiver-care recipient relationship.

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

African American caregivers of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) have unique needs because they are more likely to experience stressors related to intersecting sources of stigma, discrimination, and caregiving burdens specifically associated with caregiving for PLWHA. The proposed project will enhance and finalize Phase I app development and evaluate its effectiveness in a randomized controlled trial. The project has high public health significance because of its potential to provide an accessible, easy to use mindfulness-based support tool for African American caregivers that could reduce stress, mitigate the harm of intersecting stigmas, and strengthen the caregiver-care recipient relationship.

Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction App for African American Caregivers

Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction App

Condition
Stress Reduction
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Baltimore

Friends Research Institute, Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21201

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Age 18 or older
  • * African American
  • * Currently a main unpaid caregiver (defined as providing emotional, physical, and financial support) to a person living with HIV/AIDS.

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to 99 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Collaborators and Investigators

COG Analytics,

Steven B Carswell, Ph.D., PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, COG Analytics

Study Record Dates

2026-03-16