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Mobile phone text messaging plus motivational interviewing versus usual care: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial to evaluate effects on breastfeeding, child health, and survival outcomes, among women living with HIV (MTI-MI)
BackgroundMany infants in low-resourced settings at high risk of infectious disease morbidity and death are deprived of the immunological and...
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Comparing the effects of text messaging and mobile social networking on physical activity and anthropometric indices of middle-aged women: a randomized controlled trial
BackgroundPhysical inactivity is a global health problem which is more prevalent among women. Among different age groups, middle-aged women are more...
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Cost effectiveness review of text messaging, smartphone application, and website interventions targeting T2DM or hypertension
Digital health interventions have been shown to be clinically-effective for type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and hypertension prevention and...
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Automated Text Messaging During COVID-19: Patient Feedback to Increase Adoption
Automated text messaging interventions can effectively improve self-care and were used to support the U.S. Veterans Health Administration’s (VHA)...
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Randomized comparison of the effects of tailored text messaging versus pillbox organizers on medication adherence of heart failure patients
BackgroundHeart failure (HF) is a major public health issue worldwide, affecting approximately 64.3 million people in 2017. Non-adherence to...
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The use, adherence, and evaluation of interactive text-messaging among women admitted to prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV care in Kenya (WelTel PMTCT)
BackgroundTo improve future mobile health (mHealth) interventions in resource-limited settings, knowledge of participants’ adherence to interactive...
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Implementing a Text Messaging Intervention to Engage Fathers in Home Visiting
PurposeThis “From the Field” article reports on the Text4Dad text messaging intervention designed to engage fathers in home visiting. We introduce...
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Barriers to Adoption of a Secure Text Messaging System: a Qualitative Study of Practicing Clinicians
BackgroundSecure text messaging systems (STMS) offer HIPAA-compliant text messaging and mobile phone call functionalities that are more efficient...
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The effect of an interactive weekly text-messaging intervention on retention in prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV care: a randomised controlled trial (WelTel PMTCT)
Retention in prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) care is critical to prevent vertical HIV transmission and reduce morbidity and...
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Effects of a text messaging smoking cessation intervention amongst online help-seekers and primary health care visitors: findings from a randomised controlled trial
BackgroundSmoking continues to be a leading risk factor for several diseases globally. We hypothesised that an intervention delivered via text...
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More than just Reminders: Using text Messaging to Improve HIV care Outcomes Among Youth and Young Adults Living with HIV
This study evaluated engagement, satisfaction, and efficacy of an automated and live two-way text messaging intervention that linked youth and young...
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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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Implementing a text-messaging intervention for unhealthy alcohol use in emergency departments: protocol for implementation strategy development and a pilot cluster randomized implementation trial
BackgroundUnhealthy alcohol use (UAU) is a leading cause of premature mortality among adults in the USA. Emergency departments (EDs) are key...
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Mobile Text Message Design and Delivery Preferences of Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: A Social Marketing Approach
Mobile text messaging could be more effective for type 2 diabetes management when messages are designed and delivered according to patients’ needs...
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Implementing text-messaging to support and enhance delivery of health behavior change interventions in low- to middle-income countries: case study of the Lifestyle Africa intervention
The prevalence of non-communicable diseases, such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease, is rising in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs)....
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Multi-professional education reduces surgical resident messaging volume
IntroductionMobile messaging devices (MMD) have become common for communication in healthcare with the hope of improving accessibility of clinicians,...
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Feasibility of a Supportive Text Messaging Intervention in Northwest Alaska
Suicide disproportionately impacts young Alaska Native people in the northwestern region of Alaska. As part of its efforts to address this challenge,...
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Effectiveness of a culturally tailored text messaging program for promoting cervical cancer screening in accra, Ghana: a quasi-experimental trial
IntroductionDespite breakthroughs in cervical cancer detection, resource-constrained countries continue to have a disproportionately high incidence...
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Family behavior theory-based intervention via mobile messaging to improve oral health of adolescents: study protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial
BackgroundDue to some unique physical, social and psychological features in the adolescent population, adolescents can be a time of heightened caries...
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Acceptance of New Driver-to-Driver Communication Tools for School Buses: Effects of Text, Color, and Messaging
In this exploratory study on school bus lighting, two surveys were undertaken: one targeting school and daycare staff as well as parents of...