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Pregnant women’s use and attitude toward Mobile phone features for self-management
BackgroundThis study aimed to examine the current use of mobile phones by pregnant women and their attitudes towards the use of a variety of prenatal...
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Mobile phone problem use and depressive symptoms: the mediating role of social support and attitude to aging among Chinese older adults
BackgroundLittle is known about mobile phone problem use (MPPU) among older adults. This study investigated critical factors affecting MPPU and...
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Efficacy of mobile phone intervention to increase male partner antenatal care attendance for HIV testing in Moshi municipal, Tanzania: a randomized controlled trial
BackgroundHIV partner counselling and testing in antenatal care (ANC) is a crucial strategy to raise the number of males who know their HIV status....
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Health care needs, eHealth literacy, use of mobile phone functionalities, and intention to use it for self-management purposes by informal caregivers of children with burns: a survey study
BackgroundThis study aimed to assess health care needs, electronic health literacy, mobile phone usage, and intention to use it for self-management...
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The effectiveness of short mobile phone text message reminders compared to usual care on medication adherence in patients with hypertension: a systematic review protocol
BackgroundPoor adherence to long-term medication increases the risk of morbidity and mortality and decreases the quality of life of patients with...
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Adolescent mobile phone addiction during the COVID-19 pandemic predicts subsequent suicide risk: a two-wave longitudinal study
Both the rate of mobile phone addiction and suicidality among adolescents have increased during the pandemic lockdown. However, the relationship...
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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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The effect of internet telephony and a cochlear implant accessory on mobile phone speech comprehension in cochlear implant users
PurposeIn individuals with severe hearing loss, mobile phone communication is limited despite treatment with a cochlear implant (CI). The goal of...
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Improved maternal–fetal outcomes among emergency obstetric referrals following phone call communication at a teaching hospital in south western Uganda: a quasi-experimental study
BackgroundEmergency obstetric referrals develop adverse maternal–fetal outcomes partly due to delays in offering appropriate care at referral...
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Bridging community and clinic through digital health: Community-based adaptation of a mobile phone-based heart failure program for remote communities in Uganda
BackgroundIn Uganda, limited healthcare access has created a significant burden for patients living with heart failure. With the increasing use of...
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Nurse-Led Mobile Phone Voice Call Reminder and On-Time Antiretroviral Pills Pick-Up in Nepal: A Randomized Controlled Trial
This study investigates the efficacy of a nurse-led mobile phone voice call reminder intervention in improving on-time antiretroviral (ARV) pills...
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What is the effect of mobile phone text message reminders on medication adherence among adult type 2 diabetes mellitus patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
BackgroundGlobally, type 2 diabetes has become increasing. As little is known about the effect of educational intervention on this population, this...
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Acceptability of mobile-phone reminders for routine childhood vaccination appointments in Nigeria – a systematic review and meta-analysis
BackgroundMobile-phone reminders have gained traction among policymakers as a way to improve childhood vaccination coverage and timeliness. However,...
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Zero Self-Harm app: a mobile phone application to reduce non-suicidal self-injury—study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
BackgroundNon-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) is a growing healthcare problem. Individuals with NSSI have an increased risk of suicidality. Due to...
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Mobile phone radiation might alter gene expression in the oral squamous epithelial cells
BackgroundAccumulating evidence has shown that radiofrequency radiation (RFR) emitted by mobile phones is a potential factor for DNA damage. Whether...
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Develo** an Unstructured Supplementary Service Data-based mobile phone app to provide adolescents with sexual reproductive health information: a human-centered design approach
BackgroundAdolescent pregnancies and sexually-transmitted infections continue to impact 15 – 19-year-olds across the globe. The lack of sexual...
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A randomized controlled trial on mobile phone text messaging to improve sexo-reproductive health among adolescent girls in Cameroon
BackgroundWe conducted a single-centered randomized controlled single-blinded trial (i.e. trained interviewers; blinded to group allocation). The...
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Description of patient characteristics and medication adherence among medication access mobile application users and nonusers: a single-center questionnaire-based cross-sectional study
BackgroundIn this study, we aimed to describe patient characteristics and medication adherence among medication access mobile application users and...
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Validity of using mobile phone surveys to evaluate community health worker program in Mali
BackgroundThe monitoring and evaluation of public health programs based on traditional face-to-face interviews in hard-to-reach and unstable regions...
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Adaptive interventions to optimise the mobile phone-based smoking cessation support: study protocol for a sequential, multiple assignment, randomised trial (SMART)
BackgroundMobile health (mHealth) is promising in develo** personalised smoking cessation interventions. By using an adaptive trial design, we aim...
