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SynthesisMaternal and child health journal2015

Use of text messaging for maternal and infant health: a systematic review of the literature.

Elisabeth Poorman, Julie Gazmararian, Ruth M Parker, Baiyu Yang, Lisa Elon

2 registry-linked trialsAbstract readSystematic Review
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In one paragraph

Synthesis in Maternal and child health journal, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 67 papers, 7 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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67citing papers in PubMed, 7 pooled it
10.9field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT03420755 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2017, after this paper: background citation

Integrating Text Messages Into the Mothers and Babies Course to Address Depression in Low-Income Women and Their Partners

TypeinterventionalSponsorNorthwestern UniversityRan2017 to 2019Enrolled63ConditionsPerinatal Depression, Postpartum DepressionArmsMothers and Babies 1-on-1, Mothers and Babies Plus Text
NCT03427528 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2018, after this paper: background citation

Integrating Text Messages Into the Mothers and Babies Course to Address Depression in Low-Income Women and Their Partners

TypeinterventionalSponsorNorthwestern UniversityRan2018 to 2020Enrolled60ConditionsPerinatal Depression, Postpartum Depression, DepressionArmsFathers and Babies (FAB), MB 1-on-1 plus TXT
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

67 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 126 citations in OpenAlex.

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7 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Elisabeth PoormanDepartment of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, elisabeth.poorman@gmail.com.
Julie Gazmararian
Ruth M Parker
Baiyu Yang
Lisa Elon
Emory University · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Text messaging is an increasingly popular communication tool in health interventions, but has been little studied in maternal and infant health. This literature review evaluates studies of text messaging that may be applied to the promotion of maternal and infant health. Articles from peer-reviewed journals published before June 2012 were included if they were experimental or quasi-experimental studies of behaviors endorsed either by the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the American Pediatrics Association, or the United States Preventive Services Task Force; included reproductive age women (12-50 years) or infants up to 2 years of age; and were available in English. Qualitative studies of text messaging specific to pregnant women were also included. Studies were compared and contrasted by key variables, including: design, time-period, study population, and results. Forty-eight articles were included, 30 of which were randomized controlled trials. Interventions vary greatly in effectiveness and soundness of methodology, but collectively indicate that there is a wide range of preventative behaviors that text message interventions can effectively promote, including smoking cessation, diabetes control, appointment reminders, medication adherence, weight loss, and vaccine uptake. Common methodological issues include not accounting for attention affect and not aligning text message content to measured outcomes. Those interventions that are based on an established theory of behavior change and use motivational as opposed to informational language are more likely to be successful. Building on the growing body of evidence for text message interventions reviewed here, as well as the growing popularity of text messaging as a medium, researchers should be able to use this technology to engage difficult to reach populations.

Indexed as

Health BehaviorInfant HealthMaternal HealthText MessagingAdolescentAdultAttitude to HealthChildChild, PreschoolFemaleHealth PromotionHumansInfantInfant, NewbornMiddle AgedPregnancy

Identifiers

PMID25081242
OpenAlexW2074855985

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Registered trials

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.