PAGER MESSAGING

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention (U.S.). Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention
• Description:
  The Pager Messaging intervention (i.e., pager messaging only or pager messaging with peer support) is an individual-level intervention. Each patient receives a 2-way pager and a message schedule customized to the patient’s daily medication regimen. In addition to dose reminders (which include medication names familiar to the patient and number of pills to be taken), 3 other types of text messages are sent: (1) educational (referring to side effects and their management, medication benefits, understanding laboratory values, th e importance of adherence, drug interactions, proper medication storage, resistance, and selfadvocacy); (2) entertainment (jokes or thoughts for the day); and (3) adherence assessments. A confirmation return page is requested for every message sent. There are a minimum of 3 daily pager messages for the first 2 months, with frequency gradually tapering in the last month to avoid a rebound in non-adherence. The patients are asked to wear the pager at all waking moments from the first contact till the end of the intervention.
• Subjects:
  Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Epidemiology Data Interpretation, Statistical Epidemics Epidemiological Monitoring HIV Public Health Surveillance Statistics Tables
• Keywords:
  DHP_HIV_Reports PRS Project HIV Compendium
• Series:
  Compendium of Evidence-Based Interventions and Best Practices for HIV Prevention
• Publisher:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (U.S.)
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Report
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Rights:
  Public Domain
• CIO:
  National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and Tuberculosis Prevention (NCHHSTP)
• Division:
  DHP - Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention
• Topic:
  Diseases & Conditions
• Location:
  North America
• Collection(s):
  Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/149433/cdc_149433_DS1.pdf
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