Title:

Don’t Forget the Humble Text Message

URL: https://www.jmir.org/2024/1/e59888
Summary:

Text messaging is a proven intervention for changing tobacco behaviors, due to its low cost, vast reach, frequent use, high read rates, and ability to be tailored and personalized.

Highlights:

This Viewpoint presents a retrospective of text messaging in health, drawing on the example of text message–based interventions for smoking cessation, and presents evidence for the continued relevance of this mobile health modality in 2025 and beyond.

Published in December 2024

Topics: Health Promotion: Tobacco
Resource Type: strategies and interventions
Publisher: Journal of Medical Internet Research
Date Last Updated: 2025-10-29 9:28

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