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Dagmar M. Haller - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Text-messaging to reduce missed appointment in a youth clinic: a randomised controlled trial
Journal of epidemiology and community health, 2013Co-Authors: Françoise Narring, Noëlle Junod Perron, Melissa Dominicé Dao, Nadia Camparini Righini, Jean-paul Luc André Humair, Barbara Broers, Jean-michel Gaspoz, Dagmar M. HallerAbstract:Background To assess the effectiveness of text-messages in reducing the proportion of non-attendance in a youth clinic of a University Hospital. Methods Patients who registered for an appointment and provided a Mobile Phone Number were randomly selected to receive or not a text-message reminder before the planned appointment. A 10% reduction in the proportion of missed appointments was considered clinically and economically useful and the study was powered accordingly. Results The proportion of missed appointments was 16.4% (95% CI 13.1% to 19.8%) in the text-message group (N 462) and 20.0% (95% CI 16.6% to 23.4%) in the control group (N 529), showing no significant effect of the intervention (p=0.346). Conclusions In our primary care youth clinic, text-message reminders are not effective in reducing the proportion of missed appointments. This may in part be due to the fact that most patients are referred by a professional or by their parents and do not initiate appointments themselves.
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Brief intervention addressing excessive cannabis use in young people consulting their GP: a pilot study.
The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners, 2009Co-Authors: Dagmar M. Haller, Françoise Narring, Anne Meynard, Danièle Lefebvre, Andre Tylee, Barbara BroersAbstract:Background When excessive cannabis consumption occurs in adolescence, the adverse consequences extend into adulthood. Interventions by GPs are effective in preventing harm associated with alcohol use. Similar interventions have potential in addressing cannabis use. Aim To develop and pilot test a brief intervention targeting excessive cannabis use (defined as ≥1×/week) in young people in primary care. Design of the study Pilot intervention trial. Setting Seven family practices in Switzerland. Method The team collaborated with GPs and young people to develop the intervention. Seven GPs piloted its use in their consultations. Patients aged 15 to 24 years consulting for any health problem were recruited before the consultation. Cannabis use, other substance use, and their psychosocial correlates were assessed with a short confidential questionnaire administered before the consultation and 1 month later. GPs, staff, and patients were asked to comment on the study and its feasibility. Results Of 81 young people invited to participate, 78 (70% female) agreed (participation rate: 96%). One in seven (13.2%, 95% confidence interval = 7.5% to 18.9%) used cannabis at least once a week. Data at 1 month were available for 42% who had provided email contact details and 91% of those who had provided their Mobile Phone Number (63% overall). In most cases, the intervention lasted no more than 5 minutes. Comments from participants added favourable data towards the feasibility of the study. Conclusion This pilot study provides a solid base on which to build a randomised trial of a brief intervention addressing cannabis use in young people consulting in family practice.
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R U OK 2 TXT 4 RESEARCH?--feasibility of text message communication in primary care research.
Australian family physician, 2006Co-Authors: Dagmar M. Haller, Lena Sanci, Susan M Sawyer, Carolyn Coffey, George C. PattonAbstract:BACKGROUND: Young people have led the recent rise in prevalence of text message usage, which is increasingly used in clinical settings. OBJECTIVE: To assess the feasibility and acceptability of text message communication as a research tool in clinical research. METHODS: One hundred and ten consecutive young patients aged 16-24 years were recruited in four general practices (one inner urban, one outer urban, one rural and one university practice) in Victoria and interviewed before the consultation. If the patients had a Mobile Phone, they were asked to provide their Mobile Phone Number so that following the medical consultation they could receive a single question, via text message, about their satisfaction with the consultation. RESULTS: Ninety-one percent of patients participated: 87 of 96 (91%) had a Mobile Phone and 85 of 87 agreed to provide their Phone Number for the purpose of research. There was no influence of practice sociodemographic characteristics. DISCUSSION: Text messaging is a feasible and acceptable method of communication for research purposes with young people attending primary care. (author abstract)
Margaret Hellard - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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determining the impact of text messaging for sexual health promotion to young people
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 2010Co-Authors: Judy Gold, Megan S C Lim, Jane S Hocking, Louise Keogh, Tim Spelman, Margaret HellardAbstract:Background: The use of new technologies, such as Mobile Phones and internet, has increased dramatically in recent years. Text messages offer a novel method of sexual health promotion to young people who are the greatest users of new technology and are also at high risk of sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Methods: In January 2008, young people aged between 16 and 29 years were recruited from a music festival in Melbourne, Australia. They completed a short survey and were asked to provide their Mobile Phone Numbers. Participants received fortnightly short messaging service (SMS) relating to sexual health for 4 months, and then completed an online follow-up survey. Survey data were weighted to account for those lost to follow-up. McNemar's test was used to compare changes in survey responses. Results: A total of 1771 participants were included in analysis as they were sexually active and provided a valid Mobile Phone Number at baseline. In all, 18% (319/1771) withdrew from receiving the SMS during the broadcast period and 40% (587/1452) completed the follow-up survey. The majority reported on the follow-up survey that they found the SMS entertaining (80%), informative (68%), and they showed the SMS to others (73%). Weighted analyses found a significant increase in knowledge (P < 0.01) and STI testing (P < 0.05) over time in both males and females. Conclusion: The findings indicate that SMS appear to be a feasible, popular, and effective method of sexual health promotion to young people with a relatively low withdrawal rate, positive feedback, and an observed improvement in sexual health knowledge and STI testing.
Seyhan Yazar - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Re-engaging an inactive cohort of young adults: evaluating recruitment for the Kidskin Young Adult Myopia Study.
BMC medical research methodology, 2020Co-Authors: Gareth Lingham, David A. Mackey, Nicola Seed, Lisa Ryan, Elizabeth Milne, Robyn M. Lucas, Maria Franchina, Samantha Sze-yee Lee, Seyhan YazarAbstract:Recent changes in communication technologies, including increased reliance on Mobile Phones and the internet, may present challenges and/or opportunities to re-engaging inactive study cohorts. We evaluate our ability to recruit participants for the Kidskin Young Adult Myopia Study (KYAMS), a follow-up of the Kidskin Study. KYAMS participants were recruited from the Kidskin Study, a sun exposure-intervention study for 5–6 year-olds running from 1995 to 1999 with most recent follow-up in 2005. From 2015 to 2019, the KYAMS used mail-outs, Phone calls and social media to contact Kidskin Study participants. Multivariable logistic regression was used to identify variables associated with successful contact of a Kidskin Study participant or family member and KYAMS participation. Of 1695 eligible participants, 599 (35.5%) participants (or a family member) were contacted and 303 (17.9%) participated in the KYAMS. KYAMS participation was more likely in those who participated in the 2005 follow-up (odds ratio [OR] = 5.09, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 3.67–7.06) and had a Mobile Phone Number on record (OR = 2.25, CI: 1.57–3.23). Of those contacted, participants who were the first point of contact (OR = 4.84, CI: 2.89–8.10) and who were contacted by letter in the first (OR = 6.53, CI: 3.35–12.75) or second (OR = 5.77, CI: 2.85–11.67) round were more likely to participate in the KYAMS, compared to contact by landline Phone. We recruited approximately one-fifth of Kidskin Study participants for the KYAMS. Participants were more likely to participate in the KYAMS if they were contacted directly, rather than through a family member, and if they were contacted by invitation letter. ACTRN12617000812392.
Judy Gold - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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determining the impact of text messaging for sexual health promotion to young people
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 2010Co-Authors: Judy Gold, Megan S C Lim, Jane S Hocking, Louise Keogh, Tim Spelman, Margaret HellardAbstract:Background: The use of new technologies, such as Mobile Phones and internet, has increased dramatically in recent years. Text messages offer a novel method of sexual health promotion to young people who are the greatest users of new technology and are also at high risk of sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Methods: In January 2008, young people aged between 16 and 29 years were recruited from a music festival in Melbourne, Australia. They completed a short survey and were asked to provide their Mobile Phone Numbers. Participants received fortnightly short messaging service (SMS) relating to sexual health for 4 months, and then completed an online follow-up survey. Survey data were weighted to account for those lost to follow-up. McNemar's test was used to compare changes in survey responses. Results: A total of 1771 participants were included in analysis as they were sexually active and provided a valid Mobile Phone Number at baseline. In all, 18% (319/1771) withdrew from receiving the SMS during the broadcast period and 40% (587/1452) completed the follow-up survey. The majority reported on the follow-up survey that they found the SMS entertaining (80%), informative (68%), and they showed the SMS to others (73%). Weighted analyses found a significant increase in knowledge (P < 0.01) and STI testing (P < 0.05) over time in both males and females. Conclusion: The findings indicate that SMS appear to be a feasible, popular, and effective method of sexual health promotion to young people with a relatively low withdrawal rate, positive feedback, and an observed improvement in sexual health knowledge and STI testing.
Barbara Broers - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Text-messaging to reduce missed appointment in a youth clinic: a randomised controlled trial
Journal of epidemiology and community health, 2013Co-Authors: Françoise Narring, Noëlle Junod Perron, Melissa Dominicé Dao, Nadia Camparini Righini, Jean-paul Luc André Humair, Barbara Broers, Jean-michel Gaspoz, Dagmar M. HallerAbstract:Background To assess the effectiveness of text-messages in reducing the proportion of non-attendance in a youth clinic of a University Hospital. Methods Patients who registered for an appointment and provided a Mobile Phone Number were randomly selected to receive or not a text-message reminder before the planned appointment. A 10% reduction in the proportion of missed appointments was considered clinically and economically useful and the study was powered accordingly. Results The proportion of missed appointments was 16.4% (95% CI 13.1% to 19.8%) in the text-message group (N 462) and 20.0% (95% CI 16.6% to 23.4%) in the control group (N 529), showing no significant effect of the intervention (p=0.346). Conclusions In our primary care youth clinic, text-message reminders are not effective in reducing the proportion of missed appointments. This may in part be due to the fact that most patients are referred by a professional or by their parents and do not initiate appointments themselves.
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Brief intervention addressing excessive cannabis use in young people consulting their GP: a pilot study.
The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners, 2009Co-Authors: Dagmar M. Haller, Françoise Narring, Anne Meynard, Danièle Lefebvre, Andre Tylee, Barbara BroersAbstract:Background When excessive cannabis consumption occurs in adolescence, the adverse consequences extend into adulthood. Interventions by GPs are effective in preventing harm associated with alcohol use. Similar interventions have potential in addressing cannabis use. Aim To develop and pilot test a brief intervention targeting excessive cannabis use (defined as ≥1×/week) in young people in primary care. Design of the study Pilot intervention trial. Setting Seven family practices in Switzerland. Method The team collaborated with GPs and young people to develop the intervention. Seven GPs piloted its use in their consultations. Patients aged 15 to 24 years consulting for any health problem were recruited before the consultation. Cannabis use, other substance use, and their psychosocial correlates were assessed with a short confidential questionnaire administered before the consultation and 1 month later. GPs, staff, and patients were asked to comment on the study and its feasibility. Results Of 81 young people invited to participate, 78 (70% female) agreed (participation rate: 96%). One in seven (13.2%, 95% confidence interval = 7.5% to 18.9%) used cannabis at least once a week. Data at 1 month were available for 42% who had provided email contact details and 91% of those who had provided their Mobile Phone Number (63% overall). In most cases, the intervention lasted no more than 5 minutes. Comments from participants added favourable data towards the feasibility of the study. Conclusion This pilot study provides a solid base on which to build a randomised trial of a brief intervention addressing cannabis use in young people consulting in family practice.