A Qualitative Study Investigating the Use of a Mobile Phone Short Message Service Designed to Improve HIV Adherence and Retention in Care in Canada (WelTel BC1)

Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 614-625

  Smillie, Kirsten ^a   Van Borek, Natasha ^a   Abaki, Joshua ^a   Pick, Neora ^b,c,d   Maan, Evelyn J ^b   Friesen, Karen ^b   Graham, Rebecca ^b   Levine, Sarah ^a   van der Kop, Mia L ^c,e   Lester, Richard T ^a,c   Murray, Melanie ^b,d  

^a BRITISH COLUMBIA CENTRE FOR DISEASE CONTROL   (Canada)

^b British Columbia Women's Hospital   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^d WOMEN S HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^e KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Canada; Continuity of patient care; HIV; Mobile health; Nursing

Indexed keywords

ANTI-HIV AGENTS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANADA; CD4-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; CELL PHONES; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REMINDER SYSTEMS; TEXT MESSAGING; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANADA; CD4-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; CELL PHONES; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REMINDER SYSTEMS; TEXT MESSAGING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84908887170     PISSN: 10553290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jana.2014.01.008     Document Type: Article

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