The objective of this grant is to create and test a mobile app to support ART adherence among HIV+ African American adults.
The Phase II project will enhance the existing (Phase 1) mobile intervention by offering: 1) a two-way communication capability through which participants can: i) indicate "pill taken" in response to pill reminders, and ii) receive a positive visual icon as behavioral-economics based reinforcement for "pill taken" responses; 2) pharmacist counseling and medication support; and, 3) the addition of educational and motivational text messages. Overall aims are to: 1) expand mhealth intervention to incorporate new Phase II features; 2) evaluate effectiveness in an RCT of HIV+ African Americans; and 3) prepare marketing and commercialization plans. Our long-term goal is to increase ART medication adherence, thus decreasing health disparities, among HIV+, African-Americans.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
109
On the Dot is a mobile app to support HIV medication adherence. The mobile app is linked to a clinician portal through which participants can receive adherence support.
Environment and Health Group
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Self-reported ART medication adherence
Adherence was assessed using a 3-item self-report measure examining ART use in the prior 7 days, a time period, which is considered a reliable indictor of overall adherence (Bianco et al., 2010; Kleeburger et al., 2001; Segeral et al., 2010; Spire et al. 2008). The measure consists of a yes or no response to each of the following three questions: (i) "did you miss any ART doses during the last four days?," (ii) "Were you late for any of your intakes by more than two hours during the last four days?," and (iii) "did you miss any ART doses last week-end?"
Time frame: 90 days
HIV medication adherence self efficacy
HIV treatment self-efficacy was assessed using the 17-item self-efficacy belief subscale of the modified HIV Medication Taking Self-Efficacy Scale.
Time frame: 90 days
Stress Burden
Stress burden will be assessed using the Perceived Stress Scale (Cohen et al., 1983), a well-validated instrument used with diverse populations.
Time frame: 90 days
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