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Table 1 Study characteristics

From: Psychological interventions for alcohol use disorders in people living with HIV/AIDS: a systematic review

Study ID

Study design

Participants

Sample size

Intervention

Comparator

Outcome/s

Aharonovich 2017 [19]

RCT

Community sample with SU/AU

47

MI/computer (smartphone)

MI

Number of days drunk and number of drinks per day (TLFB/CIWA-Ar)

Chander 2015 [15]

RCT

HIV-positive women with heavy drinking

148

Brief intervention

TAU

Frequency of drinking

Dawson-Rose 2017 [40]

RCT

18-year-old HIV positive on treatment

208

Computer-administered SBIRT

Physician-administered SBIRT

SSIS (alcohol use)

Gilbert 2008 [25]

RCT

HIV clinic patients

971

Computer/video call

TAU

Frequency of drinking

Hasin 2013 [26]

RCT

HIV-positive patients consuming 3 or more units of alcohol

295

MI + HealthCall

MI

Number of drinks in the last 30 days using TLFB

Kahler 2018 [32]

RCT

MSM

180

MI

TAU

Quantity and Frequency

Meade 2010 [28]

RCT

Young people HIV positive

247

CBT-SM

Support group

Quantity of alcohol

Naar-King 2008 [39]

RCT

16–25-year-old HIV-positive youths

186

Motivational interviewing

Waitlist

Quantity of alcohol use

Papas 2011 [27]

RCT

HIV positive on treatment with hazardous drinking

75

CBT

TAU

% drinking days and mean drinks per day

Parsons 2007 [29]

RCT

HIV positive on treatment hazardous drinkers

143

MI/CBT

Health education condition

Number of drinks per day

Rongkavilit 2013 [41]

RCT

Young PLWH 16–25

110

MI

Health Education

Frequency and quantity of drinking

Rotheram-Borus 2012 [36]

RCT

HIV-positive women

339

Family-based intervention

Waitlist/TAU

Frequency of alcohol use

Samet 2005 [30]

RCT

HIV-positive/with alcohol problems

151

MI

TAU

Alcohol severity and consumption

Samet 2015 [42]

RCT

HIV-positive men with history of drinking and risk sex

700

Group

TAU

Quantity and frequency of drinking

Sikkema 2011 [34]

RCT

MSM

50

Brief intervention and standard care

Standard care

Frequency of alcohol use

Velasquez 2009 [33]

RCT

MSM

253

MI-TTM

Referral to other resources

Quantity, frequency

Wandera 2017 [43]

RCT

PLWH AUDIT-C Score 3 or more

982

Brief Intervention

Positive preventive counselling

AUDIT-C score

Weiss 2011 [37]

RCT

HIV-positive women

482

Individual stress-management SWP II

CBSM/SWPI

Miami Alcohol Use Questionnaire

Wong 2008 [31]

RCT

HIV positive who engaged in risk sex

936

Behavioural intervention

Wait list

Number of days drinking

Yu Liu 2018 [44]

RCT

Newly diagnosed HIV-positive men

367

Peer counselling

TAU

Alcohol consumption and use before sex

Zule 2014 [38]

RCT

Women living with HIV

84

Group therapy

HCT/Nutrition

Number of days abstinent, quantity of drinking, frequency of drinking

  1. Key: RCT randomised controlled trial, SU/AU substance use/alcohol use, MI motivational interviewing, TAU treatment as usual, SBIRT Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral To Therapy, PLWH people living with HIV, CBT cognitive behavioural therapy