Trial reportAIDS and behavior2019
A Pilot Study of a Mobile App to Support HIV Antiretroviral Therapy Adherence Among Men Who Have Sex with Men Who Use Stimulants.
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26 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 39 citations in OpenAlex.
- Evaluating the Effectiveness of Mobile Apps on Medication Adherence for Chronic Conditions: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of medical Internet research · 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
- Health-promotion interventions targeting multiple behaviors: A meta-analytic review of general and behavior-specific processes of change.Psychological bulletin · 2024Pooled it
- Web-Based Service Provision of HIV, Viral Hepatitis, and Sexually Transmitted Infection Prevention, Testing, Linkage, and Treatment for Key Populations: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Journal of medical Internet research · 2022Pooled it
- A systematic review of mHealth interventions for HIV prevention and treatment among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men.Translational behavioral medicine · 2020Pooled it
- A Web-Based Antiretroviral Therapy Adherence Intervention (Thrive With Me) in a Community-Recruited Sample of Sexual Minority Men Living With HIV: Results of a Randomized Controlled Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2024Trial
- Clinic-Integrated Smartphone App (JomPrEP) to Improve Uptake of HIV Testing and Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Among Men Who Have Sex With Men in Malaysia: Mixed Methods Evaluation of Usability and Acceptability.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 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
- Feasibility and acceptability of peer navigator-led directly-observed-therapy to promote concordance with antiretroviral therapy among criminal legal system-involved individuals.The International journal on drug policy · 2026Article
- Effects of an Internet of Things-Based Medication Assistance System on Real-World ART Adherence and Treatment Response in People Living with HIV.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Developing Mobile Apps to Support Clinical Management of HIV Patients: An Observational Study.Applied clinical informatics · 2025Observational
- Digital health interventions for people who use methamphetamine: a scoping review.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Review
- Using a mobile application for antiretroviral therapy adherence in people living with HIV: A longitudinal pilot study.Southern African journal of HIV medicine · 2025Article
- Resilience and ART Adherence Among a Sample of Racially and Ethnically Diverse Sexual Minority Men With HIV.AIDS research and treatment · 2025Article
- Paradata: Measuring Engagement in Digital HIV Interventions for Sexual and Gender Minorities.Current HIV/AIDS reports · 2023Review
- Development, feasibility testing and perceived benefits of a new app to help with adherence to antiretroviral therapy in people living with HIV in Brazil.Pilot and feasibility studies · 2023Article
- Integrating Natural Language Processing and Interpretive Thematic Analyses to Gain Human-Centered Design Insights on HIV Mobile Health: Proof-of-Concept Analysis.JMIR human factors · 2022Article
- Examining HIV Stigma, Depression, Stress, and Recent Stimulant Use in a Sample of Sexual Minority Men Living with HIV: An Application of the Stigma and Substance Use Process Model.AIDS and behavior · 2022Article
- Characterizing substance use typologies and their association with HIV viral load outcomes: A latent class analysis among sexual minority men living with HIV.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2021Article
- Substance Use Predicts Sustained Viral Suppression in a Community Cohort of Sexual and Gender Minority Youth Living with HIV.AIDS and behavior · 2021Article
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Abstract
APP+ is a theoretically-grounded mobile app intervention to improve antiretroviral (ART) adherence among men who have sex with men (MSM) who use stimulants. We assessed the feasibility and acceptability of APP+ in a six-month randomized controlled trial among a national sample of 90 MSM recruited online; secondarily, we examined changes in self-reported ART adherence by study arm. Retention at the final assessment was 82%, and acceptability ratings were comparable to other technology-based interventions. MSM in the APP+ group reported higher self-reported percentage ART adherence in the past 30 days at the four-month timepoint compared to a no-treatment control group (89.0% vs. 77.2%). However, once access to the app was removed after month four, group differences in ART adherence diminished by month six. APP+ may be a potentially promising intervention approach for MSM living with HIV who use stimulants but would require enhancements to optimize acceptability and demonstrate more sustained effects.
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