Text Messages Based Interventions for Pregnant Women’s Health: Systematic Review

Abstract

Objective: The aim of this systematic review was to summarize evidence for the effectiveness of text message-based randomized controlled studies for the health of pregnant women. Methods: We searched the following databases from 2005 and 2015, using databases Google Scholar, Pubmed, Ovid, Cochrane Library. The question of this systematic review; what are results of text message-based interventions on the health of pregnant women? Total of 15 articles was received that met the inclusion criteria for the study. After each full article was read, fifteen articles were included in this review. Results: Text message were effective on smoking cessation, weight control, diabetes management, motherhood readiness, developing negative attitudes towards alcohol consumption. Conclusion: This systematic review suggests use of text message is more practical and cost-effective method for promoting the health of pregnant women and they had a positive effect on health practices of pregnant women.

Exploring men’s alcohol consumption in the context of becoming a father: a scoping review

“…This scoping review also suggests that text message interventions may offer a promising avenue for engaging men. The utility of text message interventions to reduce alcoholrelated harm among men has previously been demonstrated (Crombie et al, 2017(Crombie et al, , 2018 and there is clear evidence that text message interventions can promote healthy behaviors among pregnant women (Balci & Kadioglu, 2018). The interventions by Robinson et al (2018) and Fletcher et al (2018) include text messages in a child's voice, which aims to create a virtual conversation between the father and the baby, thus promoting father involvement.…”

Gebelikte Kullanılan Kısa Mesaj Hizmeti Temelli Uygulamalar

“…SMS, uzun yıllardır var olan bir teknolojidir ve çoğu cep telefonunun temel özelliğidir [8]. SMS'ler sağlık davranışlarını hatırlatmak, planlanan randevuları ve ilaç alımını hatırlatmak, klinik test sonuçlarını bildirmek, sağlık durumu bildirmek, olumlu sağlık davranışlarını teşvik etmek, bilgi ve kaynaklara erişim hakkında bilgilendirmek amacıyla kullanılmaktadır [9]. SMS'in sunduğu bu imkanlar yüksek kaliteli, düşük maliyetli, esnek ve hasta memnuniyeti yüksek sağlık hizmetinin sunulmasını sağlar [10].…”