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, United States

² University of Mississippi Medical Center, University of Mississippi, Jackson, MS, United States

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

*all authors contributed equally