Research

The program pilot and implementation research for the PositiveLinks (PL) Program was conducted by Rebecca Dillingham M.D., M.P.H., and Karen Ingersoll, Ph.D. at the University of Virginia's Ryan White Clinic. All publications and presentations listed below come from the PositiveLinks implementation research.

Warm Health Technology, Inc (WHT) is the exclusive licensee of PositiveLinks. Distributed by Warm Health Technology, Inc, the PositiveLinks (PL) program is available to healthcare organizations throughout the U.S. and worldwide as PL Cares®.

HIV Publications

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Process evaluation for the adaptation, testing and dissemination of a mobile health platform to support people with HIV and tuberculosis in Irkutsk, Siberia
Process evaluation for the adaptation, testing and dissemination of a mobile health platform to support people with HIV and tuberculosis in Irkutsk, Siberia

BMJ

2022

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Toward Understanding the Impact of mHealth Features for People with HIV: a Latent Class Analysis of PositiveLinks usage
Toward Understanding the Impact of mHealth Features for People with HIV: a Latent Class Analysis of PositiveLinks usage

TBM

December 9, 2019

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Bridging the digital health divide: toward equitable global access to mobile health interventions for people living with HIV
Bridging the digital health divide: toward equitable global access to mobile health interventions for people living with HIV

Expert Review of Anti-infective Therapy

2019

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PositiveLinks: A Mobile Health Intervention for Retention in HIV Care and Clinical Outcomes with 12-Month Follow-Up
PositiveLinks: A Mobile Health Intervention for Retention in HIV Care and Clinical Outcomes with 12-Month Follow-Up

AIDS Patient Care and STDs Volume 32, Number 6,

2018

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Addressing Stigma Through a Virtual Community for People Living with HIV: A Mixed Methods Study of the PositiveLinks Mobile Health Intervention
Addressing Stigma Through a Virtual Community for People Living with HIV: A Mixed Methods Study of the PositiveLinks Mobile Health Intervention

AIDS and Behavior 22:3395–3406

2018

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Social Support in a Virtual Community: Analysis of a Clinic- Affiliated Online Support Group for Persons Living with HIV/ AIDS
Social Support in a Virtual Community: Analysis of a Clinic- Affiliated Online Support Group for Persons Living with HIV/ AIDS

AIDS and Behavior 21:3087–3099

2017

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The Cost and Threshold Analysis of Retention in Care (RiC): A Multi-Site National HIV Care Program
The Cost and Threshold Analysis of Retention in Care (RiC): A Multi-Site National HIV Care Program

AIDS and Behaviorior 21:643-649

2017

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Content Analysis and User Characteristics of a Smartphone-Based Online Support Group for People Living with HIV
Content Analysis and User Characteristics of a Smartphone-Based Online Support Group for People Living with HIV

TELEMEDICINE and e-HEALTH

September 2016

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HIV Presentations

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Adaptation of an mHealth intervention for Latinx People Living with HIV in the Southern U.S.
Adaptation of an mHealth intervention for Latinx People Living with HIV in the Southern U.S.

IAPAC Adherence 2020
15th International Conference on HIV Treatment
and Prevention Adherence

November 3, 2020

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Feasibility and Acceptability of an eHealth Intervention for ART Adherence in People who use Substances
Feasibility and Acceptability of an eHealth Intervention for ART Adherence in People who use Substances

IAPAC Adherence 2020
15th International Conference on HIV Treatment
and Prevention Adherence

November 3, 2020

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Using Mobile Health Technology to Support PrEP Update and Adherence: A Pilot Study
Using Mobile Health Technology to Support PrEP Update and Adherence: A Pilot Study

IAPAC Adherence 2020
15th International Conference on HIV Treatment
and Prevention Adherence

November 3, 2020

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Using a learning management system (LMS) and certfication program to enhance provider support and fidelity of implementation for PositveLinks (PL)
Using a learning management system (LMS) and certfication program to enhance provider support and fidelity of implementation for PositveLinks (PL)

IAPAC Adherence 2020
15th International Conference on HIV Treatment
and Prevention Adherence

November 3, 2020

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Enhancing Implementation Support for PositiveLinks Using the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research
Enhancing Implementation Support for PositiveLinks Using the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research

IAPAC Adherence 2020
15th International Conference on HIV Treatment
and Prevention Adherence

November 3, 2020

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Enhancing Engagement with HIV Care: Design, Development and Implementation of a mHealth Platform
Enhancing Engagement with HIV Care: Design, Development and Implementation of a mHealth Platform

American Academy of HIV Medicine

October, 2020

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Building PositiveLinks: mHealth for RWHAP Stakeholder Engagement & Implementation Support
Building PositiveLinks: mHealth for RWHAP Stakeholder Engagement & Implementation Support

2020 National Ryan White Conference
on HIV Care and Treatment

Virtual, August 9-12, 2020

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Edlich-Henderson Innovators Award Public Address
Edlich-Henderson Innovators Award Public Address

University of Virginia 2/18/2020

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Design and Impact of PositiveLinks: A Mobile Platform to Support People Living with HIV in Virginia
Design and Impact of PositiveLinks: A Mobile Platform to Support People Living with HIV in Virginia

University of Virginia

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Positive Links: Using Technology to Improve Retention in Care

AIDS United Webinar December 2016

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OUD Publications

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Six-month outcomes of the HOPE smartphone application designed to support treatment with medications for opioid use disorder and piloted during an early statewide COVID-19 lockdown
Six-month outcomes of the HOPE smartphone application designed to support treatment with medications for opioid use disorder and piloted during an early statewide COVID-19 lockdown

Addiction Science & Clinical Practice

2022

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Communication between patients, peers, and care providers through a mobile health intervention supporting medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder
Communication between patients, peers, and care providers through a mobile health intervention supporting medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder

Patient Education and Counseling

2022

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A Mobile Health App to Support Patients Receiving Medication-Assisted Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder: Development and Feasibility Study
A Mobile Health App to Support Patients Receiving Medication-Assisted Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder: Development and Feasibility Study

JMIR Formative Research

2021, Volume 5, Issue 2

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