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

Year 2019, Volume: 9 Issue: 1, 85 - 90, 29.03.2019

Ayse Sezer Balci Hasibe Kadioglu

https://doi.org/10.33808/marusbed.546694

Cited By: 4

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.

Keywords

health applications, mobile health, pregnant women, primary care, text message.

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