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We ask authors to describe their impressions regarding the implications of their accepted work, how their findings will change practice, and what is noteworthy about the work.
J. Danielle Sharpe, MS; Zhi Zhou, DDS, MPH; César G. Escobar-Viera, MD, PhD; Jamie P. Morano, MD, MPH; Robert J. Lucero, PhD, MPH, RN; Gladys E. Ibañez, PhD; Mark Hart, EdD, MALS; Christa L. Cook, PhD, MSN, RN; & Robert L. Cook, MD, MPH
Substance Abuse Vol. 39, Iss. 1, 2018
“Our manuscript contributes to the literature in regards to informing the development of mobile technology-based interventions for persons living with HIV who have hazardous alcohol use issues. To the knowledge of my co-authors and I, no previous research has explored mobile technology usage and the interest of PLWH who drink to use mobile technology for alcohol-related health interventions, and our study is the first to explore this. Our study found that PLWH who drink demonstrated moderate mobile technology use and were fairly willing to use a cell phone app to manage alcohol use, indicating that a portion of PLWH who drink have the interest and technological capacity for a mobile technology-based intervention to reduce alcohol consumption. These findings will be useful to researchers who are designing mobile technology-based interventions aimed at helping PLWH self-manage their alcohol use behavior to improve their HIV health outcomes.”
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