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Comparing Reminders Sent via SMS Text Messaging and Email for Improving Adherence to an Electronic Health Program: Randomized Controlled Trial

JMIR mHealth and uHealth, 2022
BackgroundeHealth interventions can help people change behavior (eg, quit smoking). Reminders sent via SMS text messaging or email may improve the adherence to web-based programs and increase the probability of successful behavior
Adam Kulhánek, Katerina Lukavska, Roman Gabrhelík, Daniel Novák, Václav Burda, Jindřich Prokop, Marianne T S Holter, Håvar Brendryen   +7 more
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Daily Text Messaging for Weight Control Among Racial and Ethnic Minority Women: Randomized Controlled Pilot Study

Journal of Medical Internet Research, 2013
BackgroundDaily self-monitoring of diet and physical activity behaviors is a strong predictor of weight loss success. Text messaging holds promise as a viable self-monitoring modality, particularly among racial/ethnic minority populations ...
Steinberg, Dori M, Levine, Erica L, Askew, Sandy, Foley, Perry, Bennett, Gary G   +4 more
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Improving Knowledge About Pregnancy for Deaf South African Women of Reproductive Age Through a Text Messaging–Based Information Campaign: Mixed Methods Study

JMIR Pediatrics and Parenting, 2023
BackgroundSigning Deaf South Africans have limited access to health information and, consequently, limited knowledge about health. Maternal and neonatal mortality rates are high.
Hanne Jensen Haricharan, Damian Hacking, Yan Kwan Lau, Marion Heap   +3 more
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Time after time – circadian clocks through the lens of oscillator theory

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Oscillator theory bridges physics and circadian biology. Damped oscillators require external drivers, while limit cycles emerge from delayed feedback and nonlinearities. Coupling enables tissue‐level coherence, and entrainment aligns internal clocks with environmental cues.
Marta del Olmo, Carolin Ector, Hanspeter Herzel   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Improving critical value notification through secure text messaging

Journal of Pathology Informatics, 2020
Background: To improve communication between clinical providers and the laboratory, we recently implemented secure text messaging for our critical value notifications.
Terrance James Lynn, Jordan Erik Olson
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A Qualitative Analysis of Patient Perspectives and Preferences in Lupus Management to Guide Lupus Guidelines Development

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective A patient‐centered approach for chronic disease management, including systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), aligns treatment with patients’ values and preferences, leading to improved outcomes. This paper summarizes how patient experiences, perspectives, and priorities informed the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) 2024 Lupus Nephritis (LN)
Shivani Garg, Izzy Hartel, Lisa R. Sammaritano, Anca Askanase, Bonnie L. Bermas, Maria Dall'Era, Alí Duarte‐García, Victoria P. Werth, Brad Rovin, Reem A. Mustafa, Amy S. Turner, Bené Williams, Brian L. Ung, Hiya Bhavsar, Monique C. Gore‐Massy, Nahirannette Pulido, Natacha Guerrero, Natalie M. Smith, Wambui Machua, Linda T. Hiraki, Mary Beth Son   +20 more
wiley   +1 more source

Role of mobile health on patient enrollment for cleft lip‐palate surgery: A comparative study using SMS blast text messaging in Zimbabwe

Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology, 2019
Background Patients' lack of awareness of available services is a significant barrier to delivering surgical care in resource‐limited settings. Short message service (SMS) text messaging is a potential means to disseminate this information in resource ...
Shekhar K. Gadkaree, Travis T. Tollefson, Jennifer C. Fuller, Faith C. Muchemwa, Aleck Gonga, David A. Shaye   +5 more
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Effect of Implementing a Dashboard With or Without a Best Practice Alert on HLA‐B*58:01 Testing Rates Among Allopurinol Users at VA Medical Centers

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective The American College of Rheumatology recommends HLA‐B*58:01 allele testing before the initiation of allopurinol, specifically among Asian and African American/Black patients, due to their increased risk for severe hypersensitivity reactions. However, testing rates remain low at many health care facilities.
Abimbola Fadairo‐Azinge, Gabriela Schmajuk, Sristi Sharma, Colleen P. Flanagan, Sara Faghihi‐Kashani, Ning Zhang, Mary A. Whooley   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Politeness Strategies Used in Text Messaging

SAGE Open, 2016
One aspect of short message service (SMS) communication through a cell phone is use of politeness strategies. As it is extensively argued that females are more polite language users, the present study sought to describe the strategies used by these two ...
Shahrzad Eshghinejad, M. Raouf Moini
doaj   +1 more source

Design and Integration of a Texting Tool to Keep Patients’ Family Members Updated During Hospitalization: Family Members’ Perspectives

Journal of Patient Experience, 2023
While there is an evolving literature on the benefits of texting and patient-centered technologies, texting initiatives have not focused on family members. We sought to identify patients’ family members’ perspectives on facilitators and barriers to using
Courtenay R. Bruce JD, MA, Ashleigh Kamencik-Wright MBA, Natalie Zuniga-Georgy MS, Thomas M. Vinh RN, BSN, Hema Shah MSN, BSN, RN, BS, Jamie Shallcross BS, Charlie Giammattei BS, Colleen O’Rourke BS, Mariana Smith MHA, Lindsey Bruchhaus MSN, RN, Yashica Bowens BSN, MBA, MHCM, Kimberly Goode MA, Lee Ann Arabie BS, Katherine Sauceda BA, Majeedah Pacha MPH, Sandra Martinez MBA, James Chisum BA, R. Benjamin Saldaña DO FACEP, S. Nicholas Desai MD, Melina Awar MD, FACP, FHM, Thomas R. Vernon BSN, EdM   +20 more
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