ArticleJournal of mobile technology in medicine2017
Meta-analysis of Mobile Phone Reminders on HIV Patients' Retention to Care.
Article in Journal of mobile technology in medicine, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03367130 (Integrating Mobile Phone-Based Intervention With Test and Treat Strategy to Improve Clinic Attendance for Antiretroviral Pills Pick Up Among HIV Positive Individuals in Nepal), which is not on this map. Cited by 19 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Integrating Mobile Phone-Based Intervention With Test and Treat Strategy to Improve Clinic Attendance for Antiretroviral Pills Pick Up Among HIV Positive Individuals in Nepal: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Who cites it
19 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 27 citations in OpenAlex.
- Mobile phone interventions to improve health outcomes among patients with chronic diseases: an umbrella review and evidence synthesis from 34 meta-analyses.The Lancet. Digital health · 2024Pooled it
- Strategies for retention of heterosexual men in HIV care in sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review.PloS one · 2021Pooled it
- Smartphone-Based Health Program for Improving Physical Activity and Tackling Obesity for Young Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Pooled 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
- Behaviourally-Informed Two-Way Text Messaging to Improve Return to HIV Care in South Africa: Evidence from a Randomised Controlled Trial.AIDS and behavior · 2025Trial
- Impact of SMS and peer navigation on retention in HIV care among adults in South Africa: results of a three-arm cluster randomized controlled trial.Journal of the International AIDS Society · 2021Trial
- Using behavioural insights to increase HIV self-sampling kit returns: a randomized controlled text message trial to improve England's HIV self-sampling service.HIV medicine · 2018Trial
- Predictors of HIV treatment interruption among people living with HIV in 6 regions in Ghana: a retrospective cohort study.BMC public health · 2026Article
- The impact of a mobile health intervention on keeping clinic appointments among people living with HIV/AIDS receiving care at selected hospitals in Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria.BMC health services research · 2025Article
- Evaluation of Efficacy of Short Message Service (SMS) Reminders in Improving Adherence to Laboratory Monitoring in Patients on Anticoagulation with Vitamin K antagonists(VKA): A Randomized Controlled Trial.Indian journal of hematology & blood transfusion : an official journal of Indian Society of Hematology and Blood Transfusion · 2025Article
- Trends in mobile phone ownership, frequency of number changes, and implications for public health service delivery in Uganda, 2010-2020.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Determinants of loss to follow-up among women on option B + in Southern Ethiopia, 2014-2022: a cohort study.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Return to care of children and adolescents living with HIV who missed their clinic visits or were lost to follow-up: a continuous quality improvement study in Uganda.BMJ open quality · 2025Article
- Time-dependent predictors of loss to follow-up in HIV care in low-resource settings: A competing risks approach.PloS one · 2025Article
- Preferences for enhanced treatment options to address HIV care engagement among women living with HIV and perinatal depression in Malawi.BMC public health · 2023Article
- Behavioral Predictors of Intention to Use a Text Messaging Reminder System Among People Living With HIV in Rural Uganda: Survey Study.JMIR human factors · 2023Article
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- Health Worker Experiences and Perspectives on the Integration of Long-Acting Injectable Antiretroviral Therapy into a Safety-Net HIV Clinic in the Southeastern United States.Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS CareArticle
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Abstract
aimsThis research aims to systematically review the current clinical evidence of the efficacy of mobile phone reminders on retention to care among HIV patients. This study also seeks to determine an effect size of the intervention and presents implications for future studies.
backgroundUse of mobile technologies is an innovative and affordable approach to HIV prevention and care, particularly in resource limited settings. Approximately two-thirds of people who are initially diagnosed with HIV are lost to follow-up before starting HIV treatment in low and middle-income countries, posing serious global health concerns. While mobile text message reminders for HIV medication adherence have shown positive health outcomes, it is not well understood whether the reminders can also improve patients' retention to care.
methodsThe authors conducted a meta-analysis of literature in the following databases: PubMed, CINAHL, ProQuest, and Web of Science. Of the 667 peer-reviewed research articles reviewed, nine studies were included in the final analysis. Stata version 13 was used for the analysis.
resultsNine studies (5 randomized controlled and 4 before and after studies) from 7 countries included 3,004 HIV patients. Random-effect meta-analysis (I-squared = 94.1%) found that HIV patients who received mobile phone reminders for their follow-up appointments were two times more likely to return to care than those who didn't receive reminders (pooled odd ratio (OR)=2.04, 95% CI: 0.97-4.27). Our sub-group analysis of 5 randomized controlled studies showed a significant effect of mobile phone reminders (OR=2.04, 95% CI: 1.11-3.74). Six studies in Africa showed that HIV patients (mostly women) receiving mobile phone reminders were three times more likely to return to care than those who received no reminders (OR=2.92, 95% CI: 1.13-7.53).
conclusionMobile phone reminders are an effective intervention to improve retention to HIV care. Women with HIV living in resource limited settings benefit significantly from the intervention. Also, mobile phone reminders using text messages are as effective as phone calls to improve retention to HIV care.
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