Background Mobile health interventions could have beneficial effects on health care delivery
processes. We aimed to conduct a systematic review of controlled trials of mobile technology …

Introduction: This article presents the scientific evidence for the merits of telemedicine
interventions in primary care. Although there is no uniform and consistent definition of …

Mobile phones are becoming an increasingly important platform for the delivery of health
interventions. In recent years, researchers have used mobile phones as tools for …

Background This review is an update of the original Cochrane review published in July
2012. Missed appointments are a major cause of inefficiency in healthcare delivery with …

Introduction Despite the extensive use of mHealth behavior change interventions, questions
remain about the use of technology-based reminders in delivering health care services. Text …

Introduction: Rates of chronic diseases will continue to rise in developing countries unless
effective and cost-effective interventions are implemented. This review aims to discuss the …

The acknowledged potential of using mobile phones for improving healthcare in low-
resource environments of developing countries has yet to translate into significant mHealth …

Background: Mobile text messages are a widely recognized communication method in
societies, as the global penetration of the technology approaches 100% worldwide …

Developing countries face steady growth in the prevalence of chronic diseases, along with a
continued burden from communicable diseases.“Mobile” health, or m-health—the use of …

Background and Objectives In the last few years there has been a steady uptake of mobile
phone short message service (SMS) reminders to increase medical attendance rates. We …