Randomized Controlled Trial in Finland
From the article posted in PubMed:
The main objective of our study was to investigate the impact of individually tailored short text messages on the rate of psychiatric hospital readmissions, health care service use, and clinical outcomes. In addition, we analyzed treatment costs.
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An article from the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association
From the PubMed article abstract: "In September 2008, Sydney Sexual Health Centre implemented an SMS reminder system. The authors assessed the impact of the reminder system on HBV vaccination rates among patients who initiated a course. The authors used a chi-square test and multivariate logistic regression to determine if SMS reminders were associated with second and third dose vaccine completion, compared with patients prior to the intervention."
mFHAST Implications: Opportunity for SMS reminders to improve vaccination completion rates
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An article from BMC Neurology
From the PubMed article abstract: "The effectiveness of mobile technology to improve medication adherence via customized Short Messaging Service (SMS) reminders for stroke has not been tested in resource poor areas. We designed a randomized controlled trial to test the effectiveness of SMS on improving medication adherence in stroke survivors in Pakistan."
mFHAST Implications: Opportunity for use of SMS to improve medication adherence for stroke survivors
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An article from the Journal of Biomedical Informatics
From the PubMed article abstract: "Youth are prolific users of cell phone minutes and text messaging. Numerous programs using short message service text messaging (SMS) have been employed to help improve health behaviors and health outcomes. However, we lack information on whether and what type of interaction or engagement with SMS program content is required to realize any benefit. We explored youth engagement with an automated SMS program designed to supplement a 25-session youth development program with demonstrated efficacy for reductions in teen pregnancy."
mFHAST Implications: Design of message content and response frequency for youth based SMS interventions
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An article from Health Education Research
From the PubMed article abstract: "The present trial examined the effectiveness of brief interventions for smokers who joined the Hong Kong Quit to Win Contest to quit smoking."
mFHAST Implications: Ability of SMS messages to increase smoking cessation
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