Acceptability and Feasibility Study of a Virtual Intervention to Help Persons Living with HIV Manage their Daily Therapies. C�t�, J., Rouleau, G., Godin, G., Ramirez-Garcia, P., Gu�h�neuc, Y., Nahas, G., Tremblay, C., Otis, J., & Hernandez, A. Journal of Telemedecine and Telecare (JTT), 18(7):409–421, Royal Society of Medicine Press, October, 2012. 12 pages.
Acceptability and Feasibility Study of a Virtual Intervention to Help Persons Living with HIV Manage their Daily Therapies [pdf]Paper  abstract   bibtex   
Objective. The VIH-TAVIE virtual intervention was developed to empower persons living with HIV to manage their daily antiretroviral therapies. VIH-TAVIE consists of four interactive computer sessions with a virtual nurse who serves as a guide through a learning process aimed at enhancing treatment management capacities. The information furnished and the strategies proposed by the nurse are adapted specifically on the basis of responses provided by the user. \newline Methods. A study was conducted to document the acceptability and feasibility of the web application. VIH-TAVIE was evaluated in a hospital setting as an adjunct intervention to regular care. Participants (N=88) were mostly men (n=73) and had a mean age of 47 years (SD=7). They had been diagnosed with HIV some 15 years earlier and had been on antiretroviral medication for a mean period of 12 years. Data were collected by different means: acceptability questionnaires, field notes and observations. \newline Results. For the majority of the PLHIV, VIH-TAVIE was easy to use. They learned tips for taking their medication, diminishing adverse side-effects and maintaining a positive attitude towards treatment. A large portion of the participants deemed their VIH-TAVIE experience highly satisfactory and felt the intervention met their needs with respect to strategies and proficiencies even though they had been taking medication for at least 12 years on average. \newline Conclusion. Still only at an experimental stage, the VIH-TAVIE approach is intended to be complementary to clinical follow-up.

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