Open AccessmHealth can Activate Patients to Discuss Hepatitis C Screening with Physicians
Author(s) -
John B. Kellogg,
Jessica D. Lee,
Daniel R. Murphy,
Monisha Arya
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of mobile technology in medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1839-7808
DOI - 10.7309/jmtm.8.1.3
Subject(s) - mhealth , medicine , hepatitis c , family medicine , virology , nursing , psychological intervention
JOURNAL OF MOBILE TECHNOLOGY IN MEDICINE VOL. 8 ISSUE 1 JUNE 2019 20 Background: Despite the prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) and the availability of effective treatments, HCV screening remains suboptimal, in part due to primary care physicians’ (PCPs) unawareness of and discomfort discussing HCV risk factors. Patient-facing text message campaigns may overcome these barriers by empowering patients to initiate screening discussions with their PCPs.
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