Future interventions should aim to parse out the different influences of phones, smartphones, and using an electronic personal health record solely on a desktop computer, as well as investigate the needs of specific sub-populations, such as young people or older adults.
AT&T's most recent financial quarter showed the influence of the phone on its business.
The results of this trial are expected to provide evidence of the influence of mobile phone reminders on improving adherence to first-line ART in an Indian context.
This paper presents the study protocol for a trial, to evaluate the influence of mobile phone reminders on adherence to first-line antiretroviral treatment in South India.
There have, so far, been no reports from randomized trials evaluating the influence of mobile phone reminders on adherence to ART; however a Kenyan trial evaluating this concept is currently ongoing [ 17].
In many jurisdictions, we prohibit texting while driving, and a California court recently ruled to extend these regulations to prohibit certain instances of driving under the influence of smart phones (i.e. smart driving).
"The few studies conducted seem to suggest that, if anything, while people are 'under the influence' of mobile phones, they tend to perform slightly better in attention and memory tests.
India, which has over 275,000 patients on first line ART[ 18], is well suited to explore the influence of the mobile phone on adherence to ART, given the widespread connectivity, low costs and growing popularity of the mobile phone.
What I had witnessed was a danger of walking under the influence of a smart phone.
While the influence of the cell phone and internet communications in the Arab Spring revolutions continues to be debated, we found refugees viewed their phones as powerful devices that could allow any of them to challenge a regime.
