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SynthesisJournal of medical Internet research2016

Fundamentals for Future Mobile-Health (mHealth): A Systematic Review of Mobile Phone and Web-Based Text Messaging in Mental Health.

Sofian Berrouiguet, Enrique Baca-García, Sara Brandt, Michel Walter, Philippe Courtet

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Synthesis in Journal of medical Internet research, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04638231 (Supportive Text Messaging Versus Supportive E-mail Messaging for Patients With Major Depressive Disorder - A Non-Inferiority Randomized Trial), which is not on this map. Cited by 163 papers, 12 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT04638231 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2021, after this paper: background citation

Supportive Text Messaging Versus Supportive E-mail Messaging for Patients With Major Depressive Disorder - A Non-Inferiority Randomized Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of AlbertaRan2021 to 2023Enrolled66ConditionsMajor Depressive DisorderArmsSupportive messages
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

163 citing papers in PubMed, 12 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  5. Digital Help for Substance Users (SU): A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Sofian BerrouiguetBrest Medical University Hospital at Bohars, Adult Psychiatry, Brest, France. sofian.berrouiguet@gmail.com.ORCID 0000-0001-9148-6218
Enrique Baca-GarcíaORCID 0000-0002-6963-6555
Sara BrandtORCID 0000-0002-0653-9563
Michel WalterORCID 0000-0002-3071-7673
Philippe CourtetORCID 0000-0002-6519-8586

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundMobile phone text messages (short message service, SMS) are used pervasively as a form of communication. Almost 100% of the population uses text messaging worldwide and this technology is being suggested as a promising tool in psychiatry. Text messages can be sent either from a classic mobile phone or a web-based application. Reviews are needed to better understand how text messaging can be used in mental health care and other fields of medicine.

objectiveThe objective of the study was to review the literature regarding the use of mobile phone text messaging in mental health care.

methodsWe conducted a thorough literature review of studies involving text messaging in health care management. Searches included PubMed, PsycINFO, Cochrane, Scopus, Embase and Web of Science databases on May 25, 2015. Studies reporting the use of text messaging as a tool in managing patients with mental health disorders were included. Given the heterogeneity of studies, this review was summarized using a descriptive approach.

resultsFrom 677 initial citations, 36 studies were included in the review. Text messaging was used in a wide range of mental health situations, notably substance abuse (31%), schizophrenia (22%), and affective disorders (17%). We identified four ways in which text messages were used: reminders (14%), information (17%), supportive messages (42%), and self-monitoring procedures (42%). Applications were sometimes combined.

conclusionsWe report growing interest in text messaging since 2006. Text messages have been proposed as a health care tool in a wide spectrum of psychiatric disorders including substance abuse, schizophrenia, affective disorders, and suicide prevention. Most papers described pilot studies, while some randomized clinical trials (RCTs) were also reported. Overall, a positive attitude toward text messages was reported. RCTs reported improved treatment adherence and symptom surveillance. Other positive points included an increase in appointment attendance and in satisfaction with management and health care services. Insight into message content, preventative strategies, and innovative approaches derived from the mental health field may be applicable in other medical specialties.

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Mental HealthCell PhoneHumansInternetMedical InformaticsMental DisordersTelemedicineText Messagingcell phonesInternetmedical informaticsmental healthtext messaging

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PMID27287668
PMCPMC4920962

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