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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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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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Text messaging with or without financial incentives versus a waitlist control for weight loss in men: cost-effectiveness analysis of the Game of Stones randomised controlled trialResearch in context

The Lancet Regional Health. Europe
Summary: Background: Cost-effective weight loss interventions are needed for people with obesity, particularly men, who are less likely to engage with weight loss programmes.
Abraham M. Getaneh, Marjon van der Pol, Dwayne Boyers, Alison Avenell, Seonaidh Cotton, Stephan U. Dombrowski, Cindy M. Gray, Frank Kee, Lisa Macaulay, Michelle McKinley, Catriona O’Dolan, James Swingler, Claire Torrens, Katrina Turner, Graeme MacLennan, Pat Hoddinott   +15 more
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Text messaging to promote health [PDF]

British Journal of General Practice, 2014
Douglas and Free’s qualitative study1 alongside a randomised controlled trial2 show that text messaging offers a valuable way of supporting people trying to give up smoking. Text messages may also have wider potential in health promotion, including within sexual health.
Clare, Michell, Pippa, Oakeshott
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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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Engagement Patterns With an Artificial Intelligence Health Coach for Systemic Sclerosis Self‐Management: A Mixed Methods Study

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective To evaluate utility of an artificial intelligence (AI) health coach for systemic sclerosis (SSc) self‐management and identify patterns associated with participant engagement. Methods We conducted a mixed methods study in which an AI health coach, powered by a large language model (LLM), was used to support self‐management for SSc.
Nirali Shah, Melanie Morris, Cristina Daraban, Sophia Johnson, Susan L. Murphy   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Generative Artificial Intelligence Utilization and Perspectives Among Reproductive‐Age Women With Systemic Autoimmune and Rheumatic Diseases

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Reproductive‐age women with systemic autoimmune and rheumatic diseases (SARDs) have unique information needs related to their SARDs and reproductive health. We sought to understand their use of and receptivity to current and hypothetical generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools for health information‐seeking. Methods We conducted a cross‐
Mariam Arif, Catherine Wright, Samantha Rodriguez, Sarah Graves, Tamar Krishnamurti, Mehret Birru Talabi   +5 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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Materials‐Driven Additive Manufacturing for Electrical Machines: Qualification‐Oriented Design Beyond Geometric Freedom

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
This perspective reframes additive manufacturing for electrical machines as a qualification‐limited materials and architecture design problem. It links process–structure–property–performance relationships to magnetic, conducting, dielectric, and thermal property windows, highlighting where AM can enable segmented magnetic circuits, permanent magnet ...
Dénes Fodor, Loránd Szabó
wiley   +1 more source

A one-mode-for-all predictor for text messaging [PDF]

Maejo International Journal of Science and Technology, 2011
This paper discusses the enhancements made on the current mobile phone messaging software, namely the predictive text entry. In addition, the application also has a facility to abbreviate any unabbreviated words that exist in the dictionary, so that the ...
Vimala Balakrishnan
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