Short message service (SMS) applications for disease prevention in developing countries.
Short message service (SMS) applications for disease prevention in developing countries.
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DOI：
10.2196/jmir.1823
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发表时间：
2012-01-12
影响因子：
7.4
通讯作者：
Odermatt P
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文献类型：
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作者：
Déglise C;Suggs LS;Odermatt P
过去十年，发展中国家手机数量出现了前所未有的增长，从而将数百万以前无法联系的人连接起来。手机无处不在，它支持短信服务（SMS），为疾病预防工作提供了全新的创新机遇。
本综述的目的是描述发展中国家用于疾病预防的短信干预措施的特点和结果，并为未来的工作提供建议。
对2011年5月前以英语、法语和德语发表的文献进行了系统检索，这些文献描述了发展中国家用于疾病预防的短信应用。
共描述了34种短信应用，其中5种有评估结果报告。大多数短信应用是不同复杂程度的试点项目；几乎所有都来自灰色文献来源。许多应用由项目发起，干预模式包括单向或双向沟通、有无激励措施以及教育游戏等。经过评估的干预措施得到了受益者的广泛认可。确定的主要障碍包括语言、信息发送时间、移动网络波动、缺乏经济激励、数据隐私和手机更换。
本综述表明，虽然存在许多用于疾病预防的短信应用，但很少有经过评估的。同行评审研究的缺乏以及本系统综述中发现的有限证据凸显了需要高质量的有效性研究，以检验短信应用和手机干预措施在发展中国家促进健康方面的行为、社会和经济结果。
The last decade has witnessed unprecedented growth in the number of mobile phones in the developing world, thus linking millions of previously unconnected people. The ubiquity of mobile phones, which allow for short message service (SMS), provides new and innovative opportunities for disease prevention efforts. The aim of this review was to describe the characteristics and outcomes of SMS interventions for disease prevention in developing countries and provide recommendations for future work. A systematic search of peer-reviewed and gray literature was performed for papers published in English, French, and German before May 2011 that describe SMS applications for disease prevention in developing countries. A total of 34 SMS applications were described, among which 5 had findings of an evaluation reported. The majority of SMS applications were pilot projects in various levels of sophistication; nearly all came from gray literature sources. Many applications were initiated by the project with modes of intervention varying between one-way or two-way communication, with or without incentives, and with educative games. Evaluated interventions were well accepted by the beneficiaries. The primary barriers identified were language, timing of messages, mobile network fluctuations, lack of financial incentives, data privacy, and mobile phone turnover. This review illustrates that while many SMS applications for disease prevention exist, few have been evaluated. The dearth of peer-reviewed studies and the limited evidence found in this systematic review highlight the need for high-quality efficacy studies examining behavioral, social, and economic outcomes of SMS applications and mobile phone interventions aimed to promote health in developing country contexts.
影响因子：
3.5
作者：
Franklin, V. L.;Waller, A.;Greene, S. A.
通讯作者：
Greene, S. A.