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:
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Laura Whiteley, MD
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Department of Psychiatry
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Warren Alpert Medical School
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Brown University
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Residency Training Program-Brown University-Butler Hospital
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345 Blackstone Boulevard
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Providence, RI
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US
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Phone:
1 401-455-6375
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Email: laura_whiteley@brown.edu