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Would People Pay for Text Messaging Health Reminders?

Abstract

The aim of this study is to determine the time and financial limitations that people would accept for using a telehealth service consisting of wireless text messaging reminders to improve adherence to a recommended healthy regimen. An empirical study based on a 1-month trial of a prototype system that studied adherence to a specified healthy behaviour was conducted. Fifty-one participants received daily cell phone text messaging reminders on …

Authors

Cocosila M; Archer N; Yuan Y

Journal

Telemedicine Journal and e-Health, Vol. 14, No. 10, pp. 1091–1095

Publisher

Mary Ann Liebert

Publication Date

December 2008

DOI

10.1089/tmj.2008.0047

ISSN

1530-5627