Abstinence · people who smoke
Text messaging probably leads to higher long‐term abstinence (all randomised) compared with minimal support (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Data quality · Community health care workers, known as Health Surveillance Assistants (HSAs) (n = 156) associated with 30 health facilities.
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Documenting of matched pregnancy outcome data · Community health care workers, known as Health Surveillance Assistants (HSAs) (n = 156) associated with 30 health facilities.
High‐intensity brief text messaging (SMS) showed no clear difference in documenting of matched pregnancy outcome data compared with low‐intensity brief text messaging (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Service quality · Community health care workers, known as Health Surveillance Assistants (HSAs) (n = 156) associated with 30 health facilities.
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Information use · Community health care workers, known as Health Surveillance Assistants (HSAs) (n = 156) associated with 30 health facilities.
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Functioning of the RHIS · Community health care workers, known as Health Surveillance Assistants (HSAs) (n = 156) associated with 30 health facilities.
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Health provider outcomes · Community health care workers, known as Health Surveillance Assistants (HSAs) (n = 156) associated with 30 health facilities.
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Medication adherence (continuous) · people with established arterial occlusive events
1 finding from 1 review
Fatal cardiovascular events (percentage of people having fatal cardiovascular events) · people with established arterial occlusive events
Mobile phone text messaging showed no clear difference in fatal cardiovascular events (percentage of people having fatal… compared with usual care (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Non‐fatal cardiovascular events · people with established arterial occlusive events
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
Very low
Combined cardiovascular events · people with established arterial occlusive events
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
Very low
Low‐density lipoprotein cholesterol (mg/dL) (endpoint low‐density lipoprotein cholesterol reading) · people with established arterial occlusive events
1 finding from 1 review
Blood pressure · people with established arterial occlusive events
1 finding from 1 review
Heart rate · people with established arterial occlusive events
1 finding from 1 review
Adverse effects of pain treatment · People undergoing orthodontic treatment (any age; 9 to 34 years in included studies)
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Patient‐reported pain intensity or pain relief (VAS, NRS or categorical scale) · People undergoing orthodontic treatment (any age; 9 to 34 years in included studies)
1 finding from 1 review
Patient‐reported pain intensity or pain relief: VAS (1 mm to 100 mm) ‐ 24 hours. Assumed risk: Not measured. Corresponding risk: not estimable. 39 participants (1 RCT). Quality: very low. Comments: insufficient…
1 study · 39 participants
Very low
Smoking cessation · young people
Behavioural interventions showed no clear difference in text messaging‐based interventions vs control Smoking cessation compared with minimal control (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
ART adherence · Patients with HIV infection, on ART
Mobile phone text messages leads to lower ART adherence at 48‐52 weeks: Text messages vs. standard care… compared with standard care (high certainty).
6 findings from 1 review
RR 0.82 [0.72, 0.94]
2 studies · 966 participants
High
RR 0.78 [0.68, 0.89]
2 studies · 898 participants
High
RR 0.77 [0.66, 0.9]
2 studies · 750 participants
High
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RR 0.79 [0.6, 1.04]
1 study · 213 participants
Low
RR 1 [0.79, 1.27]
1 study · 209 participants
Low
RR 0.98 [0.77, 1.24]
1 study · 211 participants
Low
HIV virological suppression at 6 months (viral load < 400 copies/mL) · Patients with HIV infection, on ART
Mobile phone text messages leads to lower viral load suppression at 52 weeks compared with standard care (high certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Very few events. · Patients with HIV infection, on ART
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
1 participants
GRADE not reported