Table 1.

Technology-based mental health interventions for people living with HIV/AIDS (searched conducted on May 28, 2015)

Author, year	Targeted MH condition and health behavior	MH intervention	Duration of intervention	Sample	Results
I. Telephone-based interventions (n=5)
Heckman et al., 2013 [24••]	Depression	11: Supportive-expressive group therapy (tele-SEGT) 12: Coping effectiveness training (tele-CET) C: Standard of Care (SOC)	12 weekly sessions (90 min per session, 6-8 people per group)	HIV+ older adults; 11: n=122; 12: n=118; C: n=121	Participants in the tele-SEGT group reported fewer depressive symptoms compared to the tele-CET group at post-intervention and 8-month follow-up as well as to the SOC controls at post-intervention, 4-, and 8-month follow-up
		11: Supportive-expressive group therapy (tele-SEGT) 12: Coping effectiveness training (tele-CET) C: Standard of Care (SOC)	12 weekly sessions (90 min per session, 6-8 people per group)	HIV+ older men who have sex with men (MSM): n=149; heterosexual: n=212	MSM and heterosexual participants attended comparable numbers of group sessions. Heterosexual participants received t-SEGT had significantly greater reductions in depressive symptoms compared to SOC controls
Himelhoch et al., 2013 [25••]	Major depression and HAART adherence	I: Telephone-based Cognitive behavioral therapy (T-CBT) C: face-to-face (f2f) therapy	11-session	Low-income, urban-dwelling people with HIV/AIDS; I: n=16; C: n=18	Significant differences in depression treatment outcomes were found for within group but not for between group. Participants in the T-CBT group were significantly more likely to maintain HAART adherence compared to the f2f group
Lovejoy, 2012 [26]	Depression, anxiety, stress, and sexual risk behavior	Telephone-delivered motivational interviewing (MI) 11: One-session MI 12: Four-session MI C: Stand of Care (SOC)	One- or four-session	HIV+ adults 45+years old: 11: n=39; 12: n=38; C: n=23	Participants in 11 and 12 reported lower levels of depression, anxiety, and stress at 6-month follow-up compared to the SOC group
Moore et al., 2015 [35]	Bipolar disorder, ARV, and PSY adherence	I: Medication adherence psychoeducation and daily texts assessing mood, plus personalized medication reminder texts C: Active comparison (CTRL)	30-day	HIV+ with co-occurring bipolar disorder (HIV+/BD+); I: n=25; C: n=25	Mean adherence was high and comparable between groups for both ARV and PSY medications among HIV+/BD+. iTAB participants took ARV significantly closer to intended dosing time compared to CTRL (p=0.002, Cliff's d=0.37)
II. Computer-based interventions (n=2)
Brown et al., 2011 [36]	Psychosocial stress	Computerized stress management training (CSMT) 11: Immediate intervention 12: Delayed intervention	One single session (~90 min)	60 HIV+ female (70 % African American)	Participants in the immediate intervention group demonstrated improved stress management knowledge compared to delayed treatment control at the follow-up (p<0.01). No between-group difference was found for depressive symptoms, psychological distress, perceived stress, and coping self-efficacy (p>0.05)
Hersch et al., 2013 [37]	Psychosocial stress, mood management, and ARV adherence	11: Web-based adapted Life-Steps + evidence-based web-based stress and mood management program C: Waitlist control condition	10 Life-Steps medication adherence modules; 9 stress management modules	HIV+, on ARVs, detectable viral load (>48 copies/ml) no dx of mental disorder	Patients in the web-based Life-Steps condition had significantly higher ARV adherence rates than patients in the control group after 9-month follow-up as measured by MEMS. No significant effects were found on psychosocial stress and mood management

Abbreviations not described in the table are listed in alphabetical order as follows: ARVantiretroviral, C control, I intervention, HARRT highly active antiretroviral therapy, MH mental health, OR odds ratio, PSY psychotropic