The Effect of a Brief Video-Based Intervention to Improve AIDS Prevention in Older Men: Randomized Controlled Trial
Abstract BackgroundThe AIDS epidemic among older people is becoming more serious. Evidence-based, acceptable, and effective preventive interventions are urgently needed. Video-based interventions have become an innovative way to change behaviors, and we have developed a brief...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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JMIR Publications
2025-04-01
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| Series: | JMIR Public Health and Surveillance |
| Online Access: | https://publichealth.jmir.org/2025/1/e65674 |
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BackgroundThe AIDS epidemic among older people is becoming more serious. Evidence-based, acceptable, and effective preventive interventions are urgently needed. Video-based interventions have become an innovative way to change behaviors, and we have developed a brief video-based intervention named Sunset Without AIDS.
ObjectiveIn this study, we tested the effectiveness of a brief video-based intervention targeting older men’s understanding of AIDS prevention.
MethodsA randomized controlled trial was conducted from June 20 to July 3, 2023. In total, 100 older men were randomly divided into the intervention group (n=50) and the control group (n=50) using the envelope extraction method. The intervention group was shown the Sunset Without AIDS video; the control group viewed a standard AIDS education video. A questionnaire was used to measure the effect of Sunset Without AIDS after 2 interventions. AIDS-related high-risk behaviors were followed up 1 and 3 months after the intervention. The difference was statistically significant at P
ResultsAfter 2 interventions, the total awareness rates (%) of AIDS-related knowledge in the intervention and control groups were 84% (42/50) and 66% (33/50), respectively (P=PPP
ConclusionsSunset Without AIDS could improve the ability of older men in China to follow best practices for AIDS prevention and provide a certain basis for the innovation of AIDS education in the older adult population. |
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| ISSN: | 2369-2960 |