M A Omelchenko, E V Arutyunova, A D Butashin, E M Ivanova
[Testing of the Russian-language version of the Thought, Language and Communication Scale]
Zhurnal nevrologii i psikhiatrii imeni S.S. Korsakova
globally incidence sexually transmitted infections sti rising posing challenge control appropriate management text messaging become common mode communication among almost six billion mobile phone users worldwide text messaging used remind patients clinic appointments notify patients time sti retesting facilitate patient communication health professionals questions concerns may sexual health handful systematic reviews published short message service sms interventions variety health settings issues none related sexual health plan conduct systematic review examine impact text messaging might interventions prevention care patients stis eligible studies include quantitative qualitative studies published 1995 discuss efficacy effectiveness sms interventions sti prevention management using text messaging data abstracted independently two reviewers using standardized pretested data abstraction form interrater reliability scores obtained ensure consistency inclusion data extraction studies heterogeneity assessed using i2 test subgroup analyses nonhypothesis driven inductive reasoning approach well coding framework applied analyze qualitative studies metaanalysis may conducted sufficient quantitative studies found using similar outcomes protocol identified ten related systematic reviews reviews limited particular disease setting exclusive sms interventions date systematic review first comprehensive examination studies discuss effectiveness sms multiple outcomes relate sti prevention management covering diverse settings populations findings systematic review additional metaanalyses published presented key knowledge users information provide evidence required appropriately adopt text messaging standard practice sti care