Automated Messages Designed to Support Adherence to an Online Intervention for Parents of Gay/Bisexual Sons Are Subjectively Useful and Unobtrusive but Demonstrate No Significant Effect on Completion

This study presents the design, implementation, and analysis of a program of automated messages intended to support adherence to an mHealth intervention promoting parent-child communication about HIV prevention in families with a gay/bisexual son. Implications for messaging content, timing, and methodology will be discussed.