Paradata: Measuring Engagement in Digital HIV Interventions for Sexual and Gender Minorities

AbstractPurpose of ReviewThe goal of this review was to examine online engagement usingparadata (i.e., intervention usage metrics) as part of the reporting of online behavioral HIV prevention and care interventions ’ findings. We underscore the importance of these data in examining intervention engagement and effectiveness.Recent FindingsWe focused on studies indexed in PubMed and published between April 1, 2017, and June 30, 2023, that reported the development and testing of online behavioral interventions for HIV prevention and/or care. Of the 689 extracted citations, 19 met the study criteria and provided engagement data — only six studies tested the association between engagement and intervention outcomes. Of these, four studies found a positive association between participants’ engagement and improvements in HIV-related outcomes.SummaryIncreasing attention is being paid to the collection and reporting ofparadata within HIV online behavioral interventions. While the current evidence suggests a dose-response relationship due to user engagement on HIV outcomes, greater efforts to systematically collect, report, and analyze paradata are warranted.
Source: Current HIV/AIDS Reports - Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research