Our aim was to describe the use of and responses to a self-management website called Health Map. The Health Map website was established to address the key chronic health issues of HIV-positive people. Health Map assessed health issues against current commendations for various health indices.
We found that a substantial proportion of individuals completing the online survey reported information that would suggest their HIV and more general health care is suboptimal. These data are consistent with community surveys and indicate the need for improvement in the chronic management of HIV.
Publications
Evaluation of Health Map: a patient centred web based service for supporting HIV infected patients
Gamage DG, Sidat M, Read T, Cummings R, Bradshaw CS, Howley K, Fehler GF, Chen MY and Fairley CK
(2011), Sexual Health,
DOI: 10.1071/SH10072