Table 1.

Study Aims and Hypotheses

Aim 1: Improve PLWH’s empowerment

H 1.1: We will improve patient activation; decision making ability; and perceived knowledge, comfort, and perceived skills at finding, evaluating, and applying electronic health information to health problems.

H 1.2: We will improve clinicians’ communication skills as perceived by PLWH.

Aim 2: Increase PLWH’s receipt of evidence-based care

H 2.1: We will improve patient confidence in adhering to combination antiretroviral treatment (cART), self-reported adherence to cART, and HIV viral suppression (undetectable viral load).

H 2.2: We will increase receipt of evidence-based clinical preventive services.

Aim 3: Improve PLWH’s health

H 3.1: We will improve mental, social, and overall health

Aim 4: Reduce disparities in PLWH’s empowerment

H 4.1: We will produce the greatest improvement in activation for those with lowest baseline activation.

H 4.2: We will observe comparable improvements by race, ethnicity, and education.