Acceptability, Language, and Structure of Text Message-Based Behavioral Interventions for High-Risk Adolescent Females: A Qualitative Study

Ranney, Megan L.; Choo, Esther K.; Cunningham, Rebecca M.; Spirito, Anthony; Thorsen, Margaret; Mello, Michael J.; Morrow, Kathleen M.

doi:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2013.12.017

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“…More explicit links with school-based prevention activities might increase engagement with text message and video content. Finally, consistent with other literature [18,75], students reported wanting more humor and personalization.…”

Section: Student Feedbacksupporting

confidence: 90%

“…This approach is consistent with other qualitative research suggesting that adolescents prefer variety in text messaging [18]. Text messages included: (1) brief videos and text-based testimonials generated by high school peer leaders and designed to draw participants in for further skill-building interactions; (2) direct questions inviting ninth-grade students to consider their own experiences and the support available for personal problems; (3) requests for advice for other students dealing with difficult situations; and (4) light-hearted games and activities such as "Choose Your Own Adventure"…”

Section: Text4strength Text Messaging Strategiessupporting

confidence: 90%

“…Most interventions delivered through text messaging to youth in clinical populations have not harnessed the potential of the medium for interactive communication, instead using one-way messaging or reminders to reinforce behaviors and direct the attention of participants towards core intervention concepts. One exception to this trend is the iDOVE program [18,19] which made limited use of interactivity, providing CBT coaching to adolescents with depressive symptoms who presented in a general emergency department. In response to automated daily prompts, participants could receive a single automated daily message, or could initiate the receipt of a single additional support message if they were feeling sad, angry, or stressed.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…A pilot test of an automated text-based intervention for adolescents who screened positive for depression and past-year violence in an emergency department was well-received by patients and promising in terms of symptom improvement [18,19]. Few texting interventions aimed at youth in the general population (outside of clinical contexts) have been tested for efficacy.…”

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Section: Student Feedbacksupporting

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Section: Text4strength Text Messaging Strategiessupporting

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“…Further, research has highlighted the need for customizing text messages so they are person-centered [26][27][28]. According to the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services'…”

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Reminder use to improve service referral use among participants in a community engagement program (Preprint)

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Hart²,

McIntyre³

et al. 2018

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Background: Recent research on health care delivery has shown that mobile based interventions are effective in bringing behavior change among clinical populations. Mobile phone-based interventions are considered to be convenient and economical to the provider and non-invasive and hence acceptable to the receiver. Studies have also shown that personalized text message reminders are more acceptable and effective than automated mass messages. However, despite the increasing literature on mobile phone-based interventions (mHealth) contributing to improvement in health care, there is a dearth of information on the use of reminders for social and medical service referrals provided to nonclinical populations by community-engagement programs.Objective: This pilot study aimed to apply mobile phone-based interventions to improve the utilization rates of medical and social service referrals provided to community members by Community Health Workers (CHW's) through HealthStreet -a community engagement initiative at the University of Florida (UF).Methods: 300 eligible HealthStreet members were randomly assigned to CALLSONLY, TEXTONLY, CALLS+TEXT reminder intervention groups. Reminders were sent based on their assignment on the 15 th and 45 th day after the baseline assessment reminding them to utilize the medical and/or social referrals that were provided by the community health workers based on their expressed need during the baseline assessment. A telephonic follow up was done on the 30 th and 60 th day to assess the rate of utilization of the referrals. Further, a telephone based brief satisfaction survey was also administered to all participants on the 60 th day follow up call.Results: Out of 290 participants, 201 (69.3%) successfully completed the 30-day HealthStreet follow up and 149 (51.4%) participants successfully completed the 60-day HealthStreet follow up. At the 30-day follow up, 52 of the 201 respondents reported the use of at least one referral and there were no differences for utilization by contact status. At the 60-day follow up, 69 of the 149 participants reported utilizing at least one referral; there were no differences for this group either. Conclusions:Findings from this study did not find any significant difference in the rate of service referral utilization between participants who received different types of reminders. The absence of a significant difference between the two groups may be because of the smaller sample size of the study.

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Clients’ perceptions and experiences of targeted digital communication accessible via mobile devices for reproductive, maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health: a qualitative evidence synthesis

Ames

Glenton

Lewin

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BackgroundGovernments and health systems are increasingly using mobile devices to communicate with patients and the public. Targeted digital client communication is when the health system transmits information to particular individuals or groups of people, based on their health or demographic status. Common types of targeted client communication are text messages that remind people to go to appointments or take their medicines. Other types include phone calls, interactive voice response, or multimedia messages that offer healthcare information, advice, monitoring, and support.ObjectivesTo explore clients' perceptions and experiences of targeted digital communication via mobile devices on topics related to reproductive, maternal, newborn, child, or adolescent health (RMNCAH).Search methodsWe searched MEDLINE (OvidSP), MEDLINE In‐Process & Other Non‐Indexed Citations (OvidSP), Embase (Ovid), World Health Organization Global Health Library, and POPLINE databases for eligible studies from inception to 3‐6 July 2017 dependant on the database (See appendix 2).Selection criteriaWe included studies that used qualitative methods for data collection and analysis; that explored clients' perceptions and experiences of targeted digital communication via mobile device in the areas of RMNCAH; and were from any setting globally.Data collection and analysisWe used maximum variation purposive sampling for data synthesis, employing a three‐step sampling frame. We conducted a framework thematic analysis using the Supporting the Use of Research Evidence (SURE) framework as our starting point. We assessed our confidence in the findings using the GRADE‐CERQual (Confidence in the Evidence from Reviews of Qualitative research) approach. We used a matrix approach to explore whether potential implementation barriers identified in our synthesis had been addressed in the trials included in the related Cochrane Reviews of effectiveness.Main resultsWe included 35 studies, from a wide range of countries on six continents. Nineteen studies were conducted in low‐ and middle‐income settings and sixteen in high‐income settings. Some of the studies explored the views of people who had experienced the interventions, whereas others were hypothetical in nature, asking what people felt they would like from a digital health intervention. The studies covered a range of digital targeted client communication, for example medication or appointment reminders, prenatal health information, support for smoking cessation while pregnant, or general sexual health information.Our synthesis showed that clients' experiences of these types of programmes were mixed. Some felt that these programmes provided them with feelings of support and connectedness, as they felt that someone was taking the time to send them messages (moderate confidence in the evidence). They also described sharing the messages with their friends and family (moderate confidence).However, clients also pointed to problems when using these programmes. Some clients had poor access to cell networks and t...

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Acceptability, Language, and Structure of Text Message-Based Behavioral Interventions for High-Risk Adolescent Females: A Qualitative Study

Cited by 81 publications

References 33 publications

Mobile Phone Intervention to Reduce Youth Suicide in Rural Communities: Field Test (Preprint)

Mobile Phone Intervention to Reduce Youth Suicide in Rural Communities: Field Test (Preprint)

Reminder use to improve service referral use among participants in a community engagement program (Preprint)

Clients’ perceptions and experiences of targeted digital communication accessible via mobile devices for reproductive, maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health: a qualitative evidence synthesis

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