SynthesisTranslational behavioral medicine2020
A systematic review of mHealth interventions for HIV prevention and treatment among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men.
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47 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Undetectable = Untransmittable: A Cross-Population Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis on Awareness and Acceptance.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Pooled it
- Effectiveness of Digital Health Interventions in Promoting the Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Care Continuum among Men who Have Sex With Men (MSM): A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials.Current HIV/AIDS reports · 2025Pooled it
- Developing Culturally Tailored mHealth Tools to Address Sexual and Reproductive Health Outcomes Among Black and Latina Women: A Systematic Review.Health promotion practice · 2022Pooled 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
- A Bilingual HIV Status-Neutral Intervention to Promote Heath Equity Among GBQMSM and Transgender and Nonbinary Persons in Appalachia: Outcomes From the Appalachian Access Project Intervention Trial.AIDS education and prevention : official publication of the International Society for AIDS Education · 2025Trial
- Effectiveness of the smart program: Stepped-care HIV prevention for gay and bisexual adolescent boys.Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association · 2025Trial
- 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
- Correlates of Engagement Within an Online HIV Prevention Intervention for Single Young Men Who Have Sex With Men: Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR public health and surveillance · 2022Trial
- The Young Men and Media Study: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial of a Community-Informed, Online HIV Prevention Intervention for 14-17-Year-Old Sexual Minority Males.AIDS and behavior · 2022Trial
- A WeChat-delivered Information-Motivation-Behavioral skills intervention to improve HPV vaccine acceptability among Chinese gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men.Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics · 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
- Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Adherence and HIV Self-Testing App Among Women in the South Bronx: 12-Month Usability, Acceptability, and Feasibility Study.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
- Feasibility and Preferences to Adopt mHealth-Based Interventions for HIV Prevention Among High-Risk Groups: Cross-Sectional Study.JMIR human factors · 2026Article
- Sexualized alcohol and drug use among men who have sex with men and the PrEP retention in Thailand.Drug and alcohol dependence reports · 2026Article
- "Stigma's Every Day, All Day Long": A Qualitative Exploration of Experiences of Overlapping Stigmas and HIV Prevention Service Use Among Women Who Use Drugs.Stigma and health · 2026Article
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- Scaling-up an mHealth system to deliver financial incentives to improve adherence to antiretroviral therapy in Tanzania.Implementation science communications · 2025Article
- Considerations for evaluating pragmatic design elements in digital health intervention trials: the case of Keep It Up! 3.0.Implementation science communications · 2025Article
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Abstract
The use of mobile health (mHealth) technologies addressing HIV disparities among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (GBMSM) has increased. A systematic review of mHealth interventions for HIV prevention and treatment among GBMSM was conducted to summarize the current evidence and provide recommendations for future research. PRISMA guidelines were followed (PROSPERO ID: 148452). Studies identified via PubMed, PsychInfo, or Embase were included that (i) were in English, (ii) were published in a peer-reviewed journal prior to July 1, 2019, (iii) presented primary results, (iv) included only GBMSM, and (v) reported the results of an mHealth intervention (e.g., text message, phone/mobile application [app]) to improve HIV prevention or treatment outcomes. Of 1,636 identified abstracts, 16 published studies met inclusion criteria. Eleven studies were conducted in the United States. One study was a fully powered randomized controlled trial (RCT), seven were single-arm pilots with pre-post assessments, four were pilot RCTs, and four tested public health campaigns with post-assessments. Seven developed study-specific apps, five used text messaging, and four used existing social networking apps. Most (81%) targeted prevention outcomes. Nine cited a specific behavioral theory. All studies found that a mHealth approach was feasible and acceptable. All interventions provided evidence of preliminary efficacy or promising trends on primary outcomes. Although mHealth interventions for HIV prevention and treatment appear feasible and acceptable, most published studies are small pilot trials. Additional research assessing the efficacy and mechanisms of mHealth interventions is needed.
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