Anxiety levels in women undergoing prenatal maternal serum screening for Down syndrome: the effect of a fast reporting system by mobile phone short‐message service

Cheng, Po‐Jen; Wu, Tzong–Lin; Shaw, Sheng-Wen; Chueh, Ho-Yen; Lin, Chwan-Fwu; Hsu, Jane Yung-jen; Hsieh, T’sang‐T’ang; Soong, Yung‐Kuei

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“…Under an equivalence hypothesis, assuming a mean (SD) anxiety score of 35 (10) 13 and considering that a mean difference between high-risk and low-risk screened women greater than five would be relevant, a sample size of 260 women would be required for a 5% significance level and 95% of power.…”

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Psychological impact of first-trimester prevention for preeclampsia on anxiety

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“…8 For instance, in the context of maternal screening for Down syndrome, a number of studies have documented considerable distress in relation to a positive and a false positive result, 9,10 whereas anxiety levels remained constant or decreased with a negative screening.…”

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“…Another study focusing women and using SMS was conducted by Cheng et al [14] who evidenced that SMS reduces anxiety in pregnant women while waiting for test results of screening for Down syndrome.…”

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Results of a randomized controlled trial to assess the effects of a mobile SMS-based intervention on treatment adherence in HIV/AIDS-infected Brazilian women and impressions and satisfaction with respect to incoming messages

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International Journal of Medical Informatics

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Objective To assess whether a warning system based on mobile SMS messages increases the adherence of HIV-infected Brazilian women to antiretroviral drug-based treatment regimens and their impressions and satisfaction with respect to incoming messages. Design A randomized controlled trial was conducted from May 2009 to April 2010 with HIV-infected Brazilian women. All participants (n = 21) had a monthly multidisciplinary attendance; each participant was followed over a 4-month period, when adherence measures were obtained. Participants in the intervention group (n = 8) received SMS messages 30 min before their last scheduled time for a dose of medicine during the day. The messages were sent every Saturday and Sunday and on alternate days during the working week. Participants in the control group (n = 13) did not receive messages. Measurements Self-reported adherence, pill counting, microelectronic monitors (MEMS) and an interview about the impressions and satisfaction with respect to incoming messages. Results The HIV Alert System (HIVAS) was developed over 7 months during 2008 and 2009. After the study period, self-reported adherence indicated that 11 participants (84.62%) remained compliant in the control group (adherence exceeding 95%), whereas all 8 participants in the intervention group (100.00%) remained compliant. In contrast, the counting pills method indicated that the number of compliant participants was 5 (38.46%) for the control group and 4 (50.00%) for the intervention group. Microelectronic monitoring indicated that 6 participants in the control group (46.15%) were adherent during the entire 4-month period compared to 6 participants in the intervention group (75.00%). According to the feedback of the 8 participants who completed the research in the intervention group, along with the feedback of 3 patients who received SMS for less than 4 months, that is, did not complete the study, 9 (81.81%) believed that the SMS messages aided them in treatment adherence, and 10 (90.90%) responded that they would like to continue receiving SMS messages. SMS messaging can help Brazilian women living with HIV/AIDS to adhere to antiretroviral therapy for a period of at least 4 months. In general, the results are encouraging because the SMS messages stimulated more participants in the intervention group to be adherent to their treatment, and the patients were satisfied with the messages received, which were seen as reminders, incentives and signs of affection by the health clinic for a marginalized population.

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“…32 The number of calls to a practice may be reduced considerably by automated, proactive communication of normal results, such as text messages; there is some, albeit limited, evidence that communicating normal results in this way can reduce anxiety in some patients. 33,34 In addition, initiatives such as the UK Department of Health's Power of Information strategy aim to increase electronic access to results and may also reduce the demand on staff time. 35 When patients make no attempt to retrieve results, modern communication technologies may help.…”

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Patient perspectives on test result communication in primary care: a qualitative study

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Anxiety levels in women undergoing prenatal maternal serum screening for Down syndrome: the effect of a fast reporting system by mobile phone short‐message service

Abstract: The provision of a routine reporting system plus additional SMS report revealed some overall benefits in reducing anxiety among women with screen-negative result.

Cited by 36 publications

References 18 publications

Psychological impact of first-trimester prevention for preeclampsia on anxiety

Psychological impact of first-trimester prevention for preeclampsia on anxiety

Results of a randomized controlled trial to assess the effects of a mobile SMS-based intervention on treatment adherence in HIV/AIDS-infected Brazilian women and impressions and satisfaction with respect to incoming messages

Patient perspectives on test result communication in primary care: a qualitative study

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