ResearchProjects

By 2030, 78 percent of persons living with HIV will be diagnosed with cardiovascular disease. This study will test the feasibility, acceptability and preliminary effects of a virtual environment (VE) to address prevention of HIV-related CVD comorbidities through behavioral and psychosocial outcomes.

Abstract on NIH RePORTER

Ramos SR, Reynolds H, Johnson C, Melkus G, Kershaw T, Thayer J, Vorderstrasse A (2024).
Perceptions on HIV-related comorbidities and usability of a virtual environment as CVD prevention education in sexual minority men with HIV: Formative phases of a pilot RCT
Journal of Medical Internet Research. doi: 10.2196/57351. PMCID: PMC11377913.

Ramos SR, Fraser M, Araya F, Kim HY, Parrilla JAS, Sy KM, Nagpal RT, Camacho-Rivera M, Boutjdir M (2022).
Community-engaged intervention mapping for CVD-prevention in Black and Latinx sexual minority men with HIV in New York City: Protocol for a web-based mixed method study
JMIR Research Protocols, 11 (10), e41602. doi: 10.2196/41602. PMCID: PMC9597416.

Ramos SR, Johnson C, Melkus G, Kershaw T, Gwadz M, Reynolds H, Vorderstrasse A (2022).
Cardiovascular disease prevention education using a virtual environment in sexual-minority men of color with HIV: Protocol for a sequential, mixed method, waitlist randomized controlled trial
JMIR Research Protocols, 11 (5), e38348. doi: 10.2196/38348. PMCID: PMC9157319.

Ramos SR, O'Hare OM, Hernandez Colon A, Jacobs SK, Campbell B, Kershaw T, Vorderstrasse A, Reynolds HR (2021).
Purely behavioral: A scoping review of nonpharmacological behavioral and lifestyle interventions to prevent cardiovascular disease in persons living with HIV
Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care, 32 (5), 536-547. doi: 10.1097/jnc.0000000000000230. PMCID: PMC8289919.