Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Myoungsoon You, Minjung Lee
Summary: Sending emergency alert text messages to individuals' mobile phones can effectively encourage preventive behaviors in public during epidemics, with reading and obtaining information from these messages directly and indirectly influencing individual's practice of precautionary behaviors against COVID-19.
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Christian A. Webb, Matthew J. Hirshberg, Richard J. Davidson, Simon B. Goldberg
Summary: This study developed and tested a data-driven algorithm to predict who is most likely to benefit from a meditation app. The results showed that Personalized Advantage Index scores moderated group differences in outcomes, indicating the potential of the algorithm to inform which individuals are most likely to benefit. This algorithm can be used to objectively communicate expected benefits to individuals, helping them make informed decisions about using a meditation app.
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Akili Kalinga, Michael Munga, Abdallah Ngenya, Winfrida John, William Kisoka, Ndekya Oriyo, Prince Mutalemwa, Wilfred Mandara, Leonard Masagati, John Ogondiek, Patricia Korir, Ute Klarmann-Schulz, Sacha Horn, Inge Kroidl, Alex Debrah, Achim Hoerauf, Upendo Mwingira
Summary: The study found that utilizing phone-based text messages for data collection and reporting of lymphatic filariasis morbidity cases by Community Health Workers is feasible. This approach is easy to use and improves efficiency and performance, including reducing paperwork and increasing the number of patients accessing healthcare services.
BMC HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Benjamin Stucky, Ian Clark, Yasmine Azza, Walter Karlen, Peter Achermann, Birgit Kleim, Hans-Peter Landolt
Summary: The study validated Fitbit Charge 2 against portable home PSG in shift workers, showing reasonably accurate estimates for sleep and heart rate, but wide limits of agreement hinder precision in quantifying individual sleep episodes. The value of the consumer-grade multisensor wearable could be enhanced with open-source algorithms and raw data access.
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Dhakshenya Ardhithy Dhinagaran, Laura Martinengo, Moon-Ho Ringo Ho, Shafiq Joty, Tobia Kowatsch, Rifat Atun, Lorainne Tudor Car
Summary: The study aimed to develop a conceptual framework for design, evaluation, and implementation of smartphone-delivered, rule-based, goal-oriented, and text-based CAs for health care. The DISCOVER framework includes 8 iterative steps grouped into 3 stages and was successfully applied in the development of a CA for lifestyle changes and diabetes prevention.
JMIR MHEALTH AND UHEALTH
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Fakir M. Amirul Islam, Elisabeth A. Lambert, Sheikh Mohammed Shariful Islam, M. Arzan Hosen, Bruce R. Thompson, Gavin W. Lambert
Summary: The study showed that in rural areas of Bangladesh, a high proportion of individuals with hypertension own mobile phones, and are willing to receive and pay for health information via SMS. However, a significant percentage of people are unable to read SMS, indicating a need for education and awareness programs.
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Laura Elizabeth Pathak, Adrian Aguilera, Joseph Jay Williams, Courtney Rees Lyles, Rosa Hernandez-Ramos, Jose Miramontes, Anupama Gunshekar Cemballi, Caroline Astrid Figueroa
Summary: This study aimed to develop motivational text messages in English and Spanish to encourage physical activity in low-income minority patients with diabetes diagnoses and depression symptoms. By combining participant feedback, crowdsourced data, and researcher expertise, 200 messages were designed and iteratively refined, resulting in 54 messages included in the final text message bank.
JMIR MHEALTH AND UHEALTH
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Brooke T. Nezami, Heather M. Wasser, Deborah F. Tate
Summary: This study examined the effects of a mobile-delivered weight loss intervention on parent and child dietary intake and found that parent dietary changes may indirectly influence child diet.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Ophthalmology
Xintong Liang, Shifei Wei, Shi-Ming Li, Wenzai An, Jialing Du, Ningli Wang
Summary: There were no significant differences in accommodative lags, initial NITM magnitudes, and decay times between reading with a mobile phone and text in young adults with mild to moderate myopia.
GRAEFES ARCHIVE FOR CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL OPHTHALMOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Computer Science, Information Systems
M. L. Tlachac, Avantika Shrestha, Mahum Shah, Benjamin Litterer, Elke A. A. Rundensteiner
Summary: Given the prevalence of depression, it is important to develop effective and unobtrusive diagnosis tools. Recent research on depression screening using text messages has been limited by the formal nature of lexical category features. To address this limitation, we propose a strategy to automatically construct alternative lexicons containing more colloquial terms. Through machine learning models, we compare the screening capabilities of these lexicons and confirm that less formal lexicons can improve the performance of classification models for depression screening using text messages.
IEEE JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL AND HEALTH INFORMATICS
(2023)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Clara K. Chow, Harry Klimis, Aravinda Thiagalingam, Julie Redfern, Graham S. Hillis, David Brieger, John Atherton, Ravinay Bhindi, Derek P. Chew, Nicholas Collins, Michael Andrew Fitzpatrick, Craig Juergens, Nadarajah Kangaharan, Andrew Maiorana, Michele McGrady, Rohan Poulter, Pratap Shetty, Jonathon Waites, Christian Hamilton Craig, Peter Thompson, Sandrine Stepien, Amy Von Huben, Anthony Rodgers
Summary: A text message-based program did not improve medication adherence after acute coronary syndrome, but had small effects on lifestyle risk factors.
Article
Oncology
Anna C. Singleton, Rebecca Raeside, Stephanie R. Partridge, Justin Tat-Ko, Stephanie Che Mun Sum, Karice K. Hyun, Molly Hayes, Clara K. Chow, Aravinda Thiagalingam, Katherine Maka, Kerry A. Sherman, Elisabeth Elder, Julie Redfern
Summary: This study evaluates a lifestyle-focused text message intervention for women after breast cancer treatment, with positive impacts on mental and physical health. Most participants found the messages easy to understand, useful, and motivating, with key factors for engagement identified through focus groups.
JOURNAL OF CANCER SURVIVORSHIP
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Civil
Andreas Dypvik Landmark, Petter Arnesen, Carl-Johan Sodersten, Odd Andre Hjelkrem
Summary: The widespread use of personal cell phones has sparked interest in utilizing Big Data generated by mobile phones in transportation research. However, constructing OD matrices from mobile phone data faces challenges and legal restrictions. Pre-compiled OD matrices may lack reliability due to data coarseness and privacy concerns.
Review
Education & Educational Research
Katherine L. Cox, Sabine M. Allida, Maree L. Hackett
Summary: Text messaging interventions have the potential to reduce depressive symptoms, especially when targeting mood improvement and cognitive behavioral therapy information. However, further research is needed to confirm the effectiveness of these interventions due to methodological limitations.
HEALTH EDUCATION JOURNAL
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Onur Cem Dogru, Thomas L. Webb, Paul Norman
Summary: The study aimed to investigate the feasibility of reliably delivering BCTs via short text messages, and the results showed that short text messages can be a reliable way to deliver many, but not all, BCTs. Some clusters of BCTs were found to be easier to deliver via short text messages than others.
TRANSLATIONAL BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Nursing
Barbara Farquharson, Marie Johnston, Karen Smith, Brian Williams, Shaun Treweek, Stephan U. Dombrowski, Nadine Dougall, Purva Abhyankar, Mark Grindle
JOURNAL OF ADVANCED NURSING
(2017)
Article
Nursing
Martyn C. Jones, Brian Williams, Janice Rattray, Steve MacGillivray, Debbie Baldie, Abdul-Razak Abubakari, Joanne Coyle, Susan Mackie, Eileen McKenna
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NURSING
(2018)
Article
Substance Abuse
Iain K. Crombie, Linda Irvine, Brian Williams, Falko F. Sniehotta, Dennis Petrie, Claire Jones, John Norrie, Josie M. M. Evans, Carol Emslie, Peter M. Rice, Peter W. Slane, Gerry Humphris, Ian W. Ricketts, Ambrose J. Melson, Peter T. Donnan, Simona M. Hapca, Andrew McKenzie, Marcus Achison
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Linda Irvine, Iain K. Crombie, Vivien Swanson, Elena D. Dimova, Ambrose J. Melson, Tracey M. Fraser, Rosaline Barbour, Peter M. Rice, Sheila Allan
Review
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Helen Frost, Pauline Campbell, Margaret Maxwell, Ronan E. O'Carroll, Stephan U. Dombrowski, Brian Williams, Helen Cheyne, Emma Coles, Alex Pollock
Article
Nursing
Caroline J. Hollins Martin, Jenny Patterson, Charlotte Paterson, Nicola Welsh, Nadine Dougall, Thanos Karatzias, Brian Williams
Summary: The study found that CPTSD was more common than PTSD in women who had experienced perinatal bereavement, with qualitative data suggesting that CFT and EMDR can be useful and acceptable interventions for this population. A feasibility study is recommended for a randomized controlled trial of a flexible CFT informed treatment package to address PTSD and CPTSD in people with perinatal bereavement.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Jacqui H. Morris, Linda A. Irvine, Stephan U. Dombrowski, Brendan McCormack, Frederike Van Wijck, Maggie Lawrence
Summary: This study aims to develop a theoretically informed, 12-week person-centred dyadic behaviour change intervention called We Walk, to increase physical activity in community-dwelling people with stroke through outdoor walking. The intervention components and structure were determined through literature review, stakeholder focus groups, and consultation with behaviour change experts. Detailed delivery manuals were developed based on the final intervention content.
Article
Medicine, Research & Experimental
Jacqui H. H. Morris, Linda Irvine, Tricia Tooman, Stephan U. U. Dombrowski, Brendan McCormack, Frederike Van Wijck, Maggie Lawrence
Summary: This pilot study examines the feasibility and acceptability of using the WeWalk intervention to increase physical activity in stroke patients. Twenty-one stroke patients and their walking buddies were recruited, and WeWalk involved face-to-face and telephone sessions to set walking goals and develop strategies. The results show that the dyadic structure and individually tailored intervention components were acceptable and effective in promoting outdoor walking.
PILOT AND FEASIBILITY STUDIES
(2023)
Article
Medicine, Research & Experimental
Linda Irvine, Jacqui H. Morris, Stephan U. Dombrowski, Jenna P. Breckenridge, Albert Farre, Gozde Ozakinci, Therese Lebedis, Claire Jones
Summary: The aim of this study was to co-design a novel text message intervention to promote physical activity among people with stroke and provide support when formal rehabilitation ends. The intervention was developed using behavior change theory and techniques, offering daily messages to encourage and support physical activity. The intervention will be tested for acceptability, feasibility, and effectiveness in future studies.
PILOT AND FEASIBILITY STUDIES
(2023)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Albert Farre, Jacqui H. Morris, Linda Irvine, Stephan U. Dombrowski, Jenna P. Breckenridge, Gozde Ozakinci, Therese Lebedis, Claire Jones
Summary: This study explores the views and experiences of stroke survivors who participated in a text message intervention to support their home-based exercise plans. The findings suggest that the intervention is perceived as meaningful, supportive, and connecting by the participants.
HEALTH EXPECTATIONS
(2023)
Meeting Abstract
Clinical Neurology
J. Morris, L. Irvine, S. Dombrowski, J. Breckenridge, A. Farre, G. Ozakinci, T. Lebidis
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF STROKE
(2023)
Article
Medicine, Research & Experimental
Josie M. M. Evans, Linda Irvine, Jenni Connelly, Dawn M. Cameron
PILOT AND FEASIBILITY STUDIES
(2019)
Article
Rehabilitation
Jacqui H. Morris, Chris Kelly, Sara Joice, Thilo Kroll, Gillian Mead, Peter Donnan, Madalina Toma, Brian Williams
DISABILITY AND REHABILITATION
(2019)
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Linda Irvine, Ambrose J. Melson, Brian Williams, Falko F. Sniehotta, Andrew McKenzie, Claire Jones, Iain K. Crombie
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE
(2017)
Article
Substance Abuse
Iain K. Crombie, Linda Irvine, Donald W. Falconer, Brian Williams, Ian W. Ricketts, Claire Jones, Gerry Humphris, John Norrie, Peter Slane, Peter Rice
DRUG AND ALCOHOL REVIEW
(2017)