ArticleAIDS and behavior2018
Addressing Stigma Through a Virtual Community for People Living with HIV: A Mixed Methods Study of the PositiveLinks Mobile Health Intervention.
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Pragmatic Efficacy Trial of mHealth to Improve HIV Outcomes in the DC Cohort
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31 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 49 citations in OpenAlex.
- Electronic and other new media technology interventions for HIV care and prevention: a systematic review.Journal of the International AIDS Society · 2020Pooled it
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- Integration of HIV, Hepatitis B, and C, and sexually transmitted infections services: A scoping review of the benefits and challenges.PloS one · 2026Article
- Development of an mHealth App Prototype for LGBTQIA+ Individuals' Sexual and Reproductive Health in Gauteng Province, South Africa: Design Science Research Study.JMIR formative research · 2025Article
- Study Protocol(s) for Antiretroviral Improvement among Medicaid EnrolleeS (AIMS): A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial Leveraging Real-time Administrative Claims to Support Antiretroviral Prescription Adherence.Contemporary clinical trials · 2025Article
- Curating an HIV mHealth App for People Living with HIV in Washington, DC Through Think-Aloud Usability Testing and Beta Testing.AIDS and behavior · 2025Article
- Socioculturally Appropriate Internet-Based Geriatric Care Model for Older Adults Living With HIV: Experience-Based Co-Design Approach.JMIR aging · 2025Article
- Acceptability of an online peer support group as a strategy to improve antiretroviral therapy adherence among young people in Kampala district, Uganda: qualitative findings.BMC infectious diseases · 2025Article
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- Three-Year Follow-up of PositiveLinks: Higher Use of mHealth Platform Associated with Sustained HIV Suppression.AIDS and behavior · 2024Article
- Cosmetic Medical Tourists' Use of Online Support Communities: Sharing Information, Reciprocity, and Enduring Relationships.Qualitative health research · 2024Article
- An mHealth Platform for People With HIV Receiving Care in Washington, District of Columbia: Qualitative Analysis of Stakeholder Feedback.JMIR formative research · 2023Article
- Defining destigmatizing design guidelines for use in sexual health-related digital technologies: A Delphi study.PLOS digital health · 2023Article
- "Building that strong energy": An exploration of stigma coping strategies among sexual and gender minorities in Nigeria.Stigma and health · 2023Article
- Economic, social, and clinic influences on opioid treatment program retention in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: a qualitative study.Addiction science & clinical practice · 2023Article
- Coping with loneliness and stigma associated with HIV in a resource-limited setting, making a case for mental health interventions; a sequential mixed methods study.BMC psychiatry · 2023Article
- A Web-Based Gaming Approach to Decrease HIV-Related Stigma: Game Development and Mixed Methods Evaluation.JMIR serious games · 2022Article
- The Role of Online Support Groups in Helping Individuals Affected by HIV and AIDS: Scoping Review of the Literature.Journal of medical Internet research · 2022Article
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Abstract
Stigma has negative consequences for quality of life and HIV care outcomes. PositiveLinks is a mobile health intervention that includes a secure anonymous community message board (CMB). We investigated discussion of stigma and changes in stigma scores. Of 77 participants in our pilot, 63% were male, 49% Black, and 72% had incomes below the federal poverty level. Twenty-one percent of CMB posts (394/1834) contained stigma-related content including negative (experiencing stigma) and positive (overcoming stigma) posts addressing intrapersonal and interpersonal stigma. Higher baseline stigma was positively correlated with stress and negatively correlated with HIV care self-efficacy. 12-month data showed a trend toward more improved stigma scores for posters on the CMB versus non-posters (- 4.5 vs - 0.63) and for posters of stigma-related content versus other content (- 5.1 vs - 3.3). Preliminary evidence suggests that a supportive virtual community, accessed through a clinic-affiliated smartphone app, can help people living with HIV to address stigma.
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