Amneris E. Luque|Roberto Corales|Richard J. Fowler|Jamie DiMarco|Adjuah van Keken|Paul Winters|Michael C. Keefer|Kevin Fiscella
Bridging the Digital Divide in HIV Care
University of Rochester|AIDS United|AIDS United|Unity Health System|Highland Hospital|University of Rochester Medical Center|Highland Hospital|University of Rochester Medical Center|University of Rochester|Highland Hospital|University of Rochester Medical Center
background persons living hiv plwh need practical tools selfmanage condition methods conducted proofofconcept study among plwh assess whether patients could learn use personal health record phr handheld device ipod touch manage condition began individual trainings later adapted group training assessed usability acceptability also effects selfefficacy treatment adherence using hiv treatment adherence selfefficacy scale hivases results nine plwh participated individual training 29 participated group sessions participants largely middle aged lowincome racialethnic minorities sessions well attended participants fully engaged tasks shared learning participants stated intended use phr reported improved selfefficacy treatment adherence p 05 particularly integration treatment adherence ones routine p lt 02 conclusions training plwh use handheld phr shows promise