TY - JOUR
T1 - Technology use in linking criminal justice reentrants to HIV care in the community
T2 - A qualitative formative research study
AU - Peterson, James
AU - Cota, Michelle
AU - Gray, Holly
AU - Bazerman, Lauri
AU - Kuo, Irene
AU - Kurth, Ann
AU - Beckwith, Curt
N1 - Funding Information:
This article was supported by the National Institute on Drug Abuse grant number R01DA030747. In addition, this research was supported by the infrastructure and resources provided by the Lifespan/Tufts/Brown Center for AIDS Research (grant P30AI42853) and the District of Columbia Developmental Center for AIDS Research (grant 5P30AI087714-02), both National Institutes of Health– funded programs. The content of this publication does not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the Department of Health and Human Services, the National Institute on Drug Abuse, or the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. Responsibility for the content of this report rests solely with the authors.
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Copyright © 2015 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
PY - 2015/3/4
Y1 - 2015/3/4
N2 - Innovative interventions increasing linkage, adherence, and retention in care among HIV-infected persons in the criminal justice system are needed. The authors conducted a qualitative study to investigate technology-based tools to facilitate linkage to community-based care and viral suppression for HIV-infected jail detainees on antiretroviral medications being released to the community. The authors conducted 24 qualitative interviews - 12 in Rhode Island and 12 in Washington, DC - among recently incarcerated HIV-infected persons to elicit their perceptions on the use of technology tools to support linkage to HIV care among criminal justice populations. This article discusses participants' perceptions of the acceptability of technological tools such as (a) a computer-based counseling and (b) text messaging interventions. The participants reported positive experiences when previewing the technology-based tools to facilitate linkage to HIV care and adherence to HIV medications. Successful linkage to care has been shown to improve HIV-associated and non-HIV-associated health outcomes, as well as prevent criminal recidivism and facilitate reentrants' successful and meaningful transition. These findings can be used to inform the implementation of interventions aimed at promoting adherence to antiretroviral medications and linkage to care for HIV-infected persons being released from the correctional setting.
AB - Innovative interventions increasing linkage, adherence, and retention in care among HIV-infected persons in the criminal justice system are needed. The authors conducted a qualitative study to investigate technology-based tools to facilitate linkage to community-based care and viral suppression for HIV-infected jail detainees on antiretroviral medications being released to the community. The authors conducted 24 qualitative interviews - 12 in Rhode Island and 12 in Washington, DC - among recently incarcerated HIV-infected persons to elicit their perceptions on the use of technology tools to support linkage to HIV care among criminal justice populations. This article discusses participants' perceptions of the acceptability of technological tools such as (a) a computer-based counseling and (b) text messaging interventions. The participants reported positive experiences when previewing the technology-based tools to facilitate linkage to HIV care and adherence to HIV medications. Successful linkage to care has been shown to improve HIV-associated and non-HIV-associated health outcomes, as well as prevent criminal recidivism and facilitate reentrants' successful and meaningful transition. These findings can be used to inform the implementation of interventions aimed at promoting adherence to antiretroviral medications and linkage to care for HIV-infected persons being released from the correctional setting.
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U2 - 10.1080/10810730.2014.927036
DO - 10.1080/10810730.2014.927036
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84925355256
VL - 20
SP - 245
EP - 251
JO - Journal of Health Communication
JF - Journal of Health Communication
SN - 1081-0730
IS - 3
ER -