You can participate in this study from anywhere in Canada!
What is the e-wHEALTH Intervention?
The e-wHEALTH (electronic – Women’s HIV Empowerment And Life Tools for Health) program is a web-based version of the wHEALTH Intervention offering women living with HIV on-line peer case management support. This intervention is aimed at reaching those women who may not be able to receive support due to their health status, living in remote areas, anxiety, and/or due to various stigmas associated with HIV.
In the e-wHEALTH program, a peer case manager will work in partnership with HIV+ women to assess their need for support in different areas of their lives, for example, issues related to housing, finances, social supports, health, self-care, leisure and meaningful activities. The overall goal of the peer case management approach of e-wHEALTH, is to increase the capacity of HIV+ women in accessing health services, social services and to assist them in navigating the health care and social support systems. It is hoped that women who participate in the e-wHEALTH Intervention will be empowered to successfully manage their needs.
If you volunteer for this study, we will ask you to:
1. Attend 12 support sessions with a peer case manager (also an HIV+ woman) via videoconferencing. The confidential sessions will be focused on daily living, social support, meaningful activities, and general information about HIV. The confidential sessions will be focused on daily living, social support, meaningful activities, and general information about HIV. These one-hour sessions will occur every two weeks. You can access the sessions from the comfort of your own home, whereby you and your peer case manager will interact via webcam and microphone in a secure online space.
2. Complete three online surveys (before your first session, in six months, and nine months). The surveys will ask you questions about you, your needs, your general health and well-being and about other services you use. You may also be asked to participate in one additional interview (optional) at the end of the service about similar topics. It will take approximately 60 minutes.
Click here to register for e-wHEALTH. Click here for more information about the project.