BACKGROUND: Young people have led the recent rise in prevalence of text message usage, which is increasingly used in clinical settings. OBJECTIVE: To assess the feasibility and acceptability of text message communication as a research tool in clinical research. METHODS: One hundred and ten consecutive young patients aged 16-24 years were recruited in four general practices (one inner urban, one outer urban, one rural and one university practice) in Victoria and interviewed before the consultation. If the patients had a mobile phone, they were asked to provide their mobile phone number so that following the medical consultation they could receive a single question, via text message, about their satisfaction with the consultation. RESULTS: Ninety-one percent of patients participated: 87 of 96 (91%) had a mobile phone and 85 of 87 agreed to provide their phone number for the purpose of research. There was no influence of practice sociodemographic characteristics. DISCUSSION: Text messaging is a feasible and acceptable method of communication for research purposes with young people attending primary care.
BACKGROUND: Young people have led the recent rise in prevalence of text message usage, which is increasingly used in clinical settings. OBJECTIVE: To assess the feasibility and acceptability of text message communication as a research tool in clinical research. METHODS: One hundred and ten consecutive young patients aged 16-24 years were recruited in four general practices (one inner urban, one outer urban, one rural and one university practice) in Victoria and interviewed before the consultation. If the patients had a mobile phone, they were asked to provide their mobile phone number so that following the medical consultation they could receive a single question, via text message, about their satisfaction with the consultation. RESULTS: Ninety-one percent of patients participated: 87 of 96 (91%) had a mobile phone and 85 of 87 agreed to provide their phone number for the purpose of research. There was no influence of practice sociodemographic characteristics. DISCUSSION: Text messaging is a feasible and acceptable method of communication for research purposes with young people attending primary care.
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