Intervention Protocol

Mobile phone messaging telemedicine for facilitating self management of long-term illnesses

  1. Thyra de Jongh2,
  2. Ipek Gurol-Urganci2,
  3. Vlasta Vodopivec-Jamsek3,
  4. Josip Car1,*,
  5. Rifat Atun2

Editorial Group: Cochrane Consumers and Communication Group

Published Online: 8 OCT 2008

DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD007459

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de Jongh T, Gurol-Urganci I, Vodopivec-Jamsek V, Car J, Atun R. Mobile phone messaging telemedicine for facilitating self management of long-term illnesses (Protocol). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2008, Issue 4. Art. No.: CD007459. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD007459.

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  1. 1

    Imperial College London, Department of Primary Care and Social Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, London, UK

  2. 2

    Imperial College London, Tanaka Business School, London, UK

  3. 3

    University of Ljubljana-Medical Faculty, Department of Family Medicine, Ljubljana, Slovenia

*Josip Car, Department of Primary Care and Social Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, Reynolds Building, St Dunstan's Road, London, W6 8RP, UK. josip.car@imperial.ac.uk.

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  1. Publication Status: New
  2. Published Online: 8 OCT 2008

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This is the protocol for a review and there is no abstract. The objectives are as follows:

To assess the effects of mobile phone telemedicine for facilitating self management of long-term illnesses, on: health outcomes; patients' and healthcare providers' evaluation of the intervention; changes in self management (such as changes to lifestyle, or in understanding and self-esteem); and costs. Secondary objectives include assessment of possible risks and harms associated with the intervention.

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