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JANAC-JOURNAL OF THE ASSOCIATION OF NURSES IN AIDS CARE
Volume 27, Issue 4, Pages 495-511Publisher
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.1016/j.jana.2016.01.001
Keywords
HIV; mHealth; neurocognition; physical activity
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- National Institute of Mental Health [R21 MH100968, P30 MH062512, R25 MH081482]
- UC San Diego Center for AIDS Research (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases) [P30 AI036214]
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We assessed the feasibility and acceptability of using text messages to monitor and encourage physical activity in the first 21 participants enrolled in an ongoing randomized controlled trial evaluating a 16-week Short Message Service/Multimedia Message Service (SMS/MMS) intervention (iSTEP) designed to increase moderate physical activity and improve neurocognition in persons with HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders (HAND; iSTEP, n = 11; control group, n = 10). Data were collected during the intervention and from interviews conducted at the 16-week postintervention visits. Text message response rates for both iSTEP and control participants were high (89% and 85%, respectively). Pedometer self-monitoring, step count goals, and milestone achievement texts were reported to facilitate physical activity. All iSTEP participants (100%) and 70% of control participants indicated that they would recommend the study to other people living with HIV. The results indicate that it is feasible to administer an SMS/MMS physical activity intervention to persons with HAND. Copyright (C) 2016 Association of Nurses in AIDS Care
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