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Published in: AIDS and Behavior 10/2018

01-10-2018 | Original Paper

Mobile Health Technology for Improving Symptom Management in Low Income Persons Living with HIV

Authors: Rebecca Schnall, Hwayoung Cho, Alexander Mangone, Adrienne Pichon, Haomiao Jia

Published in: AIDS and Behavior | Issue 10/2018

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Abstract

Persons living with HIV (PLWH) are living longer but experiencing more adverse symptoms associated with the disease and its treatment. This study aimed to examine the impact of a mHealth application (app) comprised of evidence-based self-care strategies on the symptom experience of PLWH. We conducted a 12-week feasibility study with 80 PLWH who were randomized (1:1) to a mHealth app, mobile Video Information Provider (mVIP), with self-care strategies for improving 13 commonly experienced symptoms in PLWH or to a control app. Intervention group participants showed a significantly greater improvement than the control group in 5 symptoms: anxiety (p = 0.001), depression (p = 0.001), neuropathy (p = 0.002), fever/chills/sweat (p = 0.037), and weight loss/wasting (p = 0.020). Participants in the intervention group showed greater improvement in adherence to their antiretroviral medications (p = 0.017) as compared to those in the control group. In this 12-week trial, mVIP was associated with improved symptom burden and increased medication adherence in PLWH.
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Metadata
Title
Mobile Health Technology for Improving Symptom Management in Low Income Persons Living with HIV
Authors
Rebecca Schnall
Hwayoung Cho
Alexander Mangone
Adrienne Pichon
Haomiao Jia
Publication date
01-10-2018
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
AIDS and Behavior / Issue 10/2018
Print ISSN: 1090-7165
Electronic ISSN: 1573-3254
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-017-2014-0

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