Mobile Text Messaging Interventions for Smoking Cessation: A Systematic Review

BACKGROUND: Smoking is one of the most serious health problems worldwide. The aim of this systematic review was to demonstrate the effect of text messaging-based interventions on smoking cessation.METHODS: Electronic databases were searched using specific key terms. The inclusion criteria were (1) articles that employed a randomized controlled trial and (2) articles that examined the effect of text messaging interventions on smoking cessation. However, studies employing multimedia messaging service and smartphone apps were excluded.RESULTS: In total, six randomized controlled trial studies with seven interventions were included in this systematic review. Of these six studies, almost all concluded that text-messaging interventions had no significant effect on smoking cessation. However, one study conducted in England revealed that text messaging intervention groups had a higher rate of six-month prolonged abstinence from smoking than did the control group.CONCLUSION: Text messaging interventions could be effective for those who want to quit smoking. We aimed to determine the effectiveness of using text messaging interventions for smoking cessation. However, there were only six studies that employed randomized controlled trials to determine such effectiveness. More studies on the effect of text messaging interventions for smoking cessation using subjects from various age groups and socioeconomic backgrounds are needed in the future.

Implementación de servicios de referencia móvil en la Biblioteca de la Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos: el uso de Whatsapp y SMS / Implementation of mobile reference services in the Library of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights: the Whatsapp and SMS use

Resumen Se expone, en detalle, el proceso de implementación de dos servicios de referencia en la Biblioteca de la Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos, mediante el uso de dispositivos y aplicaciones móviles. Los servicios implementados son la atención de consultas por mensaje de texto (SMS) y el envío de alertas informativas a través de Whatsapp. Se abordan detalles de la instalación, las pruebas del servicio y las políticas de implementación. Se concluye que las nuevas tecnologías móviles están brindando a las bibliotecas modernas posibilidades de ofertar sus servicios, dando al usuario la capacidad de utilizar los recursos de la unidad de información sin desplazarse físicamente al edificio; estas posibilidades no necesariamente requieren de una alta inversión presupuestaria para llevarlas a cabo.

Abstract The process of implementation of two reference services in the Library of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights is presented in detail through the use of mobile devices and applications. The services implemented are the attention of queries by text message (SMS) and the sending of informational alerts through Whatsapp. Installation details, service testing and implementation policies are addressed. It is concluded that new mobile technologies are giving libraries new possibilities to offer their services, giving the user the ability to use the resources of the information unit without moving physically to the building. These new possibilities do not necessarily require a high budget investment to carry them out.

Impact of Short Message Service (SMS) Education Based on a Health Promotion Model on the Physical Activity of Patients with Type II Diabetes

Introduction: Physical activity is the most important self-management behaviour indiabetes. The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of a short message service (SMS) basedon a health promotion model (HPM) on the physical activity of diabetic patients.Methods: This quasi-experimental study consisted of 37 type II diabetes patients in an SMSgroup and 36 type II diabetes patients in a control group. The patients in both groups completedwritten consent forms and questionnaires at the beginning of the study. The patients in the SMSgroup received training messages within two weeks (two or three messages daily) in the field ofphysical activity based on HPM constructs. Both groups completed questionnaires in three stages(at the beginning of the study, four weeks after the first visit, and three months later) comprisingdemographic factors, questions regarding the constructs, and 7-day physical activity recall. Afterdata collection, statistical analysis was conducted using an independent t-test, a Chi-square test,and a repeated measures analysis of variance (ANOVA).Results: As compared with the control group, changes in mean scores of perceivedself-efficacy (P = 0.001) and family support (P = 0.046) of physical activity in the training groupwere significantly greater and perceived barriers (P < 0.001) were significantly lower over time.The physical activity performance of the SMS group was better three months after training ascompared with that of the control group (P < 0.001).Conclusion: The results demonstrated the efficacy of training messages in changing thebeliefs and physical activity behaviours of diabetic patients.

Design and Application of Intelligent Follow-up Visit Management System of Hospitals / 医学信息学杂志

Taking the First Hospital Affiliated to Traditional Chinese Medicine University of Guangzhou as an example,the paper puts forward to establish the hospital's intelligent Short Message Service (SMS) follow-up visit system based on the analysis of research conditions and existing problems of domestic and overseas follow-up visit system,introduces the follow-up visit registration process and functional modules,and summarizes the application efficiency.This system can greatly improve the follow-up visit efficiency,reduce the rate of loss to follow-up visit,and immediately update information of patients.

Application of Short Message Service for Community-based Pulmonary Rehabilitation / 中国康复理论与实践

Objective To apply short message service (SMS) for pulmonary rehabilitation in residence. Methods A total of 102 old pa-tients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in stable situation were equally divided into three groups randomly. They all ac-cepted a two-week lesson of exercise project, and then took in the project for 22 weeks. Meanwhile, group A phoned to their experts once a week, group B was phoned by their experts once a week, and group C accepted SMS once a day and sent back to the experts. They were in-vestigated with Exercise Self Regulatory Efficacy Scale (Ex-SERS), modified British Medical Research Council Scale (mMRC) and COPD Assessment Test (CAT) before and after intervention. Results The score of Ex-SERS was the most in group C (F=179.53, P<0.001), with the interaction of time (F=387.09, P<0.001). While the scores of mMRC (F=8.754, P<0.001) and CAT (F=11.32, P<0.001) were the least in group C. Conclusion Application of SMS in the integrated management for pulmonary rehabilitation in residence may improve the self regu-latory efficacy of exercise, release the dyspnea and the influence on living in patients with COPD.

Implementation of public service function in resident health card / 中华医学图书情报杂志

Resident health card is the golden key for the trans-institutional, trans-regional, interconnected, and intercommunicating medical and health information service , resource sharing and collaboration , the stress was thus laid in this paper on the specific target, design ideas, general design program, implementation of their functions, and measures for their safety for the resident health card operation system on Internet.

Willingness on accepting the short-message-service and factors related to HIV/STD testing among male STD clinic clients / 中华流行病学杂志

Objective To understand the willingness on acceptance of a short-message-service (SMS) program provided for HIV/STD testing and the related factors,among male clients at the STD clinics in China.Methods Convenience sampling method was used to select study subjectsat a STD clinic in Wuxi,Jiangsu province.A questionnaire survey was conducted among the subjects to collect the information on socio-demographic characteristics and willingness of acceptance to the SMS.Results A total of 368 SMS subjects were surveyed,in which 75.5％ expressed the willingness of acceptance,while 57.2％ and 38.1％ of them wanted to receive the short message every 3 months or 6 months,respectively.53.8％ of the respondents showed their willingness to share the news with their sexual partners about SMS and 44.8％ of them would do the same to their friends.Data from the Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that those who had received senior high school or above education (aOR =3.632,95％CI:1.939-6.715),having homosexual behavior (aOR =1.973,95％ CI:1.234-8.358) or those having received AIDS related intervention service in the past year (aOR=9.416,95％CI:4.822-18.309) were more likely to accept the SMS.Conclusion SMS seemed to be acceptable among the male STD clinic clients in Wuxi,suggesting that it is feasible to conduct the SMS as a strategy to improve the HIV/STDs testing program at the STD clinics in the future.Promotion of SMS should be strengthened and the provision of general AIDS intervention service at the STD clinics should be established in order to make more STD clinic clients understand this SMS.

Effects of short message service platform system on return visit rate, glycosylated hemoglobin level and glucose control rate for diabetics / 中华全科医师杂志

A total of 296 patients were randomly divided into short message group (n =153) and non short message group (n =143).The former group received short message service (SMS) for follow-ups while the latter group had routine oral follow-ups.The return visit rate,recall rate of glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c),HbAlc level and glucose control rate for diabetics were assessed after one-year follow-up.The return visit rate (96％) and recall rate of HbAlc (78％) in the short message group were significantly higher than those in the non-short message group (59％,25％,P ＜0.01 for both).The HbAlc level after one-year follow-up (6.51 ± 0.74) ％ was lower than that one year before (6.85 ± 1.26) ％ in the short message group.The glucose control rate after one year (82％) were significantly higher than that one year before in the short message group (65％) and that after one year in the non-short message group(59％,P ＜ 0.01).Use of SMS platform system for follow-ups and health education can effectively improve the return visit rate and glucose control rate,lower the HbA1c level.in diabetics.

Uso de Short Message Service (SMS) para mejorar el rendimiento académico y la asistencia a clases en estudiantes de medicina: un estudio preliminar / Use Short Message Service (SMS) to improve the academic performance and class attendance in medical students: a preliminary study

Objetivo: Evaluar la utilidad de los mensajes de texto (Short Message Service, SMS) para mejorar el rendimiento académico en estudiantes de medicina. Materiales y métodos: Se realizó un estudio experimental en estudiantes de medicina humana que asistieron a una academia de Anatomía Humana, quienes fueron separados en un grupo control (55 estudiantes) y un grupo experimental (36 estudiantes). Todos recibieron las mismas clases de anatomía. El grupo experimental recibió además once SMS con la intención de animarlos a dedicar más tiempo al estudio. Resultados: El porcentaje de estudiantes que llegaron a dar el examen final fue significativamente mayor en el grupo experimental (27,8%) que en el grupo control (10,9%) (p=0,0387). Sin embargo, no hubo diferencia significativa entre el porcentaje de estudiantes que aprobaron el examen final en el grupo experimental (4/10) y el grupo control (2/6) (p=0,7897). Conclusión: Se encontró que la asistencia al examen final fue mayor en el grupo experimental. Los SMS pueden ser de utilidad en la educación médica, y sus aplicaciones deberían ser estudiadas.

Effects of a Short Message Service Intervention on Adherence to Maximal Sterile Barrier Precautions and Catheter-Related Blood Stream Infections / 간호행정학회지

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of a short message service intervention on adherence to maximal barrier precautions (MBP) and catheter-related blood stream infections. METHOD: The data were collected from March to September, 2008, at an 826-bed university-affiliated hospital in Daejeon. The study participants were 24 physicians who were inserting central catheters and 133 patients (control group 78 and intervention group 55) with central catheter insertions. The researcher sent the message (adherence to MBP and optimal recommendations) to each internal medicine doctor using the short message service (SMS) for cellular phones. Messages were sent monthly for 3 months. Data were analyzed by chi-square test and t-test using SPSS 12.0 windows program. RESULT: Adherence to maximal barrier precautions was significantly increased from 44.9% to 69.1% (p=.006) after the SMS intervention. But changes in the rate of CRBSI (catheter related blood stream infection) between the intervention group (1.89) and the control group (4.45) were not significant (p=.323). CONCLUSIONS: The results indicate that the SMS intervention is effective in increasing the adherence to maximal barrier precautions and the SMS intervention can be recommended for utilization in infection control nursing practice.