Cell phone availability and usage for mobile health and intervention delivery to persons living with HIV in a low-resource setting. (Preprint)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julian Adong ◽  
Robin Fatch ◽  
Nneka Emenyonu ◽  
Winnie Muyindike ◽  
Christine Ngabirano ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Cell Phone ◽  
Text Messages ◽  
Hiv Care ◽  
P Value ◽  
Cell Phone Use ◽  
Intervention Delivery ◽  
Resource Setting ◽  
Persons Living With Hiv ◽  
A Cell

BACKGROUND HIV/AIDS is now a chronic illness due to effective antiretroviral therapy (ART) and involves routine follow-up care, including regular physical visits to the clinic. In the recent past, and in wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been increased need for virtual care and intervention delivery, a modality known as mHealth, which includes cell phone-delivered services OBJECTIVE Here we describe cell phone use and its relationship with alcohol use in a cohort of persons with HIV (PWH) and latent tuberculosis (TB). METHODS We performed a cross-sectional analysis of baseline data from a cohort of PWH and latent TB in HIV care in south-western Uganda. We estimated proportions of cell phone and text message use and evaluated their associations with alcohol use, a common modifiable behaviour among PWH. Cell phone use (primary outcome) was defined as owning a cell phone that is turned on at least half of the day. Any alcohol use was defined as any self-reported alcohol use in the prior 3 months, and/or phosphatidylethanol (an alcohol biomarker) ≥8 ng/ml. RESULTS A total of 300 participants were included in the analysis, with a median age of 40 years; 48.7% were male. Majority (89.0%) of participants had access to a phone and of these 9.7% shared the phone with someone else. Eighty-seven percent owned a cell phone that is turned on at least half of the time; the majority (89.7%) rarely or never sent text messages, and over two-thirds (66.9%) rarely or never received text messages. 71.3% had any alcohol use. In adjusted analyses, any alcohol use was not significantly associated with cell phone use (adjusted OR [aOR]: 0.48, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.18-1.25, p-value=.13), or sending (aOR: 0.82, 95% CI: 0.28-2.37, p-value=.71) or receiving (aOR: 1.31, 95% CI: 0.70-2.47, p-value= .40) of text messages. CONCLUSIONS There is hope that mHealth interventions in this population can be carried out using cell phones due to their popularity; however, the interventions may need to employ methods that do not rely on the sending and receiving of text messages only. CLINICALTRIAL NCT 03302299

scholarly journals Cellular Telephone Use: A Survey Of College Business Students

2008 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kay H. Braguglia
Keyword(s):  
Cell Phone ◽  
Cell Phones ◽  
Business Students ◽  
Study Time ◽  
Text Messages ◽  
Classroom Learning ◽  
Cell Phone Use ◽  
Cellular Telephones ◽  
Class Time ◽  
A Cell

Whether it is hand held, in a pocket, on a backpack, clipped to a belt, or hidden in a brief case or purse, college students and cellular telephones go together.  Communication with fellow students, professors, parents, and everyone else is just a click away. While walking across campus and down the halls of academic buildings, cellular telephones are being used.  This research questions in what ways do students use cellular telephones and does this use interfere with or assist in learning and college life?  This paper reports the results of a survey of undergraduate business students addressing this question.  The objectives were to determine: (1) how much time is spent using a cell phone and which phone features are used most frequently, (2) what students believe concerning the impact of cell phones on learning in the classroom and during study, (3) how often students are in contact with parents on a cell phone, and (4) how much do students pay for cell phone services.  The results indicate that 100% of the students own a cell phone.  Sixty-six percent of the students use voice calls most frequently and 30% use text messages most often.  A total of 55.8% of students report that they spend 3 hours or less on their cell phone daily and 44.8% spend four or more hours daily on their cell phones.  Over half of the students report that they have some interaction with their cell phones during class time for every class.  Seventy-seven percent state that this cell phone use seldom or never interferes with classroom learning. All of the students (100%) believe that they should be able to receive emergency information over a cell phone during class time.  Seventy-six percent believe that cell phones seldom or never assist in classroom learning.  However, students report that cell phone use impacts on study time outside of class.  Cell phone distractions during study time outside class was reported by 34.6% of the students as happening often or always and an additional 43.5% are sometimes distracted by cell phones during study time. Bad or upsetting news received over a cell phone before class impacts academic performance of 14.2% of the students often or always.  Thirty-five percent of the students talk to parents more than once a day and another 23.7% have contact on a daily basis. Therefore, 59.5% report that they have contact with their parents at least once a day.    Fifteen percent of the students pay over $100 per month for cell phone service, 28% pay from $75 to $100, 34% spend $51 to $75, and 14% spend $26 to $50 per month.  More than 90% of the students report that they have text messaging, calculator, clock, calendar, and appointment reminder on their cell phone.  Over 70% have the internet and games.  Over 60% have a camera and email.  Only 13% have an MP3 music player and 7% have an FM radio.  

scholarly journals Level of Alcohol Use Associated with HIV Care Continuum Targets in a National U.S. Sample of Persons Living with HIV Receiving Healthcare

2018 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 140-151 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emily C. Williams ◽  
Kathleen A. McGinnis ◽  
E. Jennifer Edelman ◽  
Theresa E. Matson ◽  
Adam J. Gordon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Hiv Care ◽  
Hiv Care Continuum ◽  
Care Continuum ◽  
Persons Living With Hiv ◽  
Living With Hiv

Cell Phone Conversation and Relative Crash Risk

2015 ◽  
pp. 1274-1306 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard A. Young
Keyword(s):  
Relative Risk ◽  
Cell Phone ◽  
Response Times ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Crash Risk ◽  
Automobile Crashes ◽  
Cell Phone Use ◽  
A Cell

Two pioneering studies that examined cell phone billing records of people who had been in automobile crashes estimated that cell phone “use” while driving elevated crash risk by a factor of four relative to driving without cell phone use, a substantial increase. Cell phone “use” in these pioneering studies refers solely to cell phone conversation, because billing records contain no information about the visual-manual aspects of cell phone use. Recent research suggests that these pioneering studies overestimated the relative risk of cell phone conversation by a factor of seven due to two major biases. After adjustment for these biases, cell phone conversation does not increase crash risk beyond that of driving without a cell phone conversation, and may, in fact, reduce crash risk. The main reasons are driver self-regulation and reduced drowsiness, which fully compensate for the slight delays in brake response times caused by cell phone conversation.

Effect of cell phone use on salivary components; a review of literature

2021 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Fateme Arbabi Kalati ◽  
Tahereh Nosratzehi
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Salivary Glands ◽  
Mobile Phones ◽  
Cell Phone ◽  
Close Contact ◽  
Cell Phone Use ◽  
Microbial Invasion ◽  
Immune Histochemistry ◽  
A Cell ◽  
Harmful Effects

Abstract Mobile phones have been increasingly used in the past decade and have become a cultural instrument. There is a great concern over the harmful effects of electromagnetic and radiofrequency waves as well as microwaves generated by mobile phones and their telecommunication stations on health. The saliva plays an important role in preserving oral homeostasis as the first defensive line against the microbial invasion which protects oral mucosa mechanically and immunologically. A search was run in Pub med, Goggle Scholar, Medline, and Web of Science databases using the following keywords: cell phone, mobile phone, antioxidant profile, saliva, oxidative stress, interleukin, and inflammation. Sixty-five published articles were identified. Studies on the use of cell phones as educational aids, the use of immune histochemistry on salivary glands, or the evaluation of saliva in individuals with specific conditions, such as the use of orthodontic brackets, were excluded. In addition, duplicate articles are eliminated, and finally, 14 articles were included in the present study. Nowadays mobile phone is very popular, causing concern about the effect it has on people’s health. Parotid salivary glands are in close contact with a cell phone while talking with the phone and the possibility of being affected by them; so this study was designed to investigate the effect of cell phone use on salivary components.

A Strategy for Students with Moderate Disabilities When Lost in the Community

2002 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 141-152 ◽  
Author(s):  
Teresa A. Taber ◽  
Paul A. Alberto ◽  
Melissa Hughes ◽  
Allison Seltzer
Keyword(s):  
Middle School Students ◽  
Cell Phone ◽  
Phone Call ◽  
Community Settings ◽  
Safety Skills ◽  
School Students ◽  
Cell Phone Use ◽  
A Cell ◽  
Multiple Probe ◽  
Prompting System

This study examined the acquisition of cell phone use by middle school students with moderate cognitive disabilities. While in school and community settings, students were taught to identify when they were lost and follow a set of procedures for using a cell phone to call for assistance. Through the use of a five-level prompting system in conjunction with total task presentation, students acquired these new safety skills. A series of concurrent multiple-probe designs across groups was used to evaluate cell phone use and to permit generalization from school to community settings. For four participants, generalization was also made to a second phone call recipient. Results indicated that all students successfully acquired the skills of identifying when they were lost and then using a cell phone to call for assistance.

scholarly journals Psychosocial factors associated with the self-reported frequency of cell phone use while driving in Iran

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. e0249827
Author(s):  
Amir Hossein Kalantari ◽  
Seyedeh Monavar Yazdi ◽  
Tetiana Hill ◽  
Abolfazl Mohammadzadeh Moghaddam ◽  
Esmaeel Ayati ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Personality Traits ◽  
Psychosocial Factors ◽  
Cell Phone ◽  
Road Traffic ◽  
Cell Phones ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
The Self ◽  
Cell Phone Use ◽  
Road Traffic Injuries ◽  
A Cell

Cell phone use while driving is a common contributing factor in thousands of road traffic injuries every year globally. Despite extensive research investigating the risks associated with cell phone use while driving, social media campaigns to raise public awareness and a number of laws banning phone use while driving, this behaviour remains prevalent throughout the world. The current study was conducted in Iran, where road traffic injuries are the leading causes of death and disability, and where drivers continue to use their cell phones, despite legislative bans restricting this behaviour. A total of 255 drivers in the city of Mashhad (male = 66.3%; mean age = 30.73 years; SD = 9.89) completed either an online or a paper-based survey assessing the self-reported frequency of using a cell phone while driving. Psychosocial factors contributing to cell phone use while driving and support for legislation restricting this behaviour, as well as the Big Five personality traits, were also measured. Overall, the results showed that almost 93% of drivers use their cell phones while driving at least once a week, with 32.5% reporting they always use their cell phones while driving. Ordinal logistic regression revealed that the presence of a child passenger, age, perceived benefits and risks of using cell phones while driving, as well as the perceived ability to drive safely while using a cell phone, were strongly associated with the frequency of cell phone use while driving. As for personality traits—extraversion, agreeableness and conscientiousness significantly predicted the frequency of cell phone use in this sample of Iranian drivers.

Habit, negative emotions, and intention to continue to use a cell phone

2016 ◽  
Vol 44 (10) ◽  
pp. 1687-1697
Author(s):  
Jooyeoun Lee
Keyword(s):  
Cell Phone ◽  
Cell Phones ◽  
Negative Emotions ◽  
Cell Phone Use ◽  
A Cell ◽  
Intention To Continue ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Moderating Role

I investigated the relationship between the negative emotions of anger and anxiety in relation to cell phones, and intention to continue to use the phones, which I labeled continuity intention. In addition, I examined the moderating role of habit in the relationship between the two variables. I collected 222 responses to a survey from people who had used cell phones in their work as employees of organizations in Korea. The results showed that the effects of negative emotions on continuity intention were only marginally significant. Instead, when employees perceived their cell phone use as a deeply ingrained habit, they tended to reduce their continuity intention as their negative emotions increased. However, the level of continuity intention was high.

Mobile Handset Technology

2017 ◽  
pp. 97-133
Keyword(s):  
Cell Phone ◽  
Cell Phones ◽  
Base Station ◽  
Text Messages ◽  
Full Duplex ◽  
Small Cells ◽  
Analog To Digital ◽  
Mp3 Players ◽  
Radio Equipment ◽  
A Cell

Wireless phones which receive their signals from towers. A cell is typically the area (several miles) around a tower in which a signal can be received. Cell phones provide array of functions. Depending on the type of mobile phone we can store contact information, keep track of appointments and set reminders, Use the built-in calculator for simple math, send or receive e-mail, get information (news, entertainment, stock quotes) from the internet, play games, watch TV, send text messages, integrate other devices such as PDAs, MP3 players and GPS receivers. A cell phone is a full-duplex device meaning that both people on the call can talk at once. Division of a city into small cells allows extensive frequency reuse across a city, so that millions of people can use cell phones simultaneously. Cell phones operate within cells, and they can switch cells as they move around. Cells give cell phones incredible range. Someone using a cell phone can drive hundreds of miles and maintain a conversation the entire time because of the cellular approach. Each cell has a base station that consists of a tower and a small building containing the radio equipment. The cell phones have evolved from Analog to Digital which has been described in the previous chapter. This chapter describes the two main standards for mobile phones i.e. GSM and WAP.

Characteristics of Cell Phone–Related Motor Vehicle Crashes in North Carolina

2003 ◽  
Vol 1843 (1) ◽  
pp. 10-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Herman F. Huang ◽  
Jane C. Stutts ◽  
William W. Hunter
Keyword(s):  
North Carolina ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Cell Phone ◽  
Motor Vehicle ◽  
Cell Phones ◽  
Motor Vehicle Crashes ◽  
Fatal Injury ◽  
Cell Phone Use ◽  
A Cell ◽  
Driving Violation

Computerized crash narratives for the period January 1, 1996, through August 31, 2000, were searched to identify 452 cell phone crashes that occurred in North Carolina. The characteristics of these crashes were compared with about 1,080,000 non-cell-phone crashes during the same period. Cell phone crashes were ( a) less likely to result in a serious or fatal injury, ( b) nearly twice as likely to be rear-end crashes, and ( c) somewhat more likely to occur during the mid-day or afternoon hours. Moreover, cell phone crashes were more likely to occur in urban areas, on local streets, and on roads with “no special feature.” Drivers who were talking on a cell phone at the time of the crash were more likely to ( a) have committed a driving violation, ( b) be driving sport utility vehicles, and ( c) be going straight. They were more likely to be male and under age 55. All of these cell phone versus non-cell-phone differences were statistically significant. As cell phones continue to proliferate, the number of cell phone crashes will probably increase. The challenge is to minimize the risks associated with cell phone use and driving, while allowing drivers to enjoy the benefits of cell phones.

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