Trial reportTelemedicine journal and e-health : the official journal of the American Telemedicine Association2014
Barriers to using text message appointment reminders in an HIV clinic.
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23 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Targeted client communication via mobile devices for improving sexual and reproductive health.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2020Pooled it
- Effectiveness of text messaging interventions on prevention, detection, treatment, and knowledge outcomes for sexually transmitted infections (STIs)/HIV: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Systematic reviews · 2019Pooled it
- Do digital innovations for HIV and sexually transmitted infections work? Results from a systematic review (1996-2017).BMJ open · 2017Pooled it
- Challenges in the Evaluation of Interventions to Improve Engagement Along the HIV Care Continuum in the United States: A Systematic Review.AIDS and behavior · 2017Pooled it
- Using digital notifications to improve attendance in clinic: systematic review and meta-analysis.BMJ open · 2016Pooled it
- The COMEBACK Study: Social Determinants of Health Impact on Virologic Suppression in a 48-Week Low-Barrier-Care Study of Rapid Antiretroviral Therapy Reinitiation Among Persons With HIV Lost to Care.Open forum infectious diseases · 2026Trial
- The Implementation of a Text Messaging Intervention to Improve HIV Continuum of Care Outcomes Among Persons Recently Released From Correctional Facilities: Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2020Trial
- A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Text Messaging Intervention to Promote Virologic Suppression and Retention in Care in an Urban Safety-Net Human Immunodeficiency Virus Clinic: The Connect4Care Trial.Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America · 2018Trial
- Effect of an interactive text-messaging service on patient retention during the first year of HIV care in Kenya (WelTel Retain): an open-label, randomised parallel-group study.The Lancet. Public health · 2018Trial
- A text messaging intervention to improve retention in care and virologic suppression in a U.S. urban safety-net HIV clinic: study protocol for the Connect4Care (C4C) randomized controlled trial.BMC infectious diseases · 2014Trial
- The Effect of a Reminder Short Message Service on the Uptake of Glaucoma Screening by First-Degree Relatives of Glaucoma Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Middle East African journal of ophthalmologyTrial
- Addressing Health Inequities in Digital Clinical Trials: A Review of Challenges and Solutions From the Field of HIV Research.Epidemiologic reviews · 2022Review
- Feasibility and efficacy of text messaging to promote care among trauma patients screened for HIV at an urban emergency department in Tanzania.International journal of emergency medicine · 2021Article
- Who Benefits Most from Adding Technology to Depression Treatment and How? An Analysis of Engagement with a Texting Adjunct for Psychotherapy.Telemedicine journal and e-health : the official journal of the American Telemedicine Association · 2021Article
- Clients' perceptions and experiences of targeted digital communication accessible via mobile devices for reproductive, maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health: a qualitative evidence synthesis.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2019Review
- The Association of Material Hardship with Medication Adherence and Perceived Stress Among People Living with HIV in Rural Zambia.Global social welfare : research, policy & practice · 2019Article
- Text Messaging After HIV and Sexually Transmitted Infection Screening: Do Patients' Profiles Matter?Sexually transmitted diseases · 2019Article
- Impact of an SMS reminder service on outpatient clinic attendance rates by patients with HIV followed-up at Pointe-à-Pitre University Hospital.Patient preference and adherence · 2019Article
- Retention of HIV-Positive Adolescents in Care: A Quality Improvement Intervention in Mid-Western Uganda.BioMed research international · 2018Article
- Lessons Learned From the Implementation of Seek, Test, Treat, Retain Interventions Using Mobile Phones and Text Messaging to Improve Engagement in HIV Care for Vulnerable Populations in the United States.AIDS and behavior · 2017Article
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Abstract
introductionFailure to attend medical appointments among persons living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) has been associated with poor health outcomes. Text message appointment reminders are a novel tool to potentially improve appointment attendance, but the feasibility of this tool among persons living with HIV in the United States is unknown. SUBJECTS AND
methodsWe conducted a randomized, controlled trial of text message reminders in a large HIV clinic. Patients who declined enrollment were asked for reasons for declining. For all patients randomized, demographic and clinical data were collected from medical records.
resultsOf 94 patients screened for the study, 42 (45%) did not elect to participate; the most common reason for declining participation was the lack of either a cell phone or text messaging service. Cost, comfort with text messaging, and privacy were other major barriers to study enrollment. Among the 25 subjects randomized to receive text messages, 6 (24%) had their phones disconnected prior to the appointment reminder date. Ultimately, there were no differences in clinic attendance rates between the group that received text reminders versus the group that did not (72% versus 81%, p=0.42) in an intention-to-treat analysis.
conclusionsAlthough text message reminders may be successful in certain groups of patients, barriers must be addressed before they are used as a universal approach to improve clinic attendance.
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