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Replacing conventional telecommunication with a freeform HIPAA compliant healthcare texting app: a survey of patient preference
BackgroundThe ability to effectively communicate with patients continues to be a challenge for physician offices. Mobile healthcare applications have...
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Mother’s Milk Messaging™: trial evaluation of app and texting for breastfeeding support
BackgroundNew mothers experience BF challenges but have limited evidence-based technology-enabled support.
Objectives1) Determine if using the...
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Kee** Active with Texting after Stroke (KATS): development of a text message intervention to promote physical activity and exercise after stroke
BackgroundPost-stroke physical activity reduces disability and risk of further stroke. When stroke rehabilitation ends, some people feel abandoned by...
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Texting Lost-to-follow-up PrEP Patients from a San Francisco Sexual Health Clinic
It is critical to understand what happens when PrEP patients are lost-to-follow-up (LTFU) and, where appropriate, attempt to re-engage them in care...
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Texting for life: a mobile phone application to connect pregnant women with emergency transport and obstetric care in rural Nigeria
BackgroundDifficulty in transportation to access skilled providers has been cited repeatedly as a major barrier to utilization of emergency obstetric...
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Exploring the Protective Value of Using Sexting for Condom Negotiation on Condom use Determinants and Practices Among Forcibly Displaced Adolescents in the Slums of Kampala, Uganda
Given the global growth of adolescent texting, we evaluate texting-based sexual communication as a potential site for interventions encouraging...
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The Efficacy of Text-Based Mentoring for Postpartum Mothers: A Pilot Study
ObjectivesTechnology-based outreach offers promise for providing support to a broad population of postpartum mothers while kee** costs low....
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Improving diabetic patients’ adherence to treatment and prevention of cardiovascular disease (Office Guidelines Applied to Practice—IMPACT Study)—a cluster randomized controlled effectiveness trial
BackgroundDespite nationwide improvements in cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality and morbidity, CVD deaths in adults with type 2 diabetes (T2DM)...
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Comparative effect of physical health training and psychological training of the theory of reasoned action (TRA) model on the life quality of patients with diabetes in Tehran, Iran: utilization of message texting
Background and purposeProviding physical health and mental health training promotion is necessary for a sustainable change in attitude and lifestyle...
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Defining text neck: a sco** review
BackgroundText neck is regarded as a global epidemic. Yet, there is a lack of consensus concerning the definitions of text neck which challenges...
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Contemporary screen use and symptoms of muscle dysmorphia among a national sample of Canadian adolescents and young adults
PurposeScreen time has been previously linked to body dissatisfaction and eating disorder behaviors. However, less is known about whether use of...
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Is excessive smartphone use associated with weight status and self-rated health among youth? A smart platform study
BackgroundIn Canada, it is recommended that youth limit screen time to less than two hours per day, yet, the majority of youth are reportedly...
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Clinician Views of Proactive Tobacco Treatment Programs: A Qualitative Evaluation
IntroductionProactive tobacco treatment programs are an evidence-based strategy to recruit patients who smoke to make supported quit attempts....
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Randomized controlled study using text messages to help connect new medicaid beneficiaries to primary care
Accessing primary care is often difficult for newly insured Medicaid beneficiaries. Tailored text messages may help patients navigate the health...
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Telemedicine in Surgical Care in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Sco** Review
BackgroundAccess to timely and quality surgical care is limited in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Telemedicine, defined as the remote...
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Text Messaging as a Communication Modality to Promote Screening Mammography in Low-income African American Women
IntroductionThough text messages are increasingly used in health promotion, the current understanding of text message-based interventions to increase...
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Delivering va** cessation interventions to adolescents and young adults on Instagram: protocol for a randomized controlled trial
BackgroundAdolescent and young adult use of electronic nicotine delivery systems (“va**”) has increased rapidly since 2018. There is a dearth of...
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Near-falls in Singapore community-dwelling older adults: a feasibility study
BackgroundA near-fall is defined as a loss of balance that would result in a fall if sufficient balance recovery manoeuvres are not executed....
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Is the dual-task cost of walking and texting unique in people with multiple sclerosis?
The objective of the study was to investigate cognitive-motor interference of walking while texting in people with multiple sclerosis (PwMS). The...