The Acceptability and Perceived Usefulness of a Weekly Clinical SMS Program to Promote HIV Antiretroviral Medication Adherence in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
Short message service (SMS) text messages have been used to remind and encourage patients to take ART in research studies. However, few studies have assessed the feasibility and acceptability of SMS in routine clinical practice. We report patient perspectives on a weekly SMS adherence support progra...
| Published in: | AIDS & Behavior Vol. 20; no. 11; pp. 2629 - 2639 |
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Springer Nature
Nov2016
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=118886988&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 118886988 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 10907165 G1T jtl: AIDS & Behavior issn: 10907165 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Nov2016 vid: 20 iid: 11 pid: 237 pub: Springer Nature place: New York, New York artinfo: ui: 118886988 118886988 118886988 10.1007/s10461-016-1287-z 118886988 ppf: 2629 ppct: 10 formats: fmt: @attributes: type: P tig: atl: The Acceptability and Perceived Usefulness of a Weekly Clinical SMS Program to Promote HIV Antiretroviral Medication Adherence in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. aug: au: Georgette, Nathan Siedner, Mark Zanoni, Brian Sibaya, Thobekile Petty, Carter Carpenter, Stephen Haberer, Jessica affil: Harvard Medical School , Boston USA sug: subj: Text Messaging Utilization Medication Compliance Program Implementation South Africa HIV Infections Prevention and Control Health Promotion Methods Anti-Retroviral Agents Therapeutic Use Human Adult Male Practice Guidelines South Africa Cross Sectional Studies Structured Interview Descriptive Statistics Confidence Intervals Odds Ratio Perception Adult: 19-44 years Male ab: Short message service (SMS) text messages have been used to remind and encourage patients to take ART in research studies. However, few studies have assessed the feasibility and acceptability of SMS in routine clinical practice. We report patient perspectives on a weekly SMS adherence support program after implementation into clinical care at an HIV clinic in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. We conducted structured interviews with a cross-sectional convenience sample of 100 adult patients who were invited to join the program, 88 of whom had received a program SMS. Of these respondents, 81 (92 %) would recommend the program to a friend. Sixty-eight (77 %) felt the program helped them remember clinic appointments, a response associated with male gender [odds ratio (OR) 5.88, 95 % confidence interval (CI) 1.52-23.26, P = 0.011] and HIV disclosure outside the home [OR 3.40, 95 %CI 1.00-11.60, P = 0.050]. This clinical SMS adherence program was found to have high patient-perceived usefulness. Servicio de mensajes cortos (SMS) mensajes de texto se han utilizado para recordar y alentar a los pacientes a tomar ART en estudios de investigación. Sin embargo, pocos estudios han evaluado la viabilidad y aceptabilidad de los SMS en la práctica clínica habitual. Presentamos las perspectivas del paciente en un programa de apoyo a la adherencia de SMS semanal después de la implementación en la atención clínica en una clínica de VIH en KwaZulu -Natal, Sudáfrica. Hemos llevado a cabo entrevistas estructuradas con una muestra conveniencia transversal de 100 pacientes adultos que fueron invitados a participar en el programa, 88 de los cuales habían recibido un SMS del programa. De estos encuestados, 81 (92 %) recomendarían el programa a un amigo. Sesenta y ocho (77 %) considera el programa ayudó a recordar citas en la clínica, una respuesta asociada con el género masculino [odds ratio (OR) 5,88; intervalo de confianza del 95 % (IC) 1,52 a 23,26; p = 0,011] y la revelación del VIH fuera del casa [OR 3,40; IC del 95 % 1,00 a 11,60; p = 0,050]. Se encontró que este programa de adherencia SMS clínica para tener una alta utilidad percibida por el paciente. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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