Relatively little is known about how communication changes as a function of depression severity and interpersonal closeness. We examined the linguistic features of outgoing text messages among individ...
419 participants were included in this 16-week-long observational study. Participants regularly completed the PHQ-8 and rated subjective closeness to their contacts. Text messages were processed to co...
Regardless of closeness, people with higher PHQ-8 scores tended to use more differentiation words. When texting with close contacts, individuals with higher PHQ-8 scores used more first-person singula...
Word classes used in text messages, when combined with symptom severity and subjective social closeness data, may be indicative of underlying interpersonal processes. These data may hold promise as po...
Approximately 1 in 10 adults do not always wear a seat belt, with the lowest use rates reported among young adults....
To determine the efficacy of a 6-week automated behavioral text message program promoting seat belt use compared with an attention control....
This parallel, 2-group, single-blind, individually randomized clinical trial included a convenience sample of patients recruited from 4 emergency departments in 2 cities in Pennsylvania from December ...
The intervention group received Safe Vehicle Engagement (SAVE), a 6-week automated interactive text message program, including weekly seat belt use queries with feedback and goal support to promote co...
The primary outcome was the proportion of young adults reporting always wearing a seat belt over the past 2 weeks, collected at 6 weeks (after a 2-week run-in) via web-based self-assessments and analy...
A total of 218 participants (mean [SD] age, 21.5 [2.1] years; 139 [63.8%] women) were randomized, with 110 randomized to SAVE and 108 randomized to the control group. A total of 158 individuals (72.4%...
In this randomized clinical trial, an interactive text message intervention was more effective at promoting seat belt use among targeted young adults than an attention control at 6 weeks. There was no...
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03833713....
Heart failure (HF) is a major public health issue worldwide, affecting approximately 64.3 million people in 2017. Non-adherence to medication is a common and serious issue in the management of HF. How...
A randomized controlled trial was conducted, involving 189 eligible patients with HF who were randomly assigned to either the TTM, pillbox organizer, or control group. Medication adherence was evaluat...
The results indicate that both the TTM and pillbox organizers groups had significantly higher medication adherence compared to the control group, as measured by pill counting (MD = 0.05, 95%CI = 0.03-...
Both the TTM and pillbox organizers were shown to be effective in enhancing medication adherence among patients with HF. Therefore, healthcare providers should take into account the patient's conditio...
This study aimed to test the causal effect of different text message interventions on reducing alcohol consumption indirectly by altering desire to get drunk....
Participants were young adults randomized to interventions with different behavior change techniques: self-monitoring alone (TRACK); pre-drinking plan feedback (PLAN); post-drinking alcohol consumptio...
At the between-person level, controlling for race and baseline AUDIT-C and within-person associations, 35.9 % of the effects of USE and 34.4 % of the effects of COMBO on reducing binge drinking were m...
Findings support the hypothesized mediation model where desire to get drunk partially mediates the effects of a text message intervention using a combination of behavior change techniques on reducing ...
Mobile health tools are feasible options to encourage behavior change among patients with serious mental illness. Mobile health tools vary widely, both in platforms used and content delivered. This li...
A systematic literature review using PRISMA guidelines examined short message service (SMS) text messaging interventions promoting medication adherence to people with a serious mental illness diagnosi...
Of 114 full-text articles screened, 10 articles were selected from nine unique interventions (N=937 people with serious mental illness). Study durations ranged from 30 days to 18 months, with frequenc...
Evidence to date indicates that text messaging interventions are feasible and appear to improve medication adherence and clinical outcomes among patients with serious mental illness. Future research s...
Understanding postoperative opioid consumption is key to reducing opioid misuse....
The aim of the study was to quantify the amount of outpatient opioids consumed after urogynecologic surgery....
This is a prospective multicenter cohort study sponsored by the American Urogynecologic Society Fellow's Pelvic Research Network. Women undergoing pelvic organ prolapse or urinary incontinence surgery...
Two hundred sixty-one patients were included from 9 academic centers. The median (interquartile range) morphine milligram equivalents (MME) consumed were 28 (0-65) and prescribed were 75 (50-113). The...
Urogynecology patients consume a median of 28 MME (3-4 oxycodone 5-mg tablets) after surgery, and surgeons prescribe 3 times this amount (75 MME, 10 oxycodone tablets). In addition, there are several ...
Posthospital contact with a primary care team is an established pillar of safe transitions. The prevailing model of telephone outreach is usually limited in scope and operationally burdensome....
To determine whether a 30-day automated texting program to support primary care patients after hospital discharge is associated with reductions in the use of acute care resources....
This cohort study used a difference-in-differences approach at 2 academic primary care practices in Philadelphia from January 27 through August 27, 2021. Established patients of the study practices wh...
Patients received automated check-in text messages from their primary care practice on a tapering schedule during the 30 days after discharge. Any needs identified by the automated messaging platform ...
The primary study outcome was any emergency department (ED) visit or readmission within 30 days of discharge. Secondary outcomes included any ED visit or any readmission within 30 days, analyzed separ...
A total of 1885 patients (mean [SD] age, 63.2 [17.3] years; 1101 women [58.4%]) representing 2617 discharges (447 before and 604 after the intervention at the intervention practice; 613 before and 953...
The findings of this cohort study suggest that an automated texting program to support primary care patients after hospital discharge was associated with significant reductions in use of acute care re...
Current psychiatric epidemiological evidence estimates that 17% of young adults (aged 18-25 years) experienced a major depressive episode in 2020, relative to 8.4% of all adults aged ≥26 years. Young ...
We conducted a randomized clinical trial following our initial 4-week SMS text message-delivered cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT-txt) for depression in young adults. We sought to test mechanisms of ...
Based on participant feedback, outcome data, and the empirical literature, we increased the treatment dosage from 4-8 weeks and tested 3 mechanisms of change with 103 young adults in the United States...
Across all 3 months of the study, participants in the CBT-txt group showed significantly larger decreases in depressive symptoms than those in the control group (P<.001 at each follow-up), producing a...
Results provide evidence for the efficacy of CBT-txt to reduce young adult depressive symptoms through hypothesized mechanisms. To the best of our knowledge, CBT-txt is unique in its SMS text message-...
ClinicalTrials.gov NCT05551702; https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05551702....
AYA who have undergone liver transplantations often struggle to adhere to their post-transplant immunosuppressant medications, which can lead to serious health complications. The objective of this pil...
Thirty-five AYAs (13-21 years old) were randomized to either (1) receive praise text messages whenever laboratory results indicated immunosuppressant medications within the expected range or (2) usual...
Multilevel, multivariate models showed significant associations between group assignment and some self-reported motivation and adherence outcomes but not MLVI. Specifically, AYA receiving the praise t...
The results suggest texting patients about positive health indicators was acceptable and, with refinement, might promote AYA illness self-management....
Mobile phone-based SMS text message reminders have the potential to improve colorectal cancer screening participation rates....
This study assessed the effectiveness and acceptability of adding targeted SMS text message reminders to the standard procedure for those who picked up but did not return their screening kit at the ph...
We performed a randomized control trial among individuals who picked up a fecal immunochemical test (FIT) kit for colorectal cancer screening at the pharmacy but did not return it within 14 days. The ...
The intervention group had higher FIT completion rates than the control group at 30 (64.2% vs 53.7%; P<.001), 60 (78.6% vs 72.0%; P<.001), and 126 (82.6% vs 77.7%; P<.001) days. Participation rates we...
Adding an SMS text message reminder to the standard procedure significantly increased FIT kit return rates and was a cost-effective strategy. SMS text messages also proved to be an acceptable and appr...
ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04343950; https://www.clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04343950....
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