Title |
Mobile phone messaging for preventive health care
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Published in |
Cochrane database of systematic reviews, December 2012
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DOI | 10.1002/14651858.cd007457.pub2 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Vlasta Vodopivec-Jamsek, Thyra de Jongh, Ipek Gurol-Urganci, Rifat Atun, Josip Car |
Abstract |
Preventive health care promotes health and prevents disease or injuries by addressing factors that lead to the onset of a disease, and by detecting latent conditions to reduce or halt their progression. Many risk factors for costly and disabling conditions (such as cardiovascular diseases, cancer, diabetes, and chronic respiratory diseases) can be prevented, yet healthcare systems do not make the best use of their available resources to support this process. Mobile phone messaging applications, such as Short Message Service (SMS) and Multimedia Message Service (MMS), could offer a convenient and cost-effective way to support desirable health behaviours for preventive health care. |
X Demographics
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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United States | 4 | 18% |
Spain | 4 | 18% |
United Kingdom | 2 | 9% |
Italy | 2 | 9% |
India | 1 | 5% |
Bahrain | 1 | 5% |
New Zealand | 1 | 5% |
Australia | 1 | 5% |
Unknown | 6 | 27% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
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Members of the public | 14 | 64% |
Scientists | 6 | 27% |
Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 2 | 9% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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United States | 10 | <1% |
United Kingdom | 9 | <1% |
Germany | 2 | <1% |
Canada | 2 | <1% |
Ireland | 2 | <1% |
Italy | 2 | <1% |
Norway | 1 | <1% |
Switzerland | 1 | <1% |
France | 1 | <1% |
Other | 10 | <1% |
Unknown | 1374 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Student > Master | 249 | 18% |
Researcher | 216 | 15% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 190 | 13% |
Student > Bachelor | 118 | 8% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 91 | 6% |
Other | 276 | 20% |
Unknown | 274 | 19% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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Medicine and Dentistry | 443 | 31% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 178 | 13% |
Psychology | 118 | 8% |
Social Sciences | 103 | 7% |
Computer Science | 60 | 4% |
Other | 179 | 13% |
Unknown | 333 | 24% |