HIV/AIDS mobile health, HIV/AIDS, treatment adherence, self-efficacy, behavior, quality of life
Conditions
Interventions
Patients in the intervention group receive a theory-driven mobile health intervention through a smartphone application developed to facilitate medication adherence and self-management in HIV patients.
(2) Behavior monitoring (including tobacco smoking, alcohol drinking
and illegal substance use)
(3) Connection to health facilities
(4) Guidelines, Information and News
(5) Contact to HIV clinic
(6) Personal medical record. The characteristics and role of each functionality were described below:
Pill reminder: Pill reminder functionality helps to provide simple daily reminders to the individ
and illegal substance use): The behavior monitoring functionality allows individuals to self-report their behaviors daily. By doing so, medical staff could also monitor the health behaviors of users.
Experimental Behavioral,No Intervention No treatment
Mobile health intervention,Control group
Sponsors
Bach Mai Medical College, Bach Mai Hospital
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: (1) Aged 18 years old and above; (2) undergoing ART medications at the selected outpatient clinics during the study period; (3) owned a smartphone (either one that used Apple or Android operating system) with access to the Internet, and (4) agreeing to participate and being capable of providing informed consent
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Using any HIV-assisted smartphone application at the time of the study; Having cognitive impairment or any disability that hinders using applications
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Risk behaviors Baseline, 1st month follow-up, 3rd month follow-up Self-reported,ART adherence Baseline, 1st month follow-up, 3rd month follow-up Self-reported Visual analogue Scale,Treatment adherence Self-efficacy Baseline, 3rd month follow-up HIV treatment adherence self-efficacy scale,Symptom Management Self-Efficacy Baseline, 3rd month follow-up HIV Symptom Management Self-Efficacy Scale,Quality of life Baseline, 1st month follow-up, 3rd month follow-up World Health Organization Quality of Life in HIV-infected person instrument | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Depression Baseline, 3rd month follow-up Patients Health Questionnaire-9 | — |
Countries
Vietnam
Contacts
Public ContactBach Tran
Institute for Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam
Outcome results
None listed