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Opportunities and Challenges of Digital Technology for HIV Treatment and Prevention

  • HIV and Technology (J Simoni and K Horvath, Section Editors)
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Novel eHealth interventions are creating exciting opportunities for health promotion along the continuum of HIV care and prevention. Reviews of recent work indicate the use of multiple platforms (e.g., smartphones, social media), with trends toward individualized approaches and real-time assessments. However, the field needs more rigorous investigations to provide evidence of long-term impact on clinical indicators and should expand its targets beyond men who have sex with men and medication adherence. Challenges to the field include working within restricted funding timelines and disseminating eHealth interventions to those most in need.

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  1. Department of Psychology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA

    Jane M. Simoni & Bryan A. Kutner

  2. Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA

    Keith J. Horvath

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Simoni, J.M., Kutner, B.A. & Horvath, K.J. Opportunities and Challenges of Digital Technology for HIV Treatment and Prevention. Curr HIV/AIDS Rep 12, 437–440 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11904-015-0289-1

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