Trial reportBMC public health2019
Focus groups inform a mobile health intervention to promote adherence to a Mediterranean diet and engagement in physical activity among people living with HIV.
Trial report in BMC public health, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03123731 (iSTEP - an mHealth Physical Activity and Diet Intervention for Persons With HIV), which is not on this map. Cited by 17 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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iSTEP - an mHealth Physical Activity and Diet Intervention for Persons With HIV
Who cites it
17 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 29 citations in OpenAlex.
- Barriers and Facilitators of Physical Activity in People Living With HIV: A Systematic Review of Qualitative Studies.Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS CarePooled it
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- Association Between VACS Index and Health-Related Quality of Life in Persons with HIV: Moderating Role of Fruit and Vegetable Consumption.International journal of behavioral medicine · 2023Article
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- Mobile health applications for disease screening and treatment support in low-and middle-income countries: A narrative review.Heliyon · 2021Review
- Consumers' Intentions to Adopt Blockchain-Based Personal Health Records and Data Sharing: Focus Group Study.JMIR formative research · 2020Article
- Contemporary Lifestyle Modification Interventions to Improve Metabolic Comorbidities in HIV.Current HIV/AIDS reports · 2019Review
- What Patients Want in a Smartphone App That Supports Colonoscopy Preparation: Qualitative Study to Inform a User-Centered Smartphone App.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2019Article
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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundA personalized mobile health intervention (iSTEP) aims to promote a Mediterranean diet and increase physical activity, thereby improving neurocognitive functioning among persons living with HIV (PLWH). This article describes a qualitative study conducted to develop iSTEP for PLWH, including assessment of diet habits and preferences for tracking physical activity.
methodTwo focus groups, with seven and 13 PLWH respectively, discussed barriers and facilitators of a healthy diet and provided feedback to refine iSTEP components, including the feasibility of using a Fitbit and the content of text messages designed to encourage improved diet and physical activity.
resultsFocus group discussions revealed several healthy diet barriers, including housing instability, time required for food preparation, cost of healthy food, depression, gastrointestinal issues, physical disability, and changes in appetite since HIV diagnosis. Participant-identified healthy diet facilitators included affordable price options for healthy food, a structured food plan, desire to modify appearance or weight, access to medical professionals, motivation for disease prevention, and social support. Participants endorsed wearing a Fitbit on the wrist and receiving text messages as useful methods to monitor and encourage a better diet and greater physical activity.
conclusionsThese findings assisted the expansion of a mobile health intervention that promotes health behaviors in order to improve neurocognitive outcomes among PLWH.
trial registrationNCT03123731 , prospectively registered on ClinicalTrials.gov, April 21, 2017.
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