Text-Message Reminders to Improve Sunscreen Use

Armstrong, April W.; Watson, Alice J.; Makredes, Maryanne; Frangos, Jason E.; Kimball, Alexa B.; Kvedar, Joseph C.

doi:10.1001/archdermatol.2009.269

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“…Studies have reported that use of mHealth as a research tool decreases the potential for recall bias in retrospectively collected data at study visits [27–29]; is a cost-effective method to increase adherence to study protocol instructions when compared to one time in person verbal and written instructions to participants [30]; and is useful in contacting difficult to reach study participants [31]. …”

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Implementation of genomics research in Africa: challenges and recommendations

Adebamowo

Francis

Tambo

et al. 2018

Global Health Action

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Background: There is exponential growth in the interest and implementation of genomics research in Africa. This growth has been facilitated by the Human Hereditary and Health in Africa (H3Africa) initiative, which aims to promote a contemporary research approach to the study of genomics and environmental determinants of common diseases in African populations. Objective: The purpose of this article is to describe important challenges affecting genomics research implementation in Africa. Methods: The observations, challenges and recommendations presented in this article were obtained through discussions by African scientists at teleconferences and face-to-face meetings, seminars at consortium conferences and in-depth individual discussions. Results: Challenges affecting genomics research implementation in Africa, which are related to limited resources include ill-equipped facilities, poor accessibility to research centers, lack of expertise and an enabling environment for research activities in local hospitals. Challenges related to the research study include delayed funding, extensive procedures and interventions requiring multiple visits, delays setting up research teams and insufficient staff training, language barriers and an underappreciation of cultural norms. While many African countries are struggling to initiate genomics projects, others have set up genomics research facilities that meet international standards. Conclusions: The lessons learned in implementing successful genomics projects in Africa are recommended as strategies to overcome these challenges. These recommendations may guide the development and application of new research programs in low-resource settings.

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Implementation of genomics research in Africa: challenges and recommendations

Adebamowo

Francis

Tambo

et al. 2018

Global Health Action

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“…The interventions are described in Multimedia Appendices 6 and 7. Interventions using mobile communication technologies in both developed countries (US [132-154], Norway [155], Ireland [156,157], the Netherlands [158,159], Austria [160], New Zealand [161,162], Australia [163-165], and South Korea [166,167]), and developing ones (Kenya [168], Croatia [169], Singapore [170], Brazil [171], China [172-174], India [175-177], Malaysia [178,179]) have investigated the use of mobile phone-based apps, mobile phone voice call, SMS, and PDAs.…”

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Mobile Technologies and Geographic Information Systems to Improve Health Care Systems: A Literature Review

Nhavoto¹,

Grönlund²

2014

JMIR mHealth uHealth

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BackgroundA growing body of research has employed mobile technologies and geographic information systems (GIS) for enhancing health care and health information systems, but there is yet a lack of studies of how these two types of systems are integrated together into the information infrastructure of an organization so as to provide a basis for data analysis and decision support. Integration of data and technical systems across the organization is necessary for efficient large-scale implementation.ObjectiveThe aim of this paper is to identify how mobile technologies and GIS applications have been used, independently as well as in combination, for improving health care.MethodsThe electronic databases PubMed, BioMed Central, Wiley Online Library, Scopus, Science Direct, and Web of Science were searched to retrieve English language articles published in international academic journals after 2005. Only articles addressing the use of mobile or GIS technologies and that met a prespecified keyword strategy were selected for review.ResultsA total of 271 articles were selected, among which 220 concerned mobile technologies and 51 GIS. Most articles concern developed countries (198/271, 73.1%), and in particular the United States (81/271, 29.9%), United Kingdom (31/271, 11.4%), and Canada (14/271, 5.2%). Applications of mobile technologies can be categorized by six themes: treatment and disease management, data collection and disease surveillance, health support systems, health promotion and disease prevention, communication between patients and health care providers or among providers, and medical education. GIS applications can be categorized by four themes: disease surveillance, health support systems, health promotion and disease prevention, and communication to or between health care providers. Mobile applications typically focus on using text messaging (short message service, SMS) for communication between patients and health care providers, most prominently reminders and advice to patients. These applications generally have modest benefits and may be appropriate for implementation. Integration of health data using GIS technology also exhibit modest benefits such as improved understanding of the interplay of psychological, social, environmental, area-level, and sociodemographic influences on physical activity. The studies evaluated showed promising results in helping patients treating different illnesses and managing their condition effectively. However, most studies use small sample sizes and short intervention periods, which means limited clinical or statistical significance.ConclusionsA vast majority of the papers report positive results, including retention rate, benefits for patients, and economic gains for the health care provider. However, implementation issues are little discussed, which means the reasons for the scarcity of large-scale implementations, which might be expected given the overwhelmingly positive results, are yet unclear. There is also little combination between GIS and mobile technologies. In or...

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“…Con objeto de promocionar las conductas saludables de fotoprotección, las campañas han tenido lugar en diferentes ámbitos, incluyendo escuelas, lugares de trabajo, piscinas y recientemente se han llevado a cabo incluso a través de mensajes a móviles para mejorar la adherencia al uso de cremas fotoprotectoras 96 .…”

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