Opinions and Attitudes of Participants in a Randomized Controlled Trial Examining the Efficacy of SMS Reminders to Enhance Antiretroviral Adherence

Reid, Michael; Dhar, Shumon I.; Cary, Mark; Liang, Patric; Thompson, James E.; Gabaitiri, Lesego; Steele, Katherine T.; Mayisela, Susan; Dickinson, Diana; Friedman, Harvey M.; Linkin, Darren R.; Steenhoff, Andrew P.

doi:10.1097/qai.0b013e3182a9c72b

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“…The SMS program was also widely accepted and perceived as helpful, based on 92% of participants reporting that they would recommend it to a friend and that it was commonly reported to help respondents remember their medications (98%) and appointments (77%). These findings of patient-reported benefit are consistent with reports on other SMS adherence programs 12,25,26 and compare favorably to a weekly SMS trial in Cameroon, where 65% of participants wanted to continue receiving the SMS 16 , versus 97% in this study. Participants favored the weekly frequency of the messaging program over either greater or lesser frequencies, which is consistent with the finding from a meta-analysis that weekly SMS are better than daily SMS at improving self-reported adherence 19 .…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 89%

“…One study that included focus groups of young people aged 15-24 in Uganda found that the youths preferred that any messages not even mention drugs or pills 24 . Post hoc evaluations of SMS programs in India 25 , Kenya 12 , and Botswana 26 have reported an overall positive impression tempered by concerns about privacy. In contrast, the Cameroon RCT with non-significant results 16,27 found that 35% of SMS recipients did not want the program to continue after 6 months.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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The Acceptability and Perceived Usefulness of a Weekly Clinical SMS Program to Promote HIV Antiretroviral Medication Adherence in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

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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.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 89%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Acceptability and Perceived Usefulness of a Weekly Clinical SMS Program to Promote HIV Antiretroviral Medication Adherence in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

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“…One qualitative study in Botswana assessed acceptability of an SMS adherence and clinical outcome reminder system among 83 individuals who had been randomized to either receive or not receive the messages as part of a separate study [45]. At the end of the trial, individuals who had been randomized to receive the SMS message were significantly more likely to think that a reminder system would be helpful and were significantly less likely to be concerned that it would lead to inadvertent HIV status disclosure.…”

Section: Uptake/acceptabilitymentioning

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Cell Phone-Based and Adherence Device Technologies for HIV Care and Treatment in Resource-Limited Settings: Recent Advances

Campbell

Haberer

2015

Curr HIV/AIDS Rep

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Numerous cell phone-based and adherence monitoring technologies have been developed to address barriers to effective HIV prevention, testing, and treatment. Because most people living with HIV and AIDS reside in resource-limited settings (RLS), it is important to understand the development and use of these technologies in RLS. Recent research on cell phone-based technologies has focused on HIV education, linkage to and retention in care, disease tracking, and antiretroviral therapy adherence reminders. Advances in adherence devices have focused on real-time adherence monitors, which have been used for both antiretroviral therapy and pre-exposure prophylaxis. Real-time monitoring has recently been combined with cell phone-based technologies to create real-time adherence interventions using short message service (SMS). New developments in adherence technologies are exploring ingestion monitoring and metabolite detection to confirm adherence. This article provides an overview of recent advances in these two families of technologies and includes research on their acceptability and cost-effectiveness when available. It additionally outlines key challenges and needed research as use of these technologies continues to expand and evolve.

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“…11,12 Reid et al sought to determine the opinions, perceptions, and acceptability of utilizing SMS interventions to improve adherence of PLWH in Garborone, Botswana. 14 The authors found that patients were most interested in utilizing SMS interventions for doctor appointment reminders and to lesser extent reminders to take daily medications.…”

Section: Innovations In Pharmacymentioning

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Evaluating Patient Interest in an Adherence-Focused Smartphone App to Improve HIV Care

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Cillessen

Ellis³

et al. 2017

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Opinions and Attitudes of Participants in a Randomized Controlled Trial Examining the Efficacy of SMS Reminders to Enhance Antiretroviral Adherence

Cited by 30 publications

References 15 publications

The Acceptability and Perceived Usefulness of a Weekly Clinical SMS Program to Promote HIV Antiretroviral Medication Adherence in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

The Acceptability and Perceived Usefulness of a Weekly Clinical SMS Program to Promote HIV Antiretroviral Medication Adherence in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Cell Phone-Based and Adherence Device Technologies for HIV Care and Treatment in Resource-Limited Settings: Recent Advances

Evaluating Patient Interest in an Adherence-Focused Smartphone App to Improve HIV Care

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