Technology Use and Reasons to Participate in Social Networking Health Websites among People Living with HIV in the US
Technology Use and Reasons to Participate in Social Networking Health Websites among People Living with HIV in the US
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DOI：
10.1007/s10461-012-0164-7
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发表时间：
2012-05-01
影响因子：
4.4
通讯作者：
Rosser, B. R. Simon
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作者：
Horvath, Keith J.;Danilenko, Gene P.;Rosser, B. R. Simon
在线社交媒体和移动技术具有提高抗逆转录病毒疗法(ART)依从性的潜力，尽管人们对艾滋病毒携带者(PLWH)目前使用这些技术的情况知之甚少。为了解决这一理解上的差距，312名PLWH(84%男性，69%白人)的美国成年人在2009年完成了一项在线调查，其中22人接受了参加两个在线焦点小组之一的邀请。结果显示，艺术依从性较低的参与者中，76%的人每周至少使用一次社交网站/功能。他们理想的在线社交网络健康网站包括促进与他人社交的网站(45%的参与者)和具有相关艾滋病毒信息内容的网站(22%)，尽管隐私是使用的障碍(26%)。短信(81%)和较小程度的移动网络访问(51%)在参与者中广泛使用。结果支持在线社交网络和短信干预方法的潜在覆盖范围。
Online social media and mobile technologies hold potential to enhance adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART), although little is known about the current use of these technologies among people living with HIV (PLWH). To address this gap in understanding, 312 PLWH (84% male, 69% White) US adults completed an online survey in 2009, from which 22 persons accepted an invitation to participate in one of two online focus groups. Results showed that 76% of participants with lower ART adherence used social networking websites/features at least once a week. Their ideal online social networking health websites included one that facilitated socializing with others (45% of participants) and ones with relevant HIV informational content (22%), although privacy was a barrier to use (26%). Texting (81%), and to a lesser extent mobile web-access (51%), was widely used among participants. Results support the potential reach of online social networking and text messaging intervention approaches.