scholarly journals Discharge Instruction Reminders Via Text Messages After Benign Gynecologic Surgery: A Feasibility Study (Preprint)

10.2196/22681 ◽  
2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jocelyn Sajnani ◽  
Kimberly Swan ◽  
Kelsi Drummond ◽  
Sharon Wolff
Keyword(s):  
Feasibility Study ◽  
Text Messages ◽  
Gynecologic Surgery ◽  
Discharge Instruction

scholarly journals Discharge Instruction Reminders via Text Messages After Benign Gynecologic Surgery: A Feasibility Study

2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (7) ◽  
pp. S232
Author(s):  
K.M. Drummond ◽  
S. Sandoval ◽  
K. Swan ◽  
M. Rosenberger ◽  
S. Fitzgerald
Keyword(s):  
Feasibility Study ◽  
Text Messages ◽  
Gynecologic Surgery ◽  
Discharge Instruction

scholarly journals A Novel Patient Engagement Platform Using Accessible Text Messages and Calls (Epharmix): Feasibility Study

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. e2 ◽  
Author(s):  
Avik Som ◽  
Kunjan Patel ◽  
Eric Sink ◽  
Robert Mattson Peters ◽  
Kavon Javaherian ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Feasibility Study ◽  
Patient Engagement ◽  
Text Messages

Promoting Youth Mental Health via Text-Messages: A New Zealand Feasibility Study

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 457-480 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emily R. Arps ◽  
Myron D. Friesen ◽  
Nickola C. Overall
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Feasibility Study ◽  
Youth Mental Health ◽  
Text Messages

scholarly journals Persistent Barriers to Smoking Cessation Among Urban, Underserved Women: A Feasibility Study of Tailored Barriers Text Messages

2020 ◽  
Vol 24 (10) ◽  
pp. 1308-1317
Author(s):  
E. K. Tagai ◽  
S. M. Miller ◽  
A. Belfiglio ◽  
J. Xu ◽  
K. Y. Wen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Smoking Cessation ◽  
Feasibility Study ◽  
Text Messages ◽  
Underserved Women

Peer Group and Text Message–Based Weight-Loss and Management Intervention for African American Women

2017 ◽  
Vol 40 (8) ◽  
pp. 1203-1219 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sohye Lee ◽  
Erica Schorr ◽  
Chih-Lin Chi ◽  
Diane Treat-Jacobson ◽  
Michelle A. Mathiason ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Weight Loss ◽  
African American ◽  
African American Women ◽  
Feasibility Study ◽  
Stages Of Change ◽  
Peer Group ◽  
Weight Maintenance ◽  
Text Message ◽  
Text Messages ◽  
Intervention Protocol

About 80% of African American (AA) women are overweight or obese. Accessible and effective weight management programs targeting weight loss, weight maintenance and the prevention of weight regain are needed to improve health of AA women. A feasibility study was conducted to examine the feasibility, acceptability, and potential efficacy of a 16-week intervention protocol for weight loss and management that combined daily text messages and biweekly peer group sessions. Modest but statistically significant reductions were detected in weight and body mass index from baseline to 16 weeks. At baseline, 36% of participants were in action and maintenance stages in measures of the stages of change for weight loss and management; this percent increased to 82% at 16 weeks. Findings of this feasibility study provide preliminary evidence of an educational intervention that could motivate women and lead to successful behavior change, and successful weight loss and management for AA women.

scholarly journals Correction to: Feasibility study: one year fortnightly follow-up of the evolution of supra-spinatus degeneration via text-messages

2020 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Karl Vincent ◽  
Olivier Gagey ◽  
Charlotte Leboeuf-Yde
Keyword(s):  
Feasibility Study ◽  
Text Messages ◽  
One Year

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Discharge Instruction Reminders Via Text Messages After Benign Gynecologic Surgery: A Feasibility Study (Preprint)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jocelyn Sajnani ◽  
Kimberly Swan ◽  
Kelsi Drummond ◽  
Sharon Wolff
Keyword(s):  
Patient Satisfaction ◽  
Patient Experience ◽  
Future Study ◽  
Text Messaging ◽  
Enhanced Recovery ◽  
Academic Medical Center ◽  
Text Messages ◽  
Gynecologic Surgery ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Healthcare Team

BACKGROUND With the implementation of enhanced recovery after surgery protocols and same day hospital discharge, patients are required to take on increasing responsibility for their postoperative care. Various approaches to patient information delivery have been investigated and have demonstrated improvement in patient retention of instructions and patient satisfaction. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the feasibility of implementing a postoperative text messaging service in the benign gynecologic population. METHODS Quasi-experimental study design evaluating patients undergoing outpatient laparoscopic surgery with a minimally invasive gynecologist for benign surgery at an academic medical center between October 2017 and March 2018. In addition to routine postoperative instructions provided to all patients, 19 SMS text messages were designed to provide education and support to intervention patients. All patients were contacted by telephone 3 weeks postoperatively and surveyed about their satisfaction with the recovery process and feelings of connection to their healthcare team. Basic demographic and operative information was gathered through chart review. The cost to send 19 text messages was $2.85 per intervention patient. RESULTS A total of 185 patients were eligible to be included in this study. Of the 100 intended intervention participants, 20 failed to receive text messages, leaving an 80% success in text delivery. No patients opted out of messaging after receiving the initial welcome text message. A total of 28 patients did not participate in the post-recovery survey, leaving 137 patients with outcome data (control, N=75; texting, N=62). Satisfaction, determined by a score of ≥9 on 10-point scale, was 74% in the texting group and 63% in the control group (p=.15). Connectedness (score ≥9) in the texting group was 64% compared to 44% in the control group (p=.02). Overall, 65% of those in the texting group found the texts valuable (score ≥9). Control group patients undergoing uterine sparing procedures had lower satisfaction (p=.02) and connection (p=.008) scores at baseline compared to control patients undergoing hysterectomy. However, differences in satisfaction and connection scores between the hysterectomy and uterine sparing groups were eliminated with the texting intervention. CONCLUSIONS Implementation of a postoperative text messaging service is feasible in the benign gynecologic population. Errors in message delivery were identified and can be remedied in future study. Introducing text messages demonstrated a trend toward increased patient satisfaction with recovery and statistically significant increase in perception of connection to the healthcare team. The trend was more pronounced in patients undergoing uterine sparing procedures. Given the increasing emphasis on patient experience and cost effectiveness in healthcare, an adequately powered future study to determine statistically significant differences in patient experience and resource use would be appropriate.

BAILAMOS With mHealth Technology! Improving Physical Activity and Well-Being in Middle-Aged and Older Latinxs: A Pre–Post Feasibility Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 48 (5) ◽  
pp. 575-583
Author(s):  
Susan Aguiñaga ◽  
Isabela G. Marques ◽  
Spyros Kitsiou ◽  
Guilherme M. Balbim ◽  
Ben S. Gerber ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Physical Activity ◽  
Social Support ◽  
Cardiorespiratory Fitness ◽  
Feasibility Study ◽  
Leisure Time ◽  
Text Messages ◽  
Middle Aged ◽  
Health Related

Older Latinxs engage in lower levels of leisure-time physical activity (PA) compared with non-Latinx Whites. Latin dance is a culturally relevant type of leisure-time PA that may engage older Latinx populations, particularly when coupled with mobile health technologies (mHealth). This single group pre–post feasibility study described the PA and health outcomes of middle-aged and older Latinxs participating in BAILA TECH—an intervention that combines the BAILAMOS Latin dance program with mHealth (Fitbit Charge 2, Fitbit app, and motivational text messages). Participants ( n = 20, Mage = 67 ± 7.1, female n = 15, 75%) were enrolled in the 16-week BAILA TECH intervention held twice a week. Participants received a Fitbit Charge 2 to assess PA at baseline, during the intervention, and postintervention. An mHealth platform (iCardia) collected Fitbit data and staff delivered weekly motivational and informational text messages. Participants completed questionnaires about PA, sedentary behavior, cardiorespiratory fitness, social support, quality of life, and cognitive function at baseline and postintervention. Paired t tests evaluated change in pre–post measures. There was a significant increase in device-assessed moderate-to-vigorous PA ( d = 0.69), self-reported light-leisure ( d = 1.91) and moderate-to-vigorous PA ( d = 1.05), moderate-to-vigorous leisure PA ( d = 1.55), predicted cardiorespiratory fitness ( d = 1.10), and PA social support ( d = 0.81 [family]; d = 0.95 [friends]) from baseline to postintervention. Although nonsignificant, there was a small effect on physical health–related quality of life ( d = 0.32) and executive function ( d = 0.29). These data describe an increase in PA levels and health-related outcomes of middle-aged and older Latinxs from participation in an mHealth-infused Latin dance intervention. An adequately powered trial is necessary to establish efficacy.

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