Imperial College London
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DrHutanAshrafian

Faculty of Medicine, Department of Surgery & Cancer

Honorary Senior Research Fellow
 
 
 
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+44 (0)20 3312 7651h.ashrafian

 
 
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1089Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Wing (QEQM)St Mary's Campus

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@article{Acharya:2021:10.2196/32660,
author = {Acharya, A and Judah, G and Ashrafian, H and Sounderajah, V and Johnstone-Waddell, N and Stevenson, A and Darzi, A},
doi = {10.2196/32660},
journal = {JMIR Research Protocols},
pages = {1--8},
title = {Investigating the implementation of SMS and mobile messaging In Population Screening (The SIPS Study): Protocol for a Delphi Study},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/32660},
volume = {10},
year = {2021}
}
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TY  - JOUR
AB  - BackgroundThe use of mobile messaging including Short Message Service (SMS) and Web-based messaging in healthcare has grown significantly. Using messaging to facilitate patient communication has been advocated in several circumstances including population screening. These programmes, however, pose unique challenges to mobile communication, as messaging is often sent from a central hub to a diverse population with differing needs. Despite this, there is a paucity of robust frameworks to guide implementation. ObjectiveThis protocol describes the methods that will be used to develop a guide for the principles of use of mobile messaging for population screening programmes in England.Methods This modified Delphi study will be conducted in two parts: evidence synthesis and consensus generation. The former will incorporate a literature review of publications from 1st January 2000 to the present. This will elicit key themes to inform an online scoping questionnaire posed to a group of experts from academia, clinical medicine, industry and public health. Thematic analysis of free-text responses by two independent authors will elicit items to be used in the consensus generation. Patient and Public Involvement groups will be convened to ensure that a comprehensive item list is generated, which represents the public’s perspective. Each item will then be anonymously voted upon by experts as to its importance and feasibility of implementation in screening, during three rounds of a Delphi process. Consensus will be defined a priori at 70%, with items considered important and feasible eligible for inclusion into the final recommendation. A list of desirable items (important, but not currently feasible) will be developed to guide future work. ResultsThe Institutional Review Board at Imperial College London has granted ethical approval (20IC6088). Results are expected to involve a list of recommendations to screening services with  findings made available to screening services
AU  - Acharya,A
AU  - Judah,G
AU  - Ashrafian,H
AU  - Sounderajah,V
AU  - Johnstone-Waddell,N
AU  - Stevenson,A
AU  - Darzi,A
DO  - 10.2196/32660
EP  - 8
PY  - 2021///
SN  - 1929-0748
SP  - 1
TI  - Investigating the implementation of SMS and mobile messaging In Population Screening (The SIPS Study): Protocol for a Delphi Study
T2  - JMIR Research Protocols
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/32660
UR  - https://www.researchprotocols.org/2021/12/e32660
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/93118
VL  - 10
ER  -
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