ArticleAIDS patient care and STDs2018
PositiveLinks: A Mobile Health Intervention for Retention in HIV Care and Clinical Outcomes with 12-Month Follow-Up.
Article in AIDS patient care and STDs, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04998019 (Pragmatic Efficacy Trial of mHealth to Improve HIV Outcomes in the DC Cohort), which is not on this map. Cited by 90 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Pragmatic Efficacy Trial of mHealth to Improve HIV Outcomes in the DC Cohort
Who cites it
90 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Evaluating phone call follow-ups in Sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis.PloS one · 2025Pooled it
- User Engagement With mHealth Interventions to Promote Treatment Adherence and Self-Management in People With Chronic Health Conditions: Systematic Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2024Pooled it
- Strategies for retention of heterosexual men in HIV care in sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review.PloS one · 2021Pooled it
- Design Features for Improving Mobile Health Intervention User Engagement: Systematic Review and Thematic Analysis.Journal of medical Internet research · 2020Pooled it
- Electronic and other new media technology interventions for HIV care and prevention: a systematic review.Journal of the International AIDS Society · 2020Pooled it
- A Remote Intervention Based on mHealth and Community Health Workers for Antiretroviral Therapy Adherence in People With HIV: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR formative research · 2025Trial
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- A virtual pilot optimization trial for African American/Black and Latino persons with non-suppressed HIV viral load grounded in motivational interviewing and behavioral economics.Frontiers in public health · 2023Trial
- Developing an app-based self-management program for people living with HIV: a randomized controlled pilot study during the COVID-19 pandemic.Scientific reports · 2022Trial
- Point-of-care viral load testing among adolescents and young adults living with HIV in Haiti: a randomized control trial.AIDS care · 2022Trial
- Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial of Motivational Interviewing with Sexual Minority Male Couples to Reduce Drug Use and Sexual Risk: The Couples Health Project.AIDS and behavior · 2022Trial
- Effectiveness of Program to Slow Progression of Chronic Kidney Disease Among T2DM With HT With CKD 3 in the Community: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of primary care & community healthTrial
- Large language model-based triage to identify antiretroviral therapy adherence barriers and risk levels in patient messages.JAMIA open · 2026Article
- Designing a Gamified mHealth App for HIV Prevention and Comorbidities Among Malaysian Young Men Who Have Sex With Men: An Interdisciplinary Expert Panel Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Article
- What Tools Do We Have to End the US HIV Epidemic? A Review of Structural, Biomedical and Implementation Interventions and Their Potential Population Impact.Journal of the International AIDS Society · 2026Review
- 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
- Brief Report: The Trials of Insurance-Based Data to Care-Rx: Low Enrollment in the Antiretroviral Improvement Among Medicaid EnrolleeS (AIMS) Study.Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) · 2026Article
- Trial Enrollment Correlates in an HIV Status-Neutral mHealth Intervention Among Young Black and Latinx Men and Transgender Women Who have Sex with Men.AIDS and behavior · 2026Article
- Evaluation of the Positive Peers Mobile App for Supporting the Viral Suppression of Young People With HIV: Protocol for a Concurrent Mixed Methods Evaluation With Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial and Observational Cohort.JMIR research protocols · 2026Article
- A Complex Digital Health Intervention to Support People With HIV: Organizational Readiness Survey Study and Preimplementation Planning for a Hybrid Effectiveness-Implementation Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Article
30 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Abstract
Mobile health interventions may help People Living with HIV (PLWH) improve engagement in care. We designed and piloted PositiveLinks, a clinic-affiliated mobile intervention for PLWH, and assessed longitudinal impact on retention in care and viral suppression. The program was based at an academic Ryan White Clinic serving a nonurban population in Central Virginia. The PL intervention included a smartphone app that connected participants to clinic staff and provided educational resources, daily queries of stress, mood and medication adherence, weekly quizzes, appointment reminders, and a virtual support group. Outcomes were analyzed using McNemar's tests for HRSA-1, visit constancy, and viral suppression and nonparametric Wilcoxon signed-rank tests for CD4 counts and viral loads. Of 77 participants, 63% were male, 49% black non-Hispanic, and 72% below the federal poverty level. Participants' achievement of a retention in care benchmark (HRSA-1) increased from 51% at baseline to 88% at 6 months (p < 0.0001) and 81% at 12 months (p = 0.0003). Visit constancy improved from baseline to 6 months (p = 0.016) and 12 months (p = 0.0004). Participants' mean CD4 counts increased from baseline to 6 months (p = 0.0007) and 12 months (p = 0.0005). The percentage of participants with suppressed viral loads increased from 47% at baseline to 87% at 6 months (p < 0.0001) and 79% at 12 months (p = 0.0007). This study is one of the first to demonstrate that a mobile health intervention can have a positive impact on retention in care and clinical outcomes for vulnerable PLWH. Next steps include integration with clinical practice and dissemination.
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