mHealth Technology as a Persuasive Tool for Treatment, Care and Management of Persons Living with HIV

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• Alternative Title:
  AIDS Behav
• Personal Author:
  Schnall, Rebecca ; Bakken, Suzanne ; Rojas, Marlene ; Travers, Jasmine ; Carballo-Dieguez, Alex
• Description:
  Mobile health (mHealth) technology can be a valuable tool in the management of chronic illnesses, including HIV. Qualitative research methods were used to identify the desired content and features of a mobile app for meeting and improving the healthcare needs of persons living with HIV (PLWH). We conducted six focus group sessions with 50 English-or Spanish-speaking PLWH in New York City. To inform data analysis and to illustrate how mHealth technology can be used as a persuasive strategy for improving the health of PLWH, we integrated Fogg's functional role triad for computing technology model with the self-determination theory to illustrate how mHealth technology can be used as a persuasive strategy for improving the health of PLWH. Participants suggested several tools for meeting their healthcare needs, including: reminders/alerts, lab results tracking, and notes on health status. mHealth technology can function as a social actor by providing chat boxes/forums, testimonials of lived experiences, and personal outreach. Examples of media that can be used as a persuasive technology include games/virtual rewards, coding of health tasks, and simulations on how to connect with PLWH. Findings from these focus groups can be used to design a mobile app for PLWH that is targeted to meet their healthcare needs.
• Subjects:
  Adult Article Cell Phones Community Health Services Counseling Female Focus Groups Fogg's Functional Role Triad HIV/AIDS HIV Infections Humans Interviews As Topic Male Middle Aged Mobile Health (mHealth) Technology Motivation New York New York City Primary Health Care Qualitative Research Quality Of Health Care Self-determination Theory Self Efficacy Telemedicine Young Adult

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• Source:
  AIDS Behav. 2015; 19(0 2):81-89.
• Pubmed ID:
  25572830
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC4497931
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  1U01PS00371501/PS/NCHHSTP CDC HHS/United States ; K12 RR017648/RR/NCRR NIH HHS/United States
• Volume:
  19
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
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  urn:sha256:bf27bc15dcfd275a7f4de57454e4ecd5776a61afc542f10aa0e5388d551d6f8d
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