ArticleHealth literacy research and practice2017
Text Messaging May Engage and Benefit Adults with Type 2 Diabetes Regardless of Health Literacy Status.
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- A Systematic Review of Patient-Perceived Barriers and Facilitators to the Adoption and Use of Remote Health Technology to Manage Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease among Disproportionately Affected Populations.AMIA ... Annual Symposium proceedings. AMIA Symposium · 2022Pooled it
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- Acceptability and Feasibility of a Diabetes Education Unidirectional Text Message Intervention for the Hmong Community.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2026Article
- The ActiveText@T2D text messaging behavioural intervention to increase physical activity in adults with type 2 diabetes: A prospective single-arm feasibility trial.PLOS digital health · 2025Article
- Text messaging intervention for fatigue self-management in people with stroke, spinal cord injury, and multiple sclerosis: A pilot study.Disability and health journal · 2024Article
- Technological Proficiencies, Engagement, and Practical Considerations for mHealth Programs at an Urban Safety-Net Hospital Emergency Departments: Data Analysis.JMIR diabetes · 2022Article
- Development and Implementation of a Person-Centered, Technology-Enhanced Care Model For Managing Chronic Conditions: Cohort Study.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2019Article
- Identifying and Understanding Barriers and Facilitators to Medication Adherence Among Marshallese Adults in Arkansas.The Journal of pharmacy technology : jPT : official publication of the Association of Pharmacy Technicians · 2018Article
- Health literacy in solid-organ transplantation: a model to improve understanding.Patient preference and adherence · 2018Review
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Abstract
backgroundTechnology-delivered interventions have the potential to improve diabetes self-care and glycemic control among adults with type 2 diabetes (T2D). However, patients who do not engage with interventions may not reap benefits, and there is little evidence on how engagement with mobile health interventions varies by health literacy status.
objectiveThis study explored how patients with limited health literacy engaged with and experienced Rapid Education/Encouragement and Communications for Health (REACH), a text messaging intervention designed to support the self-care adherence of disadvantaged patients with T2D. We recruited adults with T2D from federally qualified health centers and used mixed methods to examine (1) associations between users' health literacy status and their prior mobile phone use and their engagement with REACH and (2) similarities and differences in users' self-reported benefits by health literacy status.
methodsParticipants ( KEY
resultsParticipants with limited health literacy were less likely to have used cell phones to access the Internet (48% vs. 90%,
conclusionsText messaging interventions may engage and benefit patients with T2D, regardless of health literacy status. Text messaging may have the potential to reduce T2D health disparities related to limited health literacy.
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