Effect of a Reminder System on Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Adherence in Men Who Have Sex With Men: Prospective Cohort Study Based on WeChat Intervention

作者全名："Lin, Bing; Liu, Jiaxiu; He, Wei; Pan, Haiying; Ma, Yingjie; Zhong, Xiaoni"

作者地址："[Lin, Bing; He, Wei; Pan, Haiying; Ma, Yingjie; Zhong, Xiaoni] Chongqing Med Univ, Sch Publ Hlth & Management, Chongqing, Peoples R China; [Lin, Bing; He, Wei; Pan, Haiying; Ma, Yingjie; Zhong, Xiaoni] Res Ctr Med & Social Dev, Chongqing, Peoples R China; [Liu, Jiaxiu] Chongqing Med Univ, Sch Med Informat, Chongqing, Peoples R China; [Zhong, Xiaoni] Chongqing Med Univ, Sch Publ Hlth & Management, 1 Med Coll Rd Yuzhong Dist, Chongqing 400042, Peoples R China"

通信作者："Zhong, XN (通讯作者)，Chongqing Med Univ, Sch Publ Hlth & Management, 1 Med Coll Rd Yuzhong Dist, Chongqing 400042, Peoples R China."

来源：JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH

ESI学科分类：CLINICAL MEDICINE

WOS号：WOS:000862887700009

JCR分区：Q1

影响因子：7.4

年份：2022

卷号：24

期号：8

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文献类型：Article

关键词：pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP); adherence; reminder system; men who have sex with men (MSM); WeChat; oral PrEP; HIV prevention; MSM; reminder; message

摘要："Background: The efficacy of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is highly dependent on adherence, and one of the main reasons for poor adherence is forgetfulness. Therefore, it is important to explore how to remind users to take their medicine on time. Objective: This study aims to explore the effect of a reminder system on PrEP adherence in men who have sex with men (MSM) to improve adherence. The main function of the reminder system based on the WeChat social media app is to send daily messages to PrEP users reminding them to take their medicine. Methods: An open-label, multicenter, prospective cohort study of PrEP in HIV-negative MSM was conducted from November 2019 to June 2021. Study participants who met the criteria were randomly divided into 2 groups: no-reminder group and reminder group. Both groups received daily oral PrEP with follow-up every 3 months Adherence was measured on the basis of self-report and was defined as the percentage of medications taken on time. Participants in the reminder group scanned a WeChat QR code and received a reminder message every day. Participants in the no-reminder group took daily oral medicines without reminders. The longitudinal trajectories of adherence for both groups were displayed to compare the variability in adherence at each time point. The association between the changes in adherence (no change, improvement, decline) at each time point and the use of the reminder system was analyzed by multinomial logistic regression models to further explore the effectiveness of the system. Results: A total of 716 MSM were included in the analysis, that is, 372 MSM in the no-reminder group and 344 MSM in the reminder group. Adherence in the no-reminder group fluctuated between 0.75 and 0.80 and that in the reminder group gradually increased over time from 0.76 to 0.88. Adherence at each time point was not statistically different between the 2 groups. Further analysis showed that an improvement in adherence in the early stage was associated with the use of the reminder system (odds ratio [OR] 1.65, 95% CI 1.01-2.70; P=.04). An improvement in average adherence compared to initial adherence was positively associated with the use of the reminder system (OR 1.82, 95% CI 1.10-3.01; P=.02). Conclusions: The effect of the reminder system on PrEP adherence in MSM was more significant in the early stage, which is related to the increased motivation of users and the development of medicine-taking habits. The reminder system is potentially effective for early-stage medicine management, encouraging users to develop healthy medicine-taking habits and to increase their adherence."

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