Importance Adherence to long-term therapies in chronic disease is poor. Traditional
interventions to improve adherence are complex and not widely effective. Mobile telephone …

Background Mobile technologies could be a powerful media for providing individual level
support to health care consumers. We conducted a systematic review to assess the …

Economics is the mother tongue of public policy. It dominates our decision-making for the
future, guides multi-billion-dollar investments, and shapes our responses to climate change …

Inattention is a central, unifying theme for much of behavioral economics. It permeates such
disparate fields as microeconomics, macroeconomics, finance, public economics, and …

Background The just-in-time adaptive intervention (JITAI) is an intervention design aiming to
provide the right type/amount of support, at the right time, by adapting to an individual's …

Background Access to mobile phone technology has rapidly expanded in develo**
countries. In Africa, mHealth is a relatively new concept and questions arise regarding …

Background Mobile phone text messages (short message service, SMS) are used
pervasively as a form of communication. Almost 100% of the population uses text messaging …

This meta-analysis investigated the efficacy of text messaging-based health promotion
interventions. Nineteen randomized controlled trials conducted in 13 countries met inclusion …

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 …

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