将游戏化原则应用于一个 Mhealth 应用程序,以支持在资源有限的环境中遵守HIV药物治疗
Martin C Were1, Leslie J Pierce2, Ifeoma Idigbe3
1Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN USA.
Studies in health technology and informatics
|August 8, 2025
概括
这项研究开发了PEERNaija,一个游戏化的移动应用程序,以改善尼日利亚艾滋病毒感染者 (YLWH) 青少年的药物坚持. 该应用程序使用引人入胜的功能来鼓励一致的治疗,这对于管理艾滋病毒至关重要.
科学领域:
- 数字健康数字健康
- 艾滋病毒/艾滋病研究研究
- 行为科学 行为科学
背景情况:
- 药物坚持对控制艾滋病毒至关重要,但在低收入和中等收入国家 (LMICs) 中,许多艾滋病毒感染者 (YLWH) 的年轻人扎着低坚持率.
- 低坚持与艾滋病毒感染者的死亡率和发病率增加有关.
- 现有的干预措施可能无法充分解决YLWH在LMICs的独特需求和背景.
研究的目的:
- 详细介绍了游戏化移动应用程序PEERNaija的开发,该应用程序旨在提高尼日利亚YLWH的药物坚持.
- 采用以用户为中心和文化相关的方法,结合游戏化原则,以改善参与和坚持.
- 支持YLWH实现最佳的遵守水平,以有效管理艾滋病毒疾病.
主要方法:
- 利用理论,现有应用程序,焦点小组讨论和线框反的游戏化原则.
- 纳入了为期6个月的终端用户测试和反期,用于代修订.
- 关键功能包括个性化,积分,进度跟踪,排行榜,成就和规范性消息.
主要成果:
- 开发了一个文化相关的移动应用程序 (PEERNaija),吸引YLWH.
- 该应用程序成功地鼓励用户服用和记录药物.
- 游戏化元素激励用户达到艾滋病毒控制的目标坚持水平.
结论:
- 以用户为中心的游戏化方法可以在特定的文化背景下有效地提高YLWH的药物坚持.
- PEERNaija展示了数字健康干预措施的潜力,以改善LMICs的艾滋病毒治疗结果.
- 目前正在对该干预措施的影响进行进一步评估.
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