Table 2.
Communication technology use and mHealth acceptance among study participants
| Overall Mean (SD) | Factors Commonly Associated with Poor HIV Treatment Outcome
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| Alcohol Use Disorder | Depression | Optimal Adherence ≥ 90% | |||||
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| Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | ||
| Communication Technology Utilization | |||||||
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| a How often do you do the following… | |||||||
| Receive calls on landline telephone | 2.39 (1.18) | 2.38 (1.22) | 2.40 (1.17) | 2.42 (1.18) | 2.35 (1.20) | 2.43 (1.20) | 2.27 (1.27) |
| Make calls on landline telephone | 2.40 (1.05) | 2.41 (1.05) | 2.40 (1.06) | 2.48 (1.10) | 2.28 (0.97) | 2.41 (1.07) | 2.47 (1.04) |
| Receive calls on your mobile device (cell phone, smartphone, tablet) | 3.73 (1.18) | 3.78 (1.20) | 3.70 (1.17) | 3.73 (1.12) | 3.71 (1.28) | 3.80 (1.13) | 3.47 (1.22) |
| Make calls on your mobile device (cell phone, smartphone, tablet) | 3.47 (1.23) | 3.46 (1.26) | 3.48 (1.22) | 3.43 (1.24) | 3.51 (1.22) | 3.49 (1.20) | 3.24 (1.20) |
| Receive text messages on your mobile device (cell phone, smartphone, tablet) | 3.57 (1.23) | 3.59 (1.22) | 3.56 (1.24) | 3.60 (1.24) | 3.50 (1.21) | 3.59 (1.19) | 3.40 (1.27) |
| Send text messages on your mobile device (cell phone, smartphone, tablet) | 3.34 (1.32) | 3.38 (1.26) | 3.31 (1.37) | 3.41 (1.36) | 3.24 (1.27) | 3.36 (1.30) | 3.18 (1.37) |
| Browse the internet on your smartphone, tablet, computer or laptop | 2.07 (1.44) | 1.99 (1.43) | 2.13 (1.45) | 2.07 (1.45) | 2.09 (1.43) | 2.14 (1.47) | 1.76 (1.21) |
| Send and/or receive emails while at home | 2.47 (1.46) | 2.22 (1.39) | 2.63 (1.49) | 2.62 (1.50) | 2.25 (1.38) | 2.54 (1.47) | 2.16 (1.36) |
| Send and/or receive emails when not at home | 2.48 (1.30) | 2.44 (1.30) | 2.51 (1.30) | 2.50 (1.33) | 2.47 (1.25) | 2.53 (1.30) | 2.24 (1.26) |
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| b How interested would you be in… | |||||||
| Interested in using technology for medication reminders | 3.21 (1.32) | 3.27 (1.34) | 3.17 (1.30) | 3.13 (1.35) | 3.32 (1.27) | 3.23 (1.35) | 2.87 (1.27) |
| Interested in engaging in an anonymous internet chat with a health professional to discuss HIV-related issues | 3.56 (1.33) | 3.59 (1.21) | 3.55 (1.40) | 3.60 (1.34) | 3.52 (1.30) | 3.67 (1.29)* | 2.93 (1.32)* |
| Interested in receiving daily electronic medication reminders | 3.23 (1.20) | 3.25 (1.23) | 3.22 (1.19) | 3.24 (1.22) | 3.22 (1.20) | 3.23 (1.21) | 3.08 (1.08) |
| Interested in receiving weekly electronic medication reminders | 3.15 (1.19) | 3.09 (1.19) | 3.19 (1.20) | 3.17 (1.19) | 3.12 (1.21) | 3.13 (1.20) | 3.00 (1.16) |
| Interested in receiving monthly electronic medication reminders | 3.11 (1.26) | 3.10 (1.29) | 3.11 (1.24) | 3.12 (1.26) | 3.09 (1.27) | 3.08 (1.28) | 2.89 (1.18) |
| Interested in sending back a response to a daily text message medication reminders | 3.14 (1.33) | 3.20 (1.31) | 3.10 (1.35) | 3.12 (1.35) | 3.15 (1.32) | 3.10 (1.34) | 3.00 (1.23) |
| Interested in sending back a response to a weekly text message medication reminders | 3.17 (1.32) | 3.21 (1.32) | 3.14 (1.33) | 3.22 (1.33) | 3.07 (1.31) | 3.13 (1.31) | 2.87 (1.26) |
| Interested in sending back a response to a monthly text message medication reminders | 3.08 (1.28) | 3.11 (1.29) | 3.05 (1.28) | 3.08 (1.27) | 3.06 (1.30) | 3.06 (1.30) | 2.82 (1.18) |
a
Scored on a 5-point Likert scale (from 1 being ‘Never’ to 5 being ‘Always’)
b
Scored on a 5-point Likert scale (from 1 being ‘Not interested at all’ to 5 being ‘Very interested’)
*
Univariate ANOVA test was significant at p < 0.001; this was preceded by a one-way MANOVA that yielded an overall significant effect of optimal adherence on mHealth acceptance