Background This review is an update of the original Cochrane review published in July
2012. Missed appointments are a major cause of inefficiency in healthcare delivery with …

Introduction Despite the extensive use of mHealth behavior change interventions, questions
remain about the use of technology-based reminders in delivering health care services. Text …

Background and Objectives In the last few years there has been a steady uptake of mobile
phone short message service (SMS) reminders to increase medical attendance rates. We …

Patients failing to attend hospital appointments contribute to inefficient use of resources. We
conducted a systematic review of studies providing a reminder to patients by phone, short …

Literature addressing the intersection of cinema and mental health issues is varied in focus
but represents a growing interest among film and psychiatric historians, as demonstrated by …

Objective To compare the efficacy of a short messaging service (SMS) text messaging and
phone reminder to improve attendance rates at a health promotion center. Methods A total of …

Objective To evaluate the effectiveness of cellular telephone text messaging as a reminder
tool for improving adherence to sunscreen application. Design We conducted a randomized …

BACKGROUND: Mobile phone text message technology has the potential to improve
outcomes for patients with depression and co-morbid Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD). AIMS: To …

Missed appointments are an avoidable cost and resource inefficiency which impact upon the
health of the patient and treatment outcomes. Health care services are increasingly utilizing …

Background Missed appointments are known to interfere with appropriate care and to
misspend medical and administrative resources. The aim of this study was to test the …