Published on in Vol 7 , No 1 (2019) :Jan-Mar

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/11861, first published .
Creating a Theoretically Grounded Gaming App to Increase Adherence to Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis: Lessons From the Development of the Viral Combat Mobile Phone Game

Creating a Theoretically Grounded Gaming App to Increase Adherence to Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis: Lessons From the Development of the Viral Combat Mobile Phone Game

Creating a Theoretically Grounded Gaming App to Increase Adherence to Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis: Lessons From the Development of the Viral Combat Mobile Phone Game

Laura Whiteley 1 * , MD ;   Leandro Mena 2 * , MD, MPH ;   Lacey K Craker 3 * , MPH ;   Meredith Garver Healy 3 * , BA ;   Larry K Brown 1, 3 * , MD

1 Department of Psychiatry , Warren Alpert Medical School , Brown University , Providence , RI , US

2 University of Mississippi Medical Center , University of Mississippi , Jackson , MS , US

3 Young Adult Behavioral Health , Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior , Rhode Island Hospital , Providence , RI , US

*all authors contributed equally

Corresponding Author:

  • Laura Whiteley, MD
  • Department of Psychiatry
  • Warren Alpert Medical School
  • Brown University
  • Residency Training Program-Brown University-Butler Hospital
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  • Providence, RI
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  • Email: laura_whiteley@brown.edu