Support Community Formation on a Mobile App for People Living With HIV and Substance Use Disorder: A Computer-Mediated Discourse Analysis
A-CHESS staff adapted communication styles to increase engagement, while participants appropriated the app's message board to reflect personal goals and lived experiences. Mobile health interventions may benefit from design elements that support participant-led discourse and customization, fostering ownership, support, and relevance within virtual care communities.
Authors
- Olayinka O. Shiyanbola (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6018-2104)
- Sarah Dietz
- Kristen E. Pecanac
- Adati Tarfa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8831-2396)
- Cameron Liebert
- R A Miller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5635-0726)
Institutions
- University of Wisconsin–Madison (US)
- University of Michigan (US)
- Yale University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JMIR Formative Research
- Published
- 2026-01-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2196/66564
- Primary Topic
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00