Mobile health applications for enhancing mental health access and outcomes among adolescents and young people living with HIV: a systematic review
Carlos Muleya, Rosemary N. Likwa, Jacqueline J. Folotiya, Jeremia Banda, Peter J. Chipimo, Patricia Sakala, Melvin Salati, Chikoloma Nakazwe, Linah K. Mwango, Caitlin Baumhart, Cassidy W. Claassen, Naeem Dalal, Loyd B. Mulenga · 2026
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Carlos Muleya and a large team of co-authors review phone apps for mental health care in a 2026 paper. Young people living with HIV carry heavy rates of mental illness, yet services are scarce, stigma is high, and trained workers are few, above all in low-resource settings. Apps on phones could widen the door to care, if they truly work.
The review searched four major databases for studies from 2020 to early 2025 that tested app-based support for adolescents and young people with HIV, or similar groups. It weighed whether the apps improved access to services and the mental health outcomes that followed. The authors pool the scattered trials into one judgment on where mobile support stands for this group, and what services should demand before adopting it.
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| CREATOR | Carlos Muleya, Rosemary N. Likwa, Jacqueline J. Folotiya, Jeremia Banda, Peter J. Chipimo, Patricia Sakala, Melvin Salati, Chikoloma Nakazwe, Linah K. Mwango, Caitlin Baumhart, Cassidy W. Claassen, Naeem Dalal, Loyd B. Mulenga |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 41 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |