Objective: To evaluate the effect of intervention project of mental health promotion in paid blood donors with AIDS/HIV infected adults in Anhui countryside.
Methods: About 41 HIV/AIDS infected adults were invited to take part in the intervention project. The project was put into practice by ways of multimedia course and group participation with the handbook of mental health promotion intervention for HIV/AIDS infected adults. All participants (41 intervention objects and 21 control objects) completed an anonymous questionnaire before and after the intervention. Depression, anxiety, self-esteem and coping style were evaluated by Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale, Self-Rating Anxiety Scale, Self-Esteem Scale and Simplified Coping Style Questionnaire.
Results: There were 35.5% of the 62 blood donors without taking any education. There were 46.7% of them need to partially or completely rely on government grants and loans. Before intervention the rates of depression and anxiety, the scores of positive coping, negative coping and self-esteem were not significantly different between study group and control group (P > 0.05). After intervention the rates of depression and anxiety in study group were lower than those in control group and with significant difference. The scores of positive coping and self-esteem in study group were higher than those in control group, but the score of negative coping was contrary to them (P <0.05). The mental health promotion interventions for blood donors with HIV/AIDS in rural take an active effect on their anxiety symptoms, depressive symptoms, coping style and self-esteem (P <0.05). Age was the influence factor for the intervention on depression, negative coping. Level of education was the influence factor for the intervention on depression, anxiety and self-esteem intervention. Gender was the influence factor for the intervention on positive coping. All objects reported that they liked the intervention project of mental health promotion and liked the interactive form of education.
Conclusion: Psychological intervention to improve the response capacity and mental health of paid blood donors with HIV/AIDS infected adults in countryside has a good effect. This intervention might be extend to similar population on HIV/AIDS in rural. The influence factor of intervention effect on different psychological character are difference.