ReviewThe open AIDS journal2017
mHealth Interventions To Support Self-Management In HIV: A Systematic Review.
Review in The open AIDS journal, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 4 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 94 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Pragmatic Efficacy Trial of mHealth to Improve HIV Outcomes in the DC Cohort
Testing of the JomPrEP App for HIV Prevention Among Malaysian MSM
Adaptive Evaluation of mHealth and Conventional Adherence Support Interventions to Optimize Outcome With New Treatment Regimens for Drug-resistant Tuberculosis and HIV in South Africa
Adapting mHealth Interventions to Improve Self-management of HIV and Substance Use Among Emerging Adults in Zambia
Who cites it
94 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Mobile phone-based interventions for improving contraception use.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2023Pooled it
- Effectiveness of mHealth on Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy in Patients Living With HIV: Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2023Pooled it
- Public Health Implications of Adapting HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Programs for Virtual Service Delivery in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Systematic Review.JMIR public health and surveillance · 2022Pooled it
- Effectiveness of eHealth Interventions for HIV Prevention and Management in Sub-Saharan Africa: Systematic Review and Meta-analyses.AIDS and behavior · 2022Pooled it
- Behavioral Theories and Motivational Features Underlying eHealth Interventions for Adolescent Antiretroviral Adherence: Systematic Review.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2021Pooled it
- Self-management interventions for adolescents living with HIV: a systematic review.BMC infectious diseases · 2021Pooled it
- Outcomes of a Pilot Mobile App Just-in-Time-Adaptive-Intervention Supporting Coping Skills in Trauma Affected People with HIV.AIDS and behavior · 2026Trial
- Providing 2 Types of mHealth Interventions to Support Self-Management Among People Living With HIV: Randomized Clinical Trial.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2025Trial
- Enhancing quality of life and medication adherence for people living with HIV: the impact of an information system.Journal of patient-reported outcomes · 2024Trial
- Mediating Effects of Stigma and Depressive Symptoms in a Social Media-Based Intervention to Improve Long-term Quality of Life Among People Living With HIV: Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2021Trial
- Retention in HIV Care Among HIV-Seropositive Pregnant and Postpartum Women in Uganda: Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial.AIDS and behavior · 2020Trial
- An Interactive Text Messaging Intervention to Improve Adherence to Option B+ Prevention of Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission in Kenya: Cost Analysis.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2020Trial
- Effectiveness of a Web-Based Intervention to Support Medication Adherence Among People Living With HIV: Web-Based Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR public health and surveillance · 2020Trial
- Mechanisms and Effects of a WeChat-Based Intervention on Suicide Among People Living With HIV and Depression: Path Model Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2019Trial
- MySafeRx: a mobile technology platform integrating motivational coaching, adherence monitoring, and electronic pill dispensing for enhancing buprenorphine/naloxone adherence during opioid use disorder treatment: a pilot study.Addiction science & clinical practice · 2018Trial
- A User-Centered Approach to Achieving High Degree of Digital Health Technology Utilization for Community HIV Case Management and Data Collection in Ethiopia.Global health, science and practice · 2026Article
- Mobile Phone Access, Usage Patterns, and Perceptions of Adolescents Living With HIV on the Use of Gamified Interventions to Improve Antiretroviral Therapy Adherence in Eswatini: Qualitative Study.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2026Article
- Adaptation of a Smartphone-Based Mobile Health Program to Support Person-Centered Treatment of Tuberculosis in Kilimanjaro, Tanzania: Preimplementation Qualitative Needs Assessment.JMIR formative research · 2026Article
- Assessing the Implementation and Potential Effects of the Nishauri mHealth Intervention on HIV Care Among Men in Homa Bay County, Kenya: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Study.JMIR research protocols · 2026Article
- Participatory Development and Concept Testing of mHealth Messaging to Support Care Engagement and Antiretroviral Therapy Adherence for Women Living With HIV in the Southern United States: Focus Group Study.JMIR formative research · 2025Article
34 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Abstract
backgroundSelf-management is an important aspect of long-term HIV treatment. Mobile technologies offer the potential to efficiently deliver interventions to facilitate HIV self-management. The last comprehensive review of such mHealth interventions was conducted in 2011. Given the rapidly evolving field, a need was identified for an updated review of the literature.
objectiveThe study aimed to describe and evaluate current evidence-based mHealth interventions to support self-management in HIV.
methodEight online databases (Medline, Scopus, Embase, PsycINFO, Cochrane, Global Health CAB, IEEE explore, Web of Science) were systematically searched for papers describing and evaluating mHealth HIV self-management interventions. Reference lists of relevant papers were also searched. Data on intervention content and evaluation methodology were extracted and appraised by two researchers.
results41 papers were identified evaluating 28 interventions. The majority of these interventions (n=20, 71%) had a single focus of either improving adherence (n=16), increasing engagement in care (n=3) or supporting smoking cessation (n=1), while just 8 (29%) were more complex self-management interventions, targeting a range of health-related behaviours. Interventions were predominantly delivered through SMS messaging. They significantly impacted on a range of outcomes including adherence, viral load, mental health and social support.
conclusionSince the last major review of mHealth interventions in HIV, there has been a shift from exploratory acceptability/feasibility studies to impact evaluations. While overall the interventions impacted on a range of outcomes, they were generally limited in scope, failing to encompass many functions identified as desirable by people living with HIV. Participant incentives may limit the generalizability of findings.
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