BACKGROUND Guidelines recommend frequent screening of men who have sex with men (MSM) for sexually transmissible infections (STIs) but few interventions have demonstrated increased testing and detection of bacterial STIs among MSM in controlled studies. METHODS We used automated text message and email reminders generated by computer assisted self-interview (CASI) to remind MSM to retest for s...

Objective: There is limited evidence on whether growing mobile phone availability in sub-Saharan Africa can be used to promote high adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART). This study tested the efficacy of short message service (SMS) reminders on adherence to ART among patients attending a rural clinic in Kenya. Design: A randomized controlled trial of four SMS reminder interventions with 48...

OBJECTIVES To conduct a systematic review of strategies to optimize immunisation uptake within preschool children in developed countries. DESIGN Systematic review. SETTING Developed countries PARTICIPANTS Preschool children who were due, or overdue, one or more of their routine primary immunisations. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Increase in the proportion of the target population up to date wi...

BACKGROUND Client reminders are known to increase cancer screening attendance rates. However, there are significant costs associated with them, and their effect by population size is unknown. METHODS In 2007 and 2008, the Japanese Government surveyed breast and cervical cancer screening in every municipality in Japan. From the results, we selected all 1,464 municipalities that carried out bot...

PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to evaluate the cost effectiveness of colorectal cancer screening interventions with their effects on health disparity being considered. MATERIALS AND METHODS Markov cohort simulation was conducted with the cycle/duration of 1/40 year(s). Data came from the results of randomized trials and others. Participants were hypothetical cohorts aged 50 years as of...

BACKGROUND Poor adherence to antipsychotic medication is a widespread problem, and the largest predictor of relapse in patients with psychosis. Electronic reminders are increasingly used to improve medication adherence for a variety of medical conditions, but have received little attention in the context of psychotic disorders. We aimed to explore the feasibility and acceptability of including ...

BACKGROUND Text message (short message service, SMS) reminders and incentives are two demand-side interventions that have been shown to improve health care-seeking behaviors by targeting participant characteristics such as forgetfulness, lack of knowledge, and transport costs. Applying these interventions to routine pediatric immunizations may improve vaccination coverage and timeliness. OBJE...

The purpose of this study is to design a mobile-based application that serves provide reminders vehicle users create orderly traffic and aims build an obedient attitude applicable rules. To support research, we used qualitative method. While in the development process using Prototype approach. results indicate system can increase compliance reduce number accidents so be created. main concept as...

Background Familial Hypercholesterolaemia (FHc) is a common inherited disorder, leading to raised serum cholesterol evident from the first year of life. One in 500 people are affected by the minor heterozygote form of this condition, of which an estimated 85% are unidentified. National English guidelines, produced by NICE, highlight the importance of cholesterol screening and FHc identification...