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Public Q&A: Mobile peer support for behavior change

October 28, 2013 By Susannah Fox 4 Comments

In the spirit of public Q&A, I’m posting my answers to a good question: Do you know of a research team currently studying mobile peer support in the context of behavior change?

My reply:

First, it’s always smart to have the latest numbers at your fingertips. The Pew Research Center keeps this page updated with our latest data on mobile adoption and use in the U.S.

Second, you may want to look at the comments on this post: Is there hope for SMS health alerts? There is a lot of interest among clinicians & entrepreneurs who hope that text messaging is a way to motivate support behavior change.*

Third, look at who is speaking at related conferences and events, both big and small. For example, Johns Hopkins is hosting a very intriguing wireless health symposium this week and I attended an excellent mhealth symposium last week at the University of Maryland, Baltimore, including some presentations about behavior change.

Finally, my favorite source for all things mobile health related is MobiHealthNews. Who is quoted in articles about the topic you are working on? They might be a good source for new contacts, even if they themselves don’t have time to take on a new project.

Any other tips? Please post in the comments.

* word change after I read it through the eyes of Steph Habif who I imagined saying to me, gently, “You can’t motivate anyone to change. You can support them, though.”

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  1. David Doherty says

    October 28, 2013 at 5:12 pm

    Here’s a couple of tips:

    Check out some videos of presentations from the mHealth Summit (the world’s biggest mHealth event – next one in December):

    http://www.mhealthsummit.org/about-summit/opening-remarks-and-keynote-speakers

    Introduce yourself and your interests and get networked with some key mHealth sector leaders:

    http://mhealthinsight.com/2011/06/17/linkedin-mhealth-group-reaches-1000-qualified-members/

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    • Susannah Fox says

      October 28, 2013 at 6:08 pm

      Thanks, David! Great advice.

      Reply
  2. Andrew Bateman says

    October 28, 2013 at 6:46 pm

    perhaps this isn’t what you mean by mobile peer support?…
    this is really old school now, but for people with impaired memory, who can’t programme their own smart phones or google calendar – we’ve been texting them (or some still choose to use a radiopager) their daily schedule for years.
    lots of studies/publications about efficacy
    http://www.neuropage.nhs.uk/default.asp?id=7
    typical message schedules includes orientation, medication, weekly and monthly tasks…

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    • Susannah Fox says

      October 29, 2013 at 11:18 am

      Meet people where they are = key to the success of any project. Thank you!

      Reply

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