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Feasibility and acceptability of SMS text messaging in a prostate cancer educational intervention for African American men
An article from the Health Informatics Journal
30 August 2015
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Gathered by mFHAST
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From the article abstract:
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We report on the feasibility and acceptability of the use of short messaging service text messages in the intervention. Short messaging service text messages served as (1) workshop reminders; (2) post-workshop message reinforcement; (3) spiritual/motivational messages; and (4) participant retention. At workshop 4, over 65 percent of participants wished to continue receiving the messages. While there was an increase in recall over time, more than one-third of the participants did not recall receiving the 53 text messages. However, recall was considerably greater among men who attended the Men's Prostate Awareness Church Training workshops. Overall, the inclusion of text messages in health promotion interventions targeting mature African American men was found to be feasible and acceptable.
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Study Region
United States
Organization
University of Maryland
Issue or Problem
Prostate cancer education and health promotion
Tech Medium
SMS
Technology Device
Mobile Phone
mFHAST Implication
Feasibility for use of SMS messages for prostate cancer education
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Categories:
Cancer
Tags:
education
SMS
Prostate Cancer
African American
health promotion
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