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  • Digital Health
  • Behavioral Science
  • Global Health

Background:

  • Text messaging is a personal and efficient communication method.
  • Ubiquitous mobile phone access enables global health interventions via SMS.
  • SMS interventions show promise in supporting health behaviors.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review the efficacy of SMS for delivering behavioral interventions.
  • To explore advantages of SMS over other digital interventions.
  • To identify factors influencing SMS intervention effectiveness.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review of studies on SMS behavioral interventions.
  • Analysis of program features related to user engagement and persuasiveness.
  • Synthesis of findings on health behavior support via SMS.

Main Results:

  • SMS interventions are effective in supporting health behaviors.
  • SMS may offer advantages over other computerized intervention modalities.
  • User engagement and persuasiveness features mediate intervention effects.

Conclusions:

  • SMS is a viable and effective tool for remote behavioral interventions.
  • Optimizing SMS features is key to maximizing intervention impact.
  • Personalized SMS strategies are needed for sustained health behavior change.