RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Is it ok 2 txt? Reaching out to adolescents about sexual and reproductive health
JF Postgraduate Medical Journal
JO Postgrad Med J
FD The Fellowship of Postgraduate Medicine
SP 534
OP 539
DO 10.1136/postgradmedj-2012-131519
VO 89
IS 1055
A1 Malbon, Katherine
A1 Romo, Dina
YR 2013
UL http://pmj.bmj.com/content/89/1055/534.abstract
AB As the number of adolescents in the population is growing, it is even more important that healthcare practitioners are provided with the tools and resources that can best educate and connect with those patients at risk in this population, particularly with regard to sexual health behaviours. Notoriously, adolescents are difficult to engage in their own healthcare. However, with the advancement of technology and the ubiquitous use of cell phones, emerging studies suggest that there may be benefits to using text messaging within the adolescent health arena to encourage engagement, compliance and improve health knowledge. The use of text messaging has been implemented within adolescent healthcare in multiple ways but studies are needed to evaluate the content of messages, dosage and efficacy of text messaging in improving health outcomes in this population.