Tailored text messaging intervention for HIV adherence: A proof-of-concept study.

Lewis, Megan A.; Uhrig, Jennifer; Bann, Carla; Harris, Jennie; Furberg, Robert; Coomes, Curtis; Kuhns, Lisa M.

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“…The use of individually tailored information has been shown to be effective in promoting beneficial health behavior changes in adults in other contexts as well. 29,30,31 Although text messaging has been the most popular tool for facilitating behavioral interventions towards effective chronic disease self-care support, only a small percentage of American adults living with chronic diseases receives the benefits of text messaging for their health care support. 32,33,34 With advances in mobile health services and the widespread use of mobile phones in the Asian American population and in other ethnic minority populations, text messaging may be a powerful, costeffective way to facilitate communication between the patients and health care personnel, thereby improving health literacy and care disparity in ethnic minority populations.…”

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Patient Navigator Facilitated Text Messaging Intervention Improves Linkage to care in Viral Hepatitis B: A Pilot Study

Hyun¹,

Yoon²,

Kim³

et al. 2017

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Background: Despite the high prevalence of chronic hepatitis B (CHB) in Asian Americans and other ethnic groups, a majority of these populations remains unscreened and unprotected. A large percentage of those who are chronically infected with hepatitis B virus (HBV) are not linked to care owing to a poor health care access. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the use of mobile text messaging in engaging individuals with hepatitis B or at risk for it, and to assess their acceptance of text messaging interventions. Materials and Methods:A total of 32 individuals who were either chronically infected with HBV or non-immune to HBV were assigned to a patient navigator (PN), who subsequently arranged for the subjects to communicate through text messaging. The frequency and contents of messages between the subjects and the PN were evaluated. After the three month intervention period, results on linkage to care (LTC) were obtained. A self-report questionnaire was employed to assess the subjects' feedback on the use of text messaging.Results: All of 32 participants responded to the PNs with either text messaging or phone calls. The most frequent message themes were finding doctors and appointment reminders. Fourteen of 16 HBV infected subjects were linked to physicians, and all of 16 non-immune subjects received one or two vaccinations. The survey revealed strong receptivity to and acceptance of the use of text messaging.Conclusions: Mobile text messaging intervention provides a platform for patients to engage with medical personnel, thereby improving their access to healthcare.

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Patient Navigator Facilitated Text Messaging Intervention Improves Linkage to care in Viral Hepatitis B: A Pilot Study

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Yoon²,

Kim³

et al. 2017

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“…The messages were first created based on input of experts, but a final phase of in-depth interviews with eight members of the target population were used to gather qualitative feedback on the messages (Lewis et al, 2013;Uhrig et al, 2012).…”

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“…There is increasing evidence that text message-based interventions are associated with short-term behavior change for health promotion, prevention, and disease management (Cole- Lewis & Kershaw, 2010). Studies have shown encouraging results across a range of health topics, including smoking cessation (Free et al, 2009;Whittaker et al, 2009), sexual and reproductive health (Lim et al, 2012), physical activity (Patrick et al, 2009), sun protection (Armstrong et al, 2009), medication adherence (Lewis et al, 2013), and risk reduction (Uhrig et al, 2012). Because health text messaging is relatively new, however, the evaluation of this technology has been limited.…”

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Underdeveloped or Underreported? Coverage of Pretesting Practices and Recommendations for Design of Text Message–Based Health Behavior Change Interventions

Willoughby

Furberg

2015

Journal of Health Communication

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Text messaging interventions for health are becoming increasingly popular, but it is unclear how rigorously such interventions are developed and pretested before being implemented. Pretesting is important to the development of successful health communication interventions. This study reviewed the literature published on text messaging health behavior change interventions and examined pretesting practices. Results showed that pretesting is rarely mentioned in articles, although it is not clear as to why. Six articles mentioned pretesting practices conducted for their mobile intervention, and three articles were written specifically on the pretesting of an intervention. Most pretesting used qualitative methods. Recommendations are provided on pretesting best practices and pretesting reporting to help other researchers in the field of mobile health.

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Implementing an SMS-Based Intervention for Persons Living With Human Immunodeficiency Virus

Harris

Furberg

Martin

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Journal of Public Health Management and Practice

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This article describes a process evaluation conducted as part of a proof-of-concept study to develop, implement, and test a text messaging program to promote medication and appointment adherence, sexual and substance use risk reduction, general health and well-being, social support, and patient involvement. The text-messaging program was implemented in Chicago, Illinois, at an outpatient medical clinic that promotes the well-being of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender persons. We collected and analyzed qualitative data from patients, providers, and research staff to answer the following questions: (1) What factors of the organizational context were important for implementation? (2) How are implementation policies and practices, organizational climate, and perceptions of implementation effectiveness described by intervention stakeholders? (3) What types of issues related to fidelity occurred during implementation? (4) What recommendations for improvement do stakeholders suggest? The study coordinator, providers, and the patients themselves confirmed that patients liked the messages and program overall. The program was implemented with high fidelity. The primary recommendations for improvements were to enhance confidentiality and implement strategies to lessen message fatigue. The findings from this process evaluation demonstrate the feasibility and acceptability of the intervention from the perspectives of patients, providers, and research staff. A larger-scale intervention study that incorporates these stakeholders' suggestions for improvement is warranted.

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Tailored text messaging intervention for HIV adherence: A proof-of-concept study.

Abstract: The results demonstrate that using two-way text messaging to dynamically tailor adherence messages may enhance adherence and improve important clinical outcomes for PLWH.

Cited by 95 publications

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Patient Navigator Facilitated Text Messaging Intervention Improves Linkage to care in Viral Hepatitis B: A Pilot Study

Patient Navigator Facilitated Text Messaging Intervention Improves Linkage to care in Viral Hepatitis B: A Pilot Study

Underdeveloped or Underreported? Coverage of Pretesting Practices and Recommendations for Design of Text Message–Based Health Behavior Change Interventions

Implementing an SMS-Based Intervention for Persons Living With Human Immunodeficiency Virus

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