A low-cost text messaging reminder system

November 2010  | Rob Havasy


Text (SMS) messaging is an inexpensive, simple, and ubiquitous method of communication. We piloted two programs which provided text messages to patients at a community clinic, directed at two vulnerable patient populations.  One pilot targeted young, at-risk pregant and teens, and the other taregeted patients enrolled in an opioid addiction treatment program.

 

 

Research Materials & External Resources

Mobile Health as the Patient-facing Convergence Platform for Clinical Research and Healthcare
May 2012 | Jethwani K, Havasy R, Mohammed M, Kvedar JText Messaging to Encourage Prenatal Care
January 2012 | Pelletier A, McDermott L, Myint-U K, Kvedar JCA low-cost text messaging reminder system
November 2010 | Rob HavasyText Messages as a Reminder Aid and Educational Tool in Adults and Adolescents with Atopic Dermatitis: A Pilot Study
July 2010 | Venessa Pena-Robichaux, MD; Joseph C. Kvedar, MD; Alice J. Watson, MBChB, MRCP, MPHMobile Phone Technology for Children with Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes: A Parent Survey
November 2009 | Pena V, Watson AJ, Kvedar JC, Grant RWText-Message Reminders to Improve Sunscreen Use: A Randomized, Controlled Trial Using Electronic Monitoring
November 2009 | Armstrong AW, Watson AJ, Makredes M, Frangos JE, Kimball AB, Kvedar JC
 
 

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