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Mobile Text Messaging for Health: A Systematic Review of Reviews

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Hall, Amanda K., Cole-Lewis, Heather, Bernhardt, Jay M.·2015·Annual Review of Public Health

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The aim of this systematic review of reviews is to identify mobile text-messaging interventions designed for health improvement and behavior change and to derive recommendations for practice. We have compiled and reviewed existing systematic research reviews and meta-analyses to organize and summarize the text-messaging intervention evidence base, identify best-practice recommendations based on findings from multiple reviews, and explore implications for future research. Our review found that the majority of published text-messaging interventions were effective when addressing diabetes self-management, weight loss, physical activity, smoking cessation, and medication adherence for antiretroviral therapy. However, we found limited evidence across the population of studies and reviews to inform recommended intervention characteristics. Although strong evidence supports the value of integrating text-messaging interventions into public health practice, additional research is needed to establish longer-term intervention effects, identify recommended intervention characteristics, and explore issues of cost-effectiveness.

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Authors: Hall, A. K., Cole-Lewis, H., & Bernhardt, J. M.
Affiliations: University of Washington (US)
Columbia University (US)
The University of Texas at Austin (US)
ORCID: Cole-Lewis, Heather
Bernhardt, Jay M.
Venue: Annual Review of Public Health
Publisher: Annual Reviews
Published: 2015-03-18
Volume: 36
Issue: 1
Pages: 393-415
ISSN: 0163-7525 (ISSN-L)
1545-2093
DOI: 10.1146/annurev-publhealth-031914-122855
PMC: PMC4406229
OpenAlex: W2118907952
Cited by: 815
References: 46
Citations by year: 2026: 32 · 2025: 52 · 2024: 65 · 2023: 67 · 2022: 89 · 2021: 94 · 2020: 94 · 2019: 93 · 2018: 84 · 2017: 85 · 2016: 42 · 2015: 17
FWCI: 13.65
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: green
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Locations: Annual Review of Public Health (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders: University of Washington (T15LM007442)
National Institutes of Health
U.S. National Library of Medicine (T15LM007079, T15LM007442)
Topics: Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Information Systems › Mobile Learning in Education
Social Sciences › Health › Social Media in Health Education
Keywords: text messaging, health behavior change, diabetes self-management, weight loss, physical activity, smoking cessation, medication adherence, antiretroviral therapy, public health interventions, cost-effectiveness
MeSH terms: Health Promotion, Humans, Program Evaluation, Cell Phone, Medication Adherence, Text Messaging, Weight Reduction Programs

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