TY  - JOUR
U1  - Zeitschriftenartikel, wissenschaftlich - begutachtet (reviewed)
A1  - Ibeneme, Sam Chidi
A1  - Ndukwu, Sandra C.
A1  - Myezwa, Hellen
A1  - Irem, Franklin Onyedinma
A1  - Ezenwankwo, Fortune Elochukwu
A1  - Ajidahun, Adedayo Tunde
A1  - Ezuma, Amarachi D.
A1  - Nnamani, Amaka
A1  - Onodugo, Obinna
A1  - Fortwengel, Gerhard
A1  - Uwakwe, Victor C.
T1  - Effectiveness of mobile text reminder in improving adherence to medication, physical exercise, and quality of life in patients living with HIV: a systematic review
JF  - BMC Infectious Diseases
N2  - Background: Mobile text reminder (SMS) system is considered a viable strategy for targeting/facilitating healthy behavioural change including adherence to prescribed physical exercises (PE) and medication (antiretroviral therapy-ART) which should improve the quality of life (Qol) in people living with HIV/AIDS(PLWHA). Thus, the literature was appraised for evidence of SMS effectiveness in improving ART and PE adherence behaviours and QoL in PLWHA.

Methods: Eight databases–AMED, CINAHL, Cochrane Library, EMBASE, EMCARE, Ovid MEDLINE, PsycINFO, and PubMed-were searched up to December 2020, using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA) protocol.This review included only randomised control trials (RCTs) investigating the effectiveness of SMS in improving QoL or PE or ART adherence behaviour or a combination of these variables in PLWHA >18 years.
Two independent reviewers determined the eligibility of the studies. Data were extracted and the quality of the study was assessed with the Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro) tool. The primary outcomes were ART and PE adherence behaviours while the secondary outcome was QoL.

Result: A pooled estimate of effect was not calculated due to the heterogeneity of methods and outcome measures.
Therefore, a narrative synthesis of ten studies that met the inclusion criteria (n = 1621 participants at study completion) comprising males/females, aged ≥ 18 years, was done. There was a significant improvement in ART adherence behaviour except in three underpowered studies. Only the SMS interventions that were developed using the Starks 3-steps Adherence model was associated with positive outcome. The only study that evaluated QoL was underpowered and reported no significant change while there were no RCTs on PE.

Conclusion: Effects of SMS intervention trends towards a significant improvement in ART adherence behaviour in PLWHA. It is plausible that SMS reminders developed using the broader framework of the interpersonal health behaviour theory(ies) may have positive outcome. Nevertheless, the observed heterogeneity in the methods/outcome measures warrants a cautious interpretation of the findings. There is a lack/paucity of RCTs and therefore no evidence in support of the effectiveness of SMS intervention in improving PE adherence and QoL.
KW  - Antiretroviral therapy
KW  - Cell phone
KW  - Text-message
KW  - Medication adherence
KW  - Physical exercise adherence
KW  - Quality of life
KW  - HIV-Infektion
KW  - Handy
KW  - SMS <Telekommunikation>
KW  - Therapietreue
KW  - Physikalische Therapie
KW  - Lebensqualität
Y1  - 2021
UN  - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:bsz:960-opus4-20726
SN  - 1471-2334
SS  - 1471-2334
U6  - https://doi.org/10.25968/opus-2072
DO  - https://doi.org/10.25968/opus-2072
VL  - 21
SP  - 26
S1  - 26
ER  -