Journal article
Feasibility of a mHealth survey application for incarcerated and postrelease people living with HIV in a low‐resource setting
Research in nursing & health, Vol.44(1), pp.201-212
02/2021
DOI: 10.1002/nur.22098
PMCID: PMC7967922
PMID: 33341994
Abstract
Mobile health (mHealth) holds considerable promise as a way to give people greater control of their health information, privacy, and sharing in the context of HIV research and clinical services. The purpose of this study was to determine the feasibility of an mHealth research application from the perspective of three stakeholder groups involved in an HIV clinical trial in Jakarta, Indonesia: (a) incarcerated people living with HIV (PLWH), (b) research assistants (RAs), and (c) research investigators. Incarcerated PLWH (n = 150) recruited from two large all-male prisons completed questionnaires, including questions about mHealth acceptability, on an mHealth survey application using a proprietary data collection software development platform. RAs who administered questionnaires (n = 8) rated the usability of the software application using the system usability scale (SUS) and open-ended questions. Research investigators (n = 2) completed in-depth interviews, that were coded and analyzed using the technology acceptance model (TAM) as a conceptual framework. Over 90% of incarcerated PLWH felt the mHealth application offered adequate comfort, privacy, and accuracy in recording their responses. RAs' SUS scores ranged from 60% to 90% (M = 76.25) and they found the mHealth survey application challenging to learn, but highly satisfying. Compared with paper-based data collection, researchers felt that electronic data collection led to improved accuracy and efficiency of data collection and the ability to monitor data collection remotely and in real time. The researchers perceived the learnability of the application as acceptable but required self-instruction.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Feasibility of a mHealth survey application for incarcerated and postrelease people living with HIV in a low‐resource setting
- Creators
- Karen Dunn Lopez - University of IowaClaire Cravero - Harvard University PressArchana Krishnan - University at Albany, State University of New YorkVanessa E. Carvalho de Sousa Freire - University of International Integration of the Afro‐Brazilian Lusophony Redenção Ceará BrazilGabriel J. Culbert - University of Illinois Chicago
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Research in nursing & health, Vol.44(1), pp.201-212
- DOI
- 10.1002/nur.22098
- PMID
- 33341994
- PMCID
- PMC7967922
- NLM abbreviation
- Res Nurs Health
- ISSN
- 0160-6891
- eISSN
- 1098-240X
- Grant note
- DOI: 10.13039/100000026, name: National Institute on Drug Abuse, award: K23DA041988
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 02/2021
- Academic Unit
- Nursing
- Record Identifier
- 9984370759502771
Metrics
7 Record Views