mHealth Technology as a Persuasive Tool for Treatment, Care and Management of Persons Living with HIV.
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2015-07-09
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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
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Young people (10-24 years), Adult, Senior, Access to information or data, Supply of services, Quality of care, Continuity of care, Stigma, Loss to follow up, Low adherence to treatments, Timeliness of care, Client-side expenses, Effectiveness, Feasibility, HIV/AIDS, Chronic care, Social and behavior change communication, Health education or promotion, Treatment adherence, Disease management, SMS, Voice, Internet, Text, Audio, Installed application