Table 1. Baseline Characteristics of Study Participants.

	N = 7
Age	Ma = 45 (SDb = 7, Range: 35-55)
Race	87% African American
	13% Latina
Education	50% 11th grade or lower
	13% High school diploma
	25% 2 years of college
	13% College degree (4 years)
Employed	0
Insurance	100% Medi-Cal
Children	4 (57%) had children (Range: 1-7 children)
Year diagnosised	Ma = 1992 (Range: 1984-2000)
HIV Medications	4 (57%) on ARTc
Comorbidities	Depression, hypertension, hepatitis
Symptom Intensity	Ma = 0.70 (SDb = 0.84, Range: 0-2.30)
Self-efficacy to Manage Chronic Disease	Ma = 5.14 (SDb = 4.34)

^aMean;

^bStandard Deviation;

^cantiretroviral therapy