ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021
Mental Health Outreach via Supportive Text Messages during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Improved Mental Health and Reduced Suicidal Ideation after Six Weeks in Subscribers of Text4Hope Compared to a Control Population.
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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 43 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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43 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 52 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effectiveness of motivational messages on nurses' professional quality of life: a systematic review.BMJ open quality · 2025Pooled it
- The Usability, Feasibility, Acceptability, and Efficacy of Digital Mental Health Services in the COVID-19 Pandemic: Scoping Review, Systematic Review, and Meta-analysis.JMIR public health and surveillance · 2023Pooled it
- Association of Supportive Text Messaging With Health Service Utilization Costs Following Psychiatric Admission: Secondary Economic Analysis of a Stepped-Wedge Cluster Randomized Trial.JMIR mental health · 2026Trial
- Effectiveness of Text Messages and Text Messages Plus Peer Support on Psychiatric Readmission and Length of Stay: Outcomes From a Quantitative Stepped-Wedge Cluster Randomized Trial.JMIR mental health · 2025Trial
- Clinical Outcomes in Routine Evaluation Measures for Patients Discharged from Acute Psychiatric Care: Four-Arm Peer and Text Messaging Support Controlled Observational Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Trial
- Naturalistic randomized controlled trial demonstrating effectiveness of Text4Hope in supporting male population mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic.Frontiers in public health · 2022Trial
- Translating innovation into impact: a national policy dialogue on scaling and integrating evidence-based supportive text messaging into Canada's mental health care systems.Frontiers in digital health · 2026Article
- Suicidal Behaviors Among Medical Students: A Scoping Review of Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Self-harm and suicide prevention in humanitarian and fragile contexts: A systematic scoping review.Global mental health (Cambridge, England) · 2025Review
- Psychological Health and Wellness and the Impact of a Supportive Text Messaging Program (Wellness4MDs) Among Physicians and Medical Learners in Canada: Protocol for a Longitudinal Study.JMIR research protocols · 2024Article
- Cancer Care Supportive Text Messaging Program (Text4Hope) for People Living With Cancer and Their Caregivers During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Longitudinal Observational Study.JMIR formative research · 2024Article
- Changes in mental health services in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in high-income countries: a rapid review.BMC psychiatry · 2024Review
- Evaluating the 3-month post-intervention impact of a supportive text message program on mental health outcomes during the 2023 wildfires in Alberta and Nova Scotia, Canada.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- User Satisfaction With a Daily Supportive Text Message Program (Text4PTSI) for Public Safety Personnel: Longitudinal Cross-Sectional Study.JMIR formative research · 2023Article
- Effectiveness and implementation of a text messaging intervention to reduce depression and anxiety symptoms among Latinx and Non-Latinx white users during the COVID-19 pandemic.Behaviour research and therapy · 2023Article
- Text4Hope Effectiveness in Reducing Psychological Symptoms among Young Adults in Canada: Longitudinal and Naturalistic Controlled Program Evaluation.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Augmenting Mental Health Support for Patients Accessing Different Degrees of Formal Psychiatric Care through a Supportive Text Messaging Program: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial.Methods and protocols · 2023Article
- The effectiveness of CBT-based daily supportive text messages in improving female mental health during COVID-19 pandemic: results from the Text4Hope program.Frontiers in global women's health · 2023Article
- Text Messages for Depression, Anxiety and Alcohol Abuse Therapy-Are Construction Guidelines Needed?International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Self-Reported Alcohol Abuse and the Desire to Receive Mental Health Counselling Predict Suicidal Thoughts/Thoughts of Self-Harm among Female Residents of Fort McMurray.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
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Authors and funding
14 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
Vincent I O AgyapongDepartment of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2B7, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-2743-0372
Reham ShalabyDepartment of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2B7, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-3717-6398
Marianne HrabokDepartment of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2B7, Canada.
Wesley VuongAddiction and Mental Health, Alberta Health Services, Edmonton, AB T6G 2B7, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-8990-4804
Jasmine M NobleDepartment of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2B7, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-5979-136X
April GusnowskiAddiction and Mental Health, Alberta Health Services, Edmonton, AB T6G 2B7, Canada.
Kelly MrklasStrategic Clinical NetworksTM, Provincial Clinical Excellence, Alberta Health Services, Calgary, AB T2P 2M5, Canada.
Daniel LiDepartment of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2B7, Canada.
Mark SnaterseAddiction and Mental Health, Alberta Health Services, Edmonton, AB T6G 2B7, Canada.
Shireen SuroodAddiction and Mental Health, Alberta Health Services, Edmonton, AB T6G 2B7, Canada.
Bo CaoDepartment of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2B7, Canada.
Xin-Min LiDepartment of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2B7, Canada.
Russell GreinerDepartment of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2B7, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-8327-934X
Andrew J GreenshawDepartment of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2B7, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-9097-900X
Alberta Health Services · CAUniversity of Alberta · CA
Funding
Alberta Cancer Foundation 00Alberta Children's Hospital Foundation 00Calgary Health Trust 00Edmonton and Calgary Community Foundations 00Edmonton Civic Employee's Foundation 00Mental Health Foundation 00Royal Alexandra Hospital Foundation 00University Hospital Foundation 00
Abstract
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Anxiety DisordersCOVID-19Major Depressive DisorderMental Health ServicesSuicidal IdeationText MessagingAdultAlbertaCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPandemicsanxietyCOVID-19depressionpandemicstressText4Hopetext messaging
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