ArticleJournal of health communication2015
Perceptions, Attitudes, and Experience Regarding mHealth Among Homeless Persons in New York City Shelters.
Article in Journal of health communication, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07220018 (mHealth Navigation Using SMS Texting to Improve CRC Screening Among Homeless Persons), which is not on this map. Cited by 24 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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mHealth Navigation Using SMS Texting to Improve CRC Screening Among Homeless Persons
Who cites it
24 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Use of Technology to Promote Health and Wellbeing of People Who Are Homeless: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
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- Recommendations to advance digital health equity: a systematic review of qualitative studies.NPJ digital medicine · 2024Review
- How Can Transitional Housing Be Improved? Insights from Residents' Experiences and Perceptions in New York City.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
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- Crossing the digital divide: a veteran affairs program to distribute video-enabled devices to patients in a supportive housing program.JAMIA open · 2022Article
- Diabetes care and its predictors among persons experiencing homelessness compared with domiciled adults with diabetes in New York City; An observational study.EClinicalMedicine · 2022Article
- A Telehealth Initiative to Overcome Health Care Barriers for People Experiencing Homelessness.Telemedicine journal and e-health : the official journal of the American Telemedicine Association · 2021Article
- Prescribing Phones to Address Health Equity Needs in the COVID-19 Era: The PHONE-CONNECT Program.Journal of medical Internet research · 2021Article
- Exploring the experiences of changes to support access to primary health care services and the impact on the quality and safety of care for homeless people during the COVID-19 pandemic: a study protocol for a qualitative mixed methods approach.International journal for equity in health · 2021Article
- The Cedar Project - Mobile Phone Use and Acceptability of Mobile Health Among Young Indigenous People Who Have Used Drugs in British Columbia, Canada: Mixed Methods Exploratory Study.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2020Article
- Exposure to pro- and anti-tobacco messages online and off-line among people experiencing homelessness.Preventive medicine reports · 2019Article
- The Epidemiology of Cancer Among Homeless Adults in Metropolitan Detroit.JNCI cancer spectrum · 2019Article
- Homeless patients' perceptions about using cell phones to manage medications and attend appointments.The International journal of pharmacy practice · 2017Article
- Mobile Technology for Community Health in Ghana: what happens when technical functionality threatens the effectiveness of digital health programs?BMC medical informatics and decision making · 2017Article
- Mobile phone use among female entertainment workers in Cambodia: an observation study.mHealth · 2017Article
- Qualitative analysis of programmatic initiatives to text patients with mobile devices in resource-limited health systems.BMC medical informatics and decision making · 2016Article
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Abstract
Mobile health may be an effective means of providing access and education to the millions of homeless Americans. We conducted semi-structured interviews with 50 homeless people from different shelters in New York City to evaluate their perceptions, attitudes, and experiences regarding mobile health. Participants' average age was 51.66 (SD = 11.34) years; duration of homelessness was 2.0 (SD = 3.10) years. The majority had a mobile phone with the ability to receive and send text messages. Most participants attempted to maintain the same phone number over time. The homeless were welcoming and supportive of text messaging regarding health care issues, including appointment reminders, health education, or management of diseases considering their barriers and mobility, and believed it would help them access necessary health care. Overwhelmingly they preferred text reminders that were short, positively framed, and directive in nature compared to lengthy or motivational texts. The majority believed that free cell phone plans would improve their engagement with, help them navigate, and ultimately improve their access to care. These positive attitudes and experience could be effectively used to improve health care for the homeless. Policies to improve access to mobile health and adapted text messaging strategies regarding the health care needs of this mobile population should be considered.
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