A Digital Platform to Support HIV Case Management for Youth and Young Adults: Mixed Methods Feasibility Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Advances in medical treatments in recent years have contributed to an overall decline in HIV-related opportunistic infections and deaths in youth; however, mortality and morbidity rates in perinatally and nonperinatally infected adolescents and young adults (AYA) living with HIV remain relatively high today.

Objective

The goal of this project was to assess the use, utility, and cost-effectiveness of PlusCare, a digital app for HIV case management in AYA living with HIV. The app supports routine case management tasks, such as scheduling follow-up visits, sharing documents for review and signature, laboratory test results, and between-visit communications (eg, encouraging messages).

Methods

We conducted a single-group mixed methods pre-post study with HIV cas

SUBMITTER: Fee C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9723976 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature