Boosting the HRQoL Among HIV+ Mothers and Children

"Contents of the first session include:~1. Resilience. Know the concept of resilience.~2. Stigma management. Discuss stigma experience and learn stigma management strategies such as normalizing the disease.~3. Self-efficacy. Learn ways of improving self-efficacy, such as experience of success and social support.~Contents of the second session include:~1. Mother-child interaction skills. Identify speaking styles that have a negative influence on mother-child interactions. Learn effective communication skills.~2. Acquiring social support. Know people and resources that could provide support when having HIV-related difficulties and mental health problems.~3. Emotional regulation. Understand the physiological responses to emotions. Know a range of emotional regulation strategies, such as cognitive reappraisal and deep breathing."

"Contents of the first session include:~1. Adherence behavioral skills. Identify barriers to optimal HAART adherence. Know behavioral skills that can deal with these barriers, such as forgetting, afraid of others' questioning and side effects.~2. Adherence information and motivation. Know how the HIV virus attack human body and the mechanisms of HAART medication. Understand the influence of adherence level on health outcomes.~Contents of the second session include:~1. Adherence motivation. Discuss possibilities and hope of future life, intimate relationship and career.~2. Mother-child interaction skills. Identify speaking styles that have a negative influence on mother-child interactions concerning HAART medication. Learn effective communication skills.~3. Acquiring social support. Know people and resources that could provide support when having HAART-related difficulties and problems."