Can Text Messages Reach the Parts Other Process Measures Cannot Reach: An Evaluation of a Behavior Change Intervention Delivered by Mobile Phone?

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 12, 2012, Pages

  Irvine, Linda ^a   Falconer, Donald W ^a   Jones, Claire ^a   Ricketts, Ian W ^a   Williams, Brian ^b   Crombie, Iain K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; EVALUATION AND FOLLOW UP; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HUMAN; MALE; MOBILE PHONE; PROCEDURES; PROCESS EVALUATION; TELEPHONE; TEXT MESSAGING;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); TEXT MESSAGING; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

EID: 84871565501     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0052621     Document Type: Article

References (33)

1. Klasnja P, Pratt W, (2012) Healthcare in the pocket: Mapping the space of mobile-phone health interventions. J Biomed Inform 45: 184-198.
2. Fjeldsoe BS, Marshall AL, Miller YD, (2009) Behavior Change Interventions Delivered by Mobile Telephone Short-Message Service. Am J Prev Med 36: 165-173.
3. Cole-Lewis H, Kershaw T, (2010) Text Messaging as a Tool for Behavior Change in Disease Prevention and Management. Epidemiol Rev 32: 56-69.
4. Whittaker R, Borland R, Bullen C, Lin RB, McRobbie H, et al. (2009) Mobile phone-based interventions for smoking cessation. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews: Issue 4. Art. No.: CD006611. DOI: 006610.001002/14651858.CD14006611.pub14651852.
5. ICT Data and Statistics Division, Telecommunication Development Bureau (2011) The world in 2011: ICT facts and figures. Geneva: International Telecommunication Union.
6. Faulkner X, Culwin F, (2005) When fingers do the talking: a study of text messaging. Interact Comput 17: 167-185.
7. Craig P, Dieppe P, Macintyre S, Michie S, Nazareth I, et al. (2008) Developing and evaluating complex interventions: the new Medical Research Council guidance. BMJ 337: a1655.
8. Steckler A, Linnan L, editors (2002) Process Evaluation for Public Health Interventions and Research. San Francisco: Jossey Bass.
9. Toroyan T, Oakley A, Laing G, Roberts I, Mugford M, et al. (2004) The impact of day care on socially disadvantaged families: an example of the use of process evaluation within a randomized controlled trial. Child Care Health Dev 30: 691-698.
10. Voigt-Radloff S, Graff M, Leonhart R, Hull M, Rikkert MO, et al. (2011) Why did an effective Dutch complex psycho-social intervention for people with dementia not work in the German healthcare context? Lessons learnt from a process evaluation alongside a multicentre RCT. BMJ open 1: e000094.
11. Oakley A, Strange V, Bonell C, Allen E, Stephenson J, et al. (2006) Health services research- Process evaluation in randomised controlled trials of complex interventions. BMJ 332: 413-416.
12. BMA Board of Science (2008) Alcohol misuse: tackling the UK epidemic. London: BMA.
13. Mackenbach JP, Stirbu I, Roskam A-JR, Schaap MM, Menvielle G, et al. (2008) Socioeconomic Inequalities in Health in 22 European Countries. N Engl J Med 358: 2468-2481.
14. Audit Scotland (2007) Overview of Scotland's health and NHS performance in 2006/07. Edinburgh.
15. Kaner EF, Dickinson HO, Beyer F, Campbell F, Schlesinger C, et al.(2007) Effectiveness of brief alcohol interventions in primary care populations. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Issue 2 Art No: CD004148 DOI: 101002/14651858CD004148pub3.
16. Cohn AM, Hunter-Reel D, Hagman BT, Mitchell J, (2011) Promoting Behavior Change from Alcohol Use Through Mobile Technology: The Future of Ecological Momentary Assessment. Alcohol Clin Exp Res 35: 2209-2215.
17. Fishbein M, Cappella JN, (2006) The Role of Theory in Developing Effective Health Communications. Journal of Communication 56: S1-S17.
18. Conner M, Norman P, editors (2005) Predicting Health Behaviour. 2 ed: Open University Press.
19. Rollnick S, Miller WR, Butler CC (2008) Motivational interviewing in health care. Helping patients change behavior. New York: The Guilford Press.
20. Prochaska JO, Redding CA, Evers K (2008) The transtheoretical model and stages of change. In: Glanz K, Rimer BK, Viswanath K, editors. Health behavior and health education: theory, research, and practice. 4 ed. San Francisco: John Wiley & Sons. 97-122.
21. Office of the Chief Statistician (2004) Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2004 Technical Report. Edinburgh: Scottish Executive.
22. Heather N, Hoenekopp J, (2008) A revised edition of the Readiness to Change Questionnaire Treatment Version. Addict Res Theory 16: 421-433.
23. Cooper ML, Russell M, Skinner JB, Windle M, (1992) Development and validation of a three-dimensional measure of drinking motives. Psychol Assess 4: 123-132.
24. Rothman AJ, Bartels RD, Wlaschin J, Salovey P, (2006) The strategic use of gain- and loss-framed messages to promote healthy behavior: how theory can inform practice. J Commun 56: S202-S220.
25. Schneider M, Hall WJ, Hernandez AE, Hindes K, Montez G, et al. (2009) Rationale, design and methods for process evaluation in the HEALTHY study. Int J Obes 33: S60-S67.
26. Bellg AJ, Borrelli B, Resnick B, Hecht J, Minicucci DS, et al. (2004) Enhancing treatment fidelity in health behavior change studies: Best practices and recommendations from the NIH behavior change consortium. Health Psychol 23: 443-451.
27. Graff FS, Morgan TJ, Epstein EE, McCrady BS, Cook SM, et al. (2009) Engagement and Retention in Outpatient Alcoholism Treatment for Women. Am J Addict 18: 277-288.
28. Linnan L, Steckler A (2002) Process Evaluation for Public Health Interventions and Research. An overview. In: Steckler A, Linnan L, editors. Process Evaluation for Public Health Interventions and Research. San Francisco: Jossey Bass.
29. Glasgow R, Vogt T, Boles S, (1999) Evaluating the Public Health Impact of Health Promotion Interventions: The RE-AIM Framework. American Journal of Public Health 89: 1322-1327.
30. Saunders RP, Evans MH, Joshi P, (2005) Developing a process-evaluation plan for assessing health promotion program implementation: a how-to guide. Health Promot Pract 6: 134-147.
31. Baranowski T, Stables G, (2000) Process evaluations of the 5-a-Day projects. Health Educ Behav 27: 157-166.
32. Spagnolli A, Gamberini L, (2007) Interacting via SMS: Practices of social closeness and reciprocation. Br J Soc Psychol 46: 343-364.
33. Tsang MM, Ho SC, Liang TP, (2004) Consumer attitudes toward mobile advertising: An empirical study. International Journal of Electronic Commerce 8: 65-78.