scholarly journals Mobile-Based Oral Chemotherapy Adherence–Enhancing Interventions: Scoping Review (Preprint)

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiomara Skrabal Ross ◽  
Kate M Gunn ◽  
Pandora Patterson ◽  
Ian Olver
Keyword(s):  
Medication Adherence ◽  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Chronic Diseases ◽  
Mobile Phones ◽  
Scoping Review ◽  
Text Messages ◽  
Oral Chemotherapy ◽  
Economic Evaluations ◽  
The Impact

BACKGROUND Adherence to oral chemotherapy is crucial to maximize treatment outcomes and avoid health complications in cancer patients. Mobile phones are widely available worldwide, and evidence that this technology can be successfully employed to increase medication adherence for the treatment of other chronic diseases (eg, diabetes) is well established. However, the extent to which there is evidence that mobile phone–based interventions improve adherence to oral chemotherapy is unknown. OBJECTIVE This scoping review aims to explore what is known about mobile phone–delivered interventions designed to enhance adherence to oral chemotherapy, to examine the reported findings on the utility of these interventions in increasing oral chemotherapy adherence, and to identify opportunities for development of future interventions. METHODS This study followed Arksey and O’Malley’s scoping review methodological framework. RESULTS The review search yielded 5 studies reporting on 4 interventions with adults (aged >18 years) diagnosed with diverse cancer types. All interventions were considered acceptable, useful, and feasible. The following themes were evident: text messages and mobile apps were the main methods of delivering these interventions, the 2 most commonly employed oral chemotherapy adherence–enhancing strategies were management and reporting of drug-related symptoms and reminders to take medication, the importance of stakeholders’ engagement in intervention design, and the overall positive perceptions of delivery features. Areas for future research identified by this review include the need for further studies to evaluate the impact of mobile phone–delivered interventions on adherence to oral chemotherapy as well as the relevance for future studies to incorporate design frameworks and economic evaluations and to explore the moderator effect of high anxiety, poor baseline adherence, and longer time taking prescribed drug on adherence to oral chemotherapy. CONCLUSIONS Despite the increasing body of evidence on the use of mobile phones to deliver medication adherence–enhancing interventions in chronic diseases, literature on the oral chemotherapy context is lacking. This review showed that existing interventions are highly acceptable and useful to cancer patients. The engagement of stakeholders as well as the use of a design framework are important elements in the development of mobile phone–delivered interventions that can be translated into oncology settings.

scholarly journals Effect of the inclusion of mobile phone interviews to Vigitel

2017 ◽  
Vol 51 (suppl 1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Regina Tomie Ivata Bernal ◽  
Deborah Carvalho Malta ◽  
Rafael Moreira Claro ◽  
Carlos Augusto Monteiro
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Chronic Diseases ◽  
Mobile Phones ◽  
Soft Drink ◽  
Federal District ◽  
Dual Frame ◽  
Soft Drink Consumption ◽  
The North ◽  
Whole Milk ◽  
The Impact

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To evaluate the impact on the prevalence changes of risk factors for chronic diseases, published in the Surveillance System of Risk and Protection Factors for Chronic Diseases by Telephone Survey (Vigitel), after the inclusion of data from the population only with mobile phone. METHODS Our study used data from the 26 State capitals and Federal District of Brazil obtained by the National Survey on Health (PNS) and Vigitel, both held in 2013. In each capital, we added a subsample of 200 adults living in households with only mobile phones, extracted from PNS, to the Vigitel 2013 database, with approximately 1,900 households, named Vigitel dual frame. RESULTS Vigitel results showed absolute relative biases between 0.18% and 14.85%. The system underestimated the frequency of adult smokers (10.77%), whole milk consumption (52.82%), and soft drink consumption (22.22%). Additionally, it overestimated the prevalence of hypertension (25.46%). In the simulations using Vigitel dual frame, with inclusion of the sample of adults living in households with only mobile phones, the bias of estimates was reduced in five out of eight analyzed indicators, with greater effects in regions with lower rates of landline coverage. In comparing regions, we observed negative correlation (ρ = −0.91) between the percentage of indicators with presence of bias and the percentage of households with only mobile phone. CONCLUSIONS The results of this study indicate the benefits of including a subsample of 200 adults with only mobile phone on the Vigitel sample, especially in the capitals of the North and Northeast regions.

Utility and acceptability of text messages for PMTCT: a qualitative assessment of user experiences (Preprint)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melinda Brown ◽  
May Maloba ◽  
Catherine Wexler ◽  
Natabhona Mabachi ◽  
Sharon Koech ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medication Adherence ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Clinical Care ◽  
Text Messages ◽  
Hiv Care ◽  
Qualitative Assessment ◽  
Women Living With Hiv ◽  
Pregnancy And Postpartum ◽  
Living With Hiv ◽  
The Impact

BACKGROUND Evidence that text messages can support patient adherence to HIV care is growing. We conducted a pilot study of the HIV Infant Tracking System (HITSystem 2.0), an intervention that includes SMS to patients to support maternal medication adherence, appointment attendance, and hospital-based deliveries during the antenatal period. OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to qualitatively assess women’s experiences receiving SMS to understand message utility and acceptability with the goal of refining and strengthening the intervention. METHODS As part of an intervention development pilot study, we conducted semi-structured interviews with 33 women living with HIV who received SMS through the HITSystem 2.0 throughout their pregnancy and postpartum period. Interview questions assessed women’s feedback of the SMS, the impact of the SMS on their PMTCT care, and suggestions for improvement. RESULTS Participants described how SMS reinforced existing strategies for medication adherence and served as cues to action for antenatal appointments and hospital-based deliveries. SMS also provided encouragement and enhanced their sense of engagement with their clinical care team. Given the neutral content of the messages, most women reported no concerns about message confidentiality. Recommendations to enhance utility included greater customizability (timing and frequency of messages) and a few women suggested more comprehensive counseling regarding the SMS content to anticipate at the time of enrollment. CONCLUSIONS SMS content was deemed useful and acceptable by pregnant and postpartum women living with HIV and engaged in PMTCT services. Participant recommendations to increase message customization options have been adopted to enhance the intervention. CLINICALTRIAL Trial registration: clinicaltrials.gov, NCT02726607. Registered 01 April 2016. Retrospectively registered. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02726607

The Impact of Mobile Phones on Teenagers' Socialization and Emancipation

2015 ◽  
pp. 12-24
Author(s):  
Kalogeraki Stefania ◽  
Papadaki Marina
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Mobile Phones ◽  
Parental Monitoring ◽  
Peer Group ◽  
Monitoring And Control ◽  
Group Interactions ◽  
The One ◽  
And Control ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Mobile Phone Communication

The mobile phone has become an indispensable mean of communication in the world today, and for teenagers specifically has become de rigueur in everyday life. The eagerness of teenagers to embrace mobile devices can be associated with such devices' instrumental as well as social and expressive functions. However, these functions are intertwined with critical impacts on the interaction between teenagers and parental/peer groups. On the one hand, the mobile phone acts as a symbolic “umbilical cord” that provides a permanent channel of communication, intensifying parental surveillance. On the other hand, it creates a greater space for interaction with peers beyond parental monitoring and control. This article summarizes current research and presents an empirical example of the impact of teenagers' mobile phone communication on the dynamics of parental and peer group interactions during their socialization and emancipation from the familial sphere.

Standards, Patents and Mobile Phones

2010 ◽  
pp. 235-257 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rudi Bekkers ◽  
Joel West
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Mobile Phones ◽  
Policy Effectiveness ◽  
Firm Strategies ◽  
Potential Impact ◽  
Ipr Policy ◽  
The Impact

The impact of patents and patent royalties are a major concern of standards setting organisations. Here we examine the patents filed in the UMTS 3rd generation mobile phone standard, governed by the ETSI IPR policy in response to patent issues faced during the earlier GSM standardization. We contrast firm strategies and policy effectiveness between the GSM and UTMS efforts, and review the potential impact of potential changes to the ETSI IPR policy.

Promoting Voluntariness on Technology Usage in Organisations

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 38-48
Author(s):  
Renatus Mushi ◽  
Said Jafari
Keyword(s):  
Technology Adoption ◽  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Mobile Phones ◽  
Mobile Technology ◽  
Technology Diffusion ◽  
Technology Usage ◽  
Desktop Computer ◽  
Mobile Phone Technology ◽  
Thin Client ◽  
The Impact

Voluntariness in technology adoption and use is vital in promoting technology diffusion and use in organisations. Various technology adoption models have been proposed to explain the adoption of technologies in different settings, such as organizational and individual, as well as in the voluntary and mandatory contexts. Recently, uptake of mobile phones in achieving organisational targets has been increased in developing countries and Tanzania in particular. This is due to the notable improvements in both hardware performance and sophistications. In organisation context, not all users are willing to use technology as required. In such circumstances, they are mandated to use it in order to fulfil their working duties. This leads to poor uptake of technology and results to unclear understanding regarding to their attitudes towards using it. While some studies have discussed the impact of voluntariness in using traditional desktop computer systems and thin client computing, mobile phone technology has not received the deserved attention. Discussing voluntariness in using mobile phone technology in organisations in relation to other technologies is essential especially due to its usage in both working and private purposes. This paper describes the voluntary aspects of using mobile phones in performing activities of the firms in Tanzania and compares it with desktop and thin client technologies. Also, it proposes possible ways of handling such situation in order to improve its use. Among others, the paper has analysed mandotoriness on usage of mobile technology. Further, it highlights key areas which should be addressed in order to improve the usage of mobiletechnology in organisations and eventually cover the gap caused by such mandatory situations.

scholarly journals Using mobile phone diaries to explore children’s everyday lives

Childhood ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 539-553 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lydia Plowman ◽  
Olivia Stevenson
Keyword(s):  
Young Children ◽  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Mobile Phones ◽  
Research Team ◽  
Experience Sampling ◽  
Text Messages ◽  
Everyday Lives ◽  
Novel Approach ◽  
Sufficient Detail ◽  
The Everyday

This article describes a novel approach to experience sampling as a response to the challenges of researching the everyday lives of young children at home. Parents from 11 families used mobile phones to send the research team combined picture and text messages to provide ‘experience snapshots’ of their child’s activities six times on each of three separate days. The article describes how the method aligns with an ecocultural approach, illustrates the variation in children’s experiences and provides sufficient detail for researchers to adapt the method for the purposes of collecting data in other contexts. The article summarizes the benefits and shortcomings from the perspectives of families and researchers.

The Impact of Mobile Phones on English Language Learning: Perceptions of EFL Undergraduates

2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 264 ◽  
Author(s):  
George Mathew Nalliveettil ◽  
Talal Hail Khaled Alenazi
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Mobile Phones ◽  
English Language ◽  
English Language Learning ◽  
Advanced Country ◽  
Educational Value ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
The Impact

Researchers across the world are examining the educational value and effectiveness of integrating the latest electronic gadgets with teaching-learning activities in the classroom. In spite of the availability of latest electronic gadgets like iPods, tablets, and smartwatches, researchers are more interested in the educational value of the mobile phones for the teaching-learning of English. In a technologically advanced country like Saudi Arabia, the third and fourth generation (3G, 4G) mobile devices are available at affordable prices, and people of all streams find it necessary to own a mobile phone for connecting with their friends and relatives.  Moreover, it has become a common trend among undergraduates to carry a mobile phone to the classroom as well. The present study examines the impact of mobile phones on students’ English language learning.  A field study was conducted on fifty-two undergraduate male students majoring in English language and literature at Aljouf University, Saudi Arabia.  The methodology of data collection included a self-report for students and a teacher questionnaire.   Findings of the study are significant for EFL teachers and researchers for introducing innovative methods and resourceful materials for the English classroom.

scholarly journals Preliminary needs assessment of mobile technology use for healthcare among homeless veterans

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
D Keith McInnes ◽  
Gemmae M Fix ◽  
Jeffrey L Solomon ◽  
Beth Ann Petrakis ◽  
Leon Sawh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Mobile Phones ◽  
Technology Use ◽  
Text Messaging ◽  
Text Messages ◽  
It Use ◽  
Homeless Veterans ◽  
Healthcare Needs ◽  
Phone Calls ◽  
Health Related

BACKGROUND: Homeless veterans have complex healthcare needs, but experience many barriers to treatment engagement. While information technologies (IT), especially mobile phones, are used to engage patients in care, little is known about homeless veterans’ IT use. This study examines homeless veterans’ access to and use of IT, attitudes toward health-related IT use, and barriers to IT in the context of homelessness. METHODS: Qualitative interviews were conducted with 30 homeless veterans in different housing programs in Boston, MA. Inductive thematic analysis was used. RESULTS: Most participants (90%) had a mobile phone and were receptive to IT use for health-related communications. A common difficulty communicating with providers was the lack of a stable mailing address. Some participants were using mobile phones to stay in touch with providers. Participants felt mobile-phone calls or text messages could be used to remind patients of appointments, prescription refills, medication taking, and returning for laboratory results. Mobile phone text messaging was seen as convenient, helped participants stay organized because necessary information was saved in text messages. Some reported concerns about the costs associated with mobile phone use (calls and texting), the potential to be annoyed by too many text messages, and not knowing how to use text messaging. CONCLUSION: Homeless veterans use IT and welcome its use for health-related purposes. Technology-assisted outreach among this population may lead to improved engagement in care.

scholarly journals EXPLORATION OF MOBILE USERS WITH QUESTIONNAIRE METHOD AND OBJECTIVE AUDIOMETRY (OTOACOUSTIC EMISSION)

2020 ◽  
Vol 116 (2) ◽  
pp. 68-74
Author(s):  
Daria Fedorchenko ◽  
Vyacheslav Didkovsky
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Mobile Phones ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Otoacoustic Emission ◽  
Mobile Phone Use ◽  
Phone Calls ◽  
Objective Audiometry ◽  
Questionnaire Method ◽  
The Impact

Background: The main purpose of study was to assess the impact of using mobile phones among young Ukrainians (age 17-25) on auditory system. We conducted a study using anonymous questionnaires and with using a method of objective audiometry (otoacoustic emission). Finally, we compared our results with results of studies which were conducted in Sweden and Finland. Those studies were first among all the others with assessment of association between amount of mobile phone use and frequency of headache, tinnitus or hearing loss at 4-year follow-up. Methods: The participants were chosen among volunteers (n=251). All of them received anonymous questionnaires. We made stratified sample by age, sex, type of phone used, duration of phone calls, using of headphones during calls, symptoms appearing after using cell phone (headache, tinnitus, hearing loss). Results: The age of respondents was 17-25 years (32,3% - 22 years, 13,1% - 19 years, 12,4% - 20 years, 10,8% - 23 years., 8,4% - 21 years., 8% - 18 years, 7,6% - 17 years, 2,8% - 24р., 2,8% - 25 years). Due to this data the median age of participants was 22 years. Sex: female – 74.3%, male – 25.7%. Most of participants were using mobile phones (99.2%). 51.8% of respondents were always using headphones during phone calls, 8.8% - never used headphones during phone calls, 39,4% - were rarely using headphones during phone calls.  We assess the association between mobile phone use and appearing symptoms after phone calls. 3.6% of respondents reported a headache after phone calls, 96.4% were free of this symptom after phone calls. 58.2% reported headache at least once a week, 41.8% - were free of this symptom. 42.2% of respondents reported tinnitus: 1.6% reported tinnitus every day, 4.8% once in 2-3 days, 35.9% reported this symptom rarely (less than once a week). 57.8% of respondents were free of tinnitus. 21.5% of respondents reported hearing loss, 78.5% were free of hearing loss. Most of respondents associate headache with fatigue, sleep deprivation, stress, weather change, sleep disorders, arterial hypertension, hunger, frequent phone calls. Respondents who complained of hearing loss were offered to pass objective audiometry (optoacoustic emission).6 respondents took part in this examination. In 85 ears of respondents (71%) who complained of hearing loss it occurs on 8000 Hz. In 95 ears of respondents (79%) who complained of hearing loss it occurs on 5714 Hz. Pearson correlation coefficient between our results and results of Northern Europe studies was 0.935, suggesting a strong linear association.

scholarly journals The Impact on Mobile Phone use on Pedestrian Road Crossing Behaviour

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Aleksandar Gavrić ◽  
Saša Džigerović ◽  
Belmin Avdić ◽  
Goran Bošnjak ◽  
Suzana Miladić-Tešić
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Mobile Phones ◽  
Traffic Safety ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Cognitive Activity ◽  
Mobile Phone Use ◽  
Unsignalized Intersections ◽  
Pedestrian Crossing ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Road Crossing

Mobile phone use at pedestrian crossings has been recognized as a growing problem in the field of traffic safety. The objective of the paper is to analyze the impact of mobile phone use at pedestrian crossings considering specific territory. Signalized and unsignalized intersections are observed in the study. Several factors having the impact on unsafe pedestrian crossing behaviour are identified such as: age, location and the type of mobile phone using. The model of unsafe pedestrian behaviour based on displayed mobile phone use while crossing the intersection is constructed. It has been shown in this research that talking and texting on mobile phone distract pedestrians. Listening to music does not affect pedestrians to behave unsafely because it requires less cognitive activity than talking or texting. Also, location affects the pedestrian crossing behavior. The results of this research can serve the purpose of preventing the mobile phones use and reduce the negative impact on pedestrian crossing behavior.

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