2020
Videogame intervention to encourage HIV testing and counseling among adolescents
Pendergrass T, Hieftje K, Duncan L, Fiellin L. Videogame intervention to encourage HIV testing and counseling among adolescents. MHealth 2020, 6: 26-26. PMID: 32632364, PMCID: PMC7327291, DOI: 10.21037/mhealth.2020.01.05.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHIV testingNew HIV casesVideogame interventionCrucial public health concernPublic health concernUndiagnosed HIVHIV casesHIV preventionMajority of adolescentsFocus groupsPositive diagnosisHIVHealth concernPilot studyStrong misperceptionAdolescentsRisk reductionHigh ratePretest-posttest designSocial stigmaBehavior changeIncorrect knowledgeOne-fifthInterventionAssessment measures
2019
One Night Stan: Feasibility Study of an HIV Prevention and Sexual Risk Reduction Social Card Game for Young Black Women
Hieftje K, Duncan L, Florsheim O, Sawyer B, Fiellin LE. One Night Stan: Feasibility Study of an HIV Prevention and Sexual Risk Reduction Social Card Game for Young Black Women. Games For Health Journal 2019, 8: 112-120. PMID: 30964717, PMCID: PMC7061292, DOI: 10.1089/g4h.2017.0106.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsYoung Black womenHuman immunodeficiency virus prevention interventionsBlack womenFeasible intervention approachRisk of HIVPreliminary impactPercent of participantsEffect sizeHIV/Partner testingPreliminary efficacyHIV preventionPrevention interventionsCondom useOutcome variablesStandardized assessmentParticipant satisfactionWomenHIVIntervention approachesHeterosexual Black womenFeasibility study
2018
“But Do They Like It?” Participant Satisfaction and Gameplay Experience of a Public Health Videogame Intervention in Adolescents
Hieftje K, Pendergrass T, Montanaro E, Kyriakides T, Florsheim O, Fiellin L. “But Do They Like It?” Participant Satisfaction and Gameplay Experience of a Public Health Videogame Intervention in Adolescents. 2018, 1-7. DOI: 10.1109/segah.2018.8401349.Peer-Reviewed Original Research