Effect of a WeChat-Based Intervention (Run4Love) on Depressive Symptoms Among People Living With HIV in China: Randomized Controlled Trial

Yan Guo   ^{1, 2, 3} , PhD ;   Y Alicia Hong   ⁴ , PhD ;   Weiping Cai   ⁵ , MD ;   Linghua Li   ⁵ , MD ;   Yuantao Hao   ^{1, 3} , PhD ;   Jiaying Qiao   ¹ , MS ;   Zhimeng Xu   ¹ , MS ;   Hanxi Zhang   ⁶ , MS ;   Chengbo Zeng   ^{7, 8} , MS ;   Cong Liu   ⁵ , MS ;   Yiran Li   ¹ , BA ;   Mengting Zhu   ¹ , BA ;   Yu Zeng   ¹ , BA ;   Frank J Penedo   ^{9, 10} , PhD

¹ Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China

² Sun Yat-sen Center for Migrant Health Policy, Guangzhou, China

³ Sun Yat-sen Center for Global Health, Guangzhou, China

⁴ Department of Health Administration and Policy, College of Health and Human Services, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, United States

⁵ Department of Infectious Diseases, Guangzhou Number Eight People’s Hospital, Guangzhou, China

⁶ National Center of AIDS/STD Control and Prevention, Beijing, China

⁷ South Carolina SmartState Center of Healthcare Quality, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, United States

⁸ Department of Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, United States

⁹ Department of Psychology, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL, United States

¹⁰ Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL, United States