Reducing internalized HIV stigma with Intervention Mapping: the design, implementation, and evaluation of RESET (RESilience and Empowerment Training)
Stutterheim, Sarah E van der Kooij, Yvonne L Willems, Roy A Schenk, Leo G Elsenburg, Loek JM Jansen, Hannah SE Lammen, Jacqueline den Daas, Chantal Kleene, Marie Jose T van den Berk, Guido EL
Stutterheim, Sarah E
van der Kooij, Yvonne L
Willems, Roy A
Schenk, Leo G
Elsenburg, Loek JM
Jansen, Hannah SE
Lammen, Jacqueline
den Daas, Chantal
Kleene, Marie Jose T
van den Berk, Guido EL
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Journal Article
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Article
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en
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2025-11-10
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Research Projects
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Reducing internalized HIV stigma with Intervention Mapping: the design, implementation, and evaluation of RESET (RESilience and Empowerment Training)
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AIDS Care 2026; 38(2):242-262
Abstract
HIV is a highly stigmatized condition, and negative beliefs about HIV and people with HIV are frequently internalized. This paper describes how we designed, implemented, and evaluated RESET, an intervention aiming to reduce internalized HIV stigma among people with HIV in the Netherlands. This face-to-face, three-session workshop series was designed, implemented, and evaluated with a systematic approach to behavior change that uses theory and evidence, as well as participatory processes, in the planning of interventions. comprises six steps: (1) conducting a needs assessment and drafting a Logic Model of the Problem; (2) specifying intervention outcomes and objectives, and drafting a Logic Model of Change; (3) designing the intervention by selecting theory and evidence-based methods for behavior change and then developing their practical applications; (4) producing and pre-testing the intervention; (5) planning for implementation; and (6) planning process and effect evaluations. For each step, we describe the tasks involved and how we approached each task as we designed, implemented, and evaluated RESET. By transparently reporting how RESET was developed, we illuminate success and challenges and demonstrate how can be leveraged to develop effective interventions for reducing stigma, including internalized HIV stigma.