"Text Messaging" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Communication between CELL PHONE users via the Short Message Service protocol which allows the interchange of short written messages.
| Descriptor ID |
D060145
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| MeSH Number(s) |
L01.178.847.698.300.500 L01.559.423.906.377.666
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| Concept/Terms |
Text Messages- Text Messages
- Message, Text
- Messages, Text
- Text Message
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Text Messaging" by people in Profiles.
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Automated Health Care Messages and Unexpected Patient Responses. JAMA Netw Open. 2026 Jun 01; 9(6):e2617740.
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Using artificially intelligent text messaging to improve health behaviors to reduce cardiovascular risk: study protocol for a pragmatic randomized control trial. Trials. 2026 Feb 20; 27(1).
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Comparative Effectiveness of Text + Video vs Text Alone to Prompt Stool-Based Testing for Colorectal Cancer Screening. Perm J. 2025 12 15; 29(4):152-159.
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Community-clinic partnership to address social needs and improve colorectal cancer screening outcomes: The PRIME stepped-wedge study. Contemp Clin Trials. 2025 Oct; 157:108051.
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Electronically delivered, cardiovascular-focused messaging to improve influenza vaccination: Rationale, design, and baseline characteristics of the Kaiser Permanente VACCination Improvement with Nudge-based CardiovAscular Targeted Engagement (KP-VACCINATE) Megatrial. Am Heart J. 2025 Dec; 290:129-139.
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Advancing Type 2 Diabetes Prevention through Text-Messaging Interventions: A Narrative Review. Curr Diab Rep. 2024 Dec 04; 25(1):9.
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Description of patient questions received by clinical pharmacists in the Nudge Study. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2023 Sep 07; 80(18):1247-1254.
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"Time and money and support": Adolescents and young adults' perceived social and logistical support needs for safe abortion care. Contraception. 2023 10; 126:110128.
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Modifying Text Messages from a Faith-Based Physical Activity Intervention with Latino Adults in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic. Community Health Equity Res Policy. 2024 Jul; 44(4):399-407.
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Pragmatic Randomized Study of Targeted Text Message Reminders to Reduce Missed Clinic Visits. Perm J. 2022 04 05; 26(1):64-72.