Long term impact of PositiveLinks: Clinic-deployed mobile technology to improve engagement with HIV care.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:PositiveLinks (PL) is a smartphone-based platform designed in partnership with people living with HIV (PLWH) to improve engagement in care. PL provides daily medication reminders, check-ins about mood and stress, educational resources, a community message board, and an ability to message providers. The objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of up to 24 months of PL use on HIV viral suppression and engagement in care and to examine whether greater PL use was associated with improved outcomes. SETTING:This study occurred between September 2013 and March 2017 at a university-based Ryan White HIV clinic. METHODS:We assessed engagement in care and viral suppression from study baseline to the 6-, 12-, 18- and 24-month follow-up time periods and compared trends among high v

SUBMITTER: Canan CE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6944340 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature