Positive Choice: Interactive Video Doctor

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention (U.S.). Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention
• Description:
  Positive Choice is an individual-level, interactive computer-based intervention to improve screening and counseling about ongoing sex risk and substance use among HIV-positive patients. While waiting for the scheduled visit with a care provider, HIV patients first complete the Positive Choice risk assessment on a laptop computer. Based on the risk assessment, a video clip appears on the computer in which an actor -portrayed Video Doctor delivers interactive risk-reduction messages to the patient. The clip is matched and tailored to the patient’s gender, risk profile, and readiness to change. This risk -reduction “Video Doctor” counseling session is based on Motivational Interviewing principles, which emphasize a patient-centered approach, non-judgmental tone, empathy, and support. The Video Doctor counseling session lasts an average of 24 minutes. After this brief session, the computer prints out two documents: (1) an educational worksheet for participants with questions for self-reflection, harm reduction tips, and local resources; and (2) a cuing sheet for health care providers, which offers a summary of the patient’s risk profile and readiness to change, and suggested risk-reduction counseling statements to serve as a prompt for discussing risky behaviors with patients. A booster Video Doctor counseling session is provided 3 months later and includes feedback reflecting changes made since the initial visit, along with an updated output for the patient and provider to review and discuss during the clinic visit.
• Subjects:
  Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Epidemiology Data Interpretation, Statistical Epidemics Epidemiological Monitoring HIV Public Health Surveillance Statistics Tables
• Keywords:
  DHP_HIV_Reports PRS Project HIV Compendium
• Series:
  Compendium of Evidence-Based Interventions and Best Practices for HIV Prevention
• Publisher:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (U.S.)
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Report
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Rights:
  Public Domain
• CIO:
  National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and Tuberculosis Prevention (NCHHSTP)
• Division:
  DHP - Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention
• Topic:
  Diseases & Conditions
• Location:
  North America
• Collection(s):
  Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:6bbcedc32c2321a216838b1b70762494baefdfb16bfdedcc7c964603024e79df4bd3c89bfc9d96ab9df7a20758c579d9de9f60d85de6e073fd97a676347bdfc0
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/149550/cdc_149550_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 657.13 KB ]