Creating a Theoretically Grounded Gaming App to Increase Adherence to Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis: Lessons From the Development of the Viral Combat Mobile Phone Game.

Laura B Whiteley Leandro A Mena Lacey K Craker Meredith Garver Healy Larry K Brown

Published in: JMIR serious games (2019)

We utilized youth feedback, IMB, and agile software development to create a multilevel, immersive, action-oriented iPhone gaming intervention to improve motivation for adherence to PrEP. There is a dearth of gaming interventions for persons on PrEP. This study is a significant step in working toward the development and testing of an iPhone gaming intervention to decrease HIV risk and promote adherence to PrEP for YMSM.

Keyphrases

men who have sex with men
randomized controlled trial
hiv testing
hiv positive
physical activity
sars cov
hiv infected
mental health
type diabetes
young adults
glycemic control
metabolic syndrome
insulin resistance
breast cancer risk