Cochrane · systematic review · CD009756
Mobile phone text messaging for promoting adherence to antiretroviral therapy in patients with HIV infection
Horvath, T, Azman, H, Kennedy, GE, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2012 · Cochrane Library
HIV/AIDSAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
12
current version
GRADE rated
10
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 2 · 16.7%Very low 0 · 0%Low 6 · 50%Moderate 0 · 0%High 4 · 33.3%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
Questions and results
Mobile phone text messages compared to standard care for promoting adherence to antiretroviral therapy in patients with HIV infection
Population: Patients with HIV infection, on ART
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Viral load suppression at 52 weeks Mobile phone text messages vs standard care | RR 0.83 [0.69, 0.99] | 1 study · 538 participants | High |
ART adherence at 48‐52 weeks: Text messages vs. standard care (overall) Mobile phone text messages vs standard care | RR 0.82 [0.72, 0.94] | 2 studies · 966 participants | High |
ART adherence at 48‐52 weeks: Weekly text messages vs. standard care (overall) Mobile phone text messages vs standard care | RR 0.78 [0.68, 0.89] | 2 studies · 898 participants | High |
ART adherence at 48‐52 weeks: Short weekly messages vs. standard care Mobile phone text messages vs standard care | RR 0.77 [0.66, 0.9] | 2 studies · 750 participants | High |
ART adherence at 48 weeks: Long weekly messages vs. standard care Mobile phone text messages vs standard care | RR 0.79 [0.6, 1.04] | 1 study · 213 participants | Low Downgraded: imprecision |
ART adherence at 48 weeks: Short daily messages vs. standard care Mobile phone text messages vs standard care | RR 1 [0.79, 1.27] | 1 study · 209 participants | Low Downgraded: imprecision |
ART adherence at 48 weeks: Long daily messages vs. standard care Mobile phone text messages vs standard care | RR 0.98 [0.77, 1.24] | 1 study · 211 participants | Low Downgraded: imprecision |
Very few events. Mobile phone text messages vs standard care | no estimate extracted | 1 participants | Ungraded |
Mobile phone text messages (comparing different intervals and lengths) for promoting adherence to antiretroviral therapy in patients with HIV infection
Population: Patients with HIV infection, on ART
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
ART adherence at 48 weeks: Short weekly messages vs. long weekly messages | RR 0.98 [0.7, 1.39] | 1 study · 147 participants | Low Downgraded: imprecision |
ART adherence at 48 weeks: Weekly vs. daily messages (overall) | RR 0.79 [0.64, 0.99] | 1 study · 289 participants | Low Downgraded: imprecision |
ART adherence at 48 weeks: Short vs. long messages (overall) | RR 1.01 [0.81, 1.25] | 1 study · 289 participants | Low Downgraded: imprecision |
Very few events. | no estimate extracted | 1 participants | Ungraded |