Text messaging: an innovative method of data collection in medical research.
Text messaging: an innovative method of data collection in medical research.
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DOI：
10.1186/1756-0500-3-342
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发表时间：
2010-12-20
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1.8
通讯作者：
Kew S
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作者：
Kew S
使用移动的手机收发短信已成为年轻人的常态。不可否认，短信已经成为一种新的和重要的通信媒介，不仅在社会领域，而且在教育。本研究的目的是评估使用短信作为一种手段来收集数据的医学研究项目的有效性。在双盲随机对照试验期间进行了一项横断面研究，以评估益生菌在肠易激综合征（IBS）管理中的功效和安全性。本研究的目的是评估通过短信服务（SMS）每周症状报告的响应率。研究对象为马来西亚一所私立医科大学的本科生。他们通过先前的大学范围的研究被确定为患有基于罗马III标准的IBS。受试者被随机分配到每天接受益生菌的治疗组或安慰剂组。他们需要在基线时使用八项问卷对症状进行评分，此后每周一次，共8周。所有受试者都可以选择通过移动的电话或电子邮件发送短信来交流他们的症状评分。发送短信提醒试验受试者参加面对面访视，并在基线和8周结束时完成一份基于纸质的34项IBS生活质量评估问卷。38名受试者通过短信服务（SMS）进行每周症状评分的应答率为100%。通过这项研究，提交了342份报告：其中33.3%是在截止日期当天收到的，没有提醒，60.0%是在截止日期后一天收到的，在一次提醒后收到的，6.1%是在截止日期后2 -3天收到的，在2-3次提醒后收到的，0.6%是在截止日期后5天收到的，在短信、电话提醒和面对面交流后收到的。所有短信症状报告，无论是准时还是迟到，都是完整的。在短信提醒的帮助下，所有试验受试者在基线和研究结束时完成基于纸质版的IBS生活质量评估。本研究发现，通过移动的电话发送短信是收集试验药物每周症状报告、提醒试验受试者参加面对面访视和完成更复杂的纸质评价的极佳工具。通过使用简单的数字代码提交短信，促进了每周症状报告的100%回复率。不合适。
The ubiquitous use of mobile phones in sending and receiving text messages has become a norm for young people. Undeniably, text messaging has become a new and important communication medium not only in the social realm but in education as well. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of using text messaging as a means to collect data for a medical research project. A cross sectional study was carried out during a double blind, randomized controlled trial to assess the efficacy and safety of a probiotic in the management of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS). The study aim was to assess the response rate of weekly symptom reports via Short Message Service (SMS). The subjects were undergraduates in a private medical university in Malaysia. They were identified through a previous university wide study as suffering from IBS based on Rome III criteria. The subjects were randomly assigned to either the treatment arm receiving a daily probiotic, or the placebo arm. They were required to score their symptoms using eight-item-questionnaires at baseline, and thereafter weekly, for a total of 8 weeks. All subjects were given the choice to communicate their symptom scores by text messaging via mobile phones or by email. SMS text messages were sent to remind trial subjects to attend face-to-face visits and to complete a paper based 34-item-questionnaires on IBS quality of life assessment at baseline and at end of 8 weeks. The response rate of weekly symptom scores via Short Message Service (SMS) from a total of 38 subjects was 100%. Through the study, 342 reports were submitted: 33.3% of these were received on the due date without reminder, 60.0% one day after the deadline, after a single reminder, 6.1% 2-3 days after the deadline, after 2-3 reminders and 0.6% 5 days after the deadline, after SMS, phone reminder and face-to-face encounter. All SMS symptom reports, whether on time or late, were complete. With the help of SMS reminder, all trial subjects completed the paper based IBS quality of life assessment at baseline and at end of study. This study found using text messaging via mobile phone an excellent instrument for collecting weekly symptom reports in response to trial medication, reminding trial subjects to attend face to face visits and completing more complex paper based evaluation. The 100% response rate of weekly symptom reports was facilitated by using simple number codes for SMS submission. Not appropriate.