Comparison of Paper Diaries, Text Messages and Smartphone App to Track Bleeding and Other Symptoms for Contraceptive Studies.

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    • Source:
      Publisher: Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 9715672 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1573-6628 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 10927875 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Matern Child Health J Subsets: MEDLINE
    • Publication Information:
      Publication: 1999- : New York, NY : Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers
      Original Publication: New York : Plenum Press, c1997-
    • Subject Terms:
      Intrauterine Devices, Copper* ; Mobile Applications* ; Text Messaging*; Contraceptive Agents ; Female ; Humans
    • Abstract:
      Objectives: Most researchers who study the effects of hormonal contraception on menstrual bleeding rely on self-reported data via paper diaries, for which completeness and timeliness have been shown to be poor. The purpose of this exploratory study was to compare the completeness and timeliness of bleeding data collected via paper diaries, text messages or smartphone application (a.k.a "app").
      Methods: This was a sub-study of a double-blinded, placebo-controlled randomized trial comparing the effects of a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug, naproxen, with placebo when using a copper IUD. Participants tracked bleeding and symptoms over 112 days. Participants tracked bleeding daily using a paper diary as well as with either text messages or a smartphone app. Participants who used paper and the app were also able to record non-bleeding symptoms.
      Results: Twenty-five participants submitted diaries. Of these participants, 10 completed both paper and app diaries, 7 completed both paper and text messages, 4 completed the paper diary only, 4 completed the app only. Text messages had the most complete data (108 days), followed by the app (96 days) and paper diaries (84 days). The lag time between a bleeding event and the date recording that event was 0.10 days for text, 1.0 days for app, and 4.73 days for paper diaries. Participants using the app reported a median of 33 other symptoms over the study period compared to 7 for the paper diaries.
      Discussion: Our findings suggest texts demonstrated more complete and timely bleeding data than either paper diaries, or the app. Compared to paper diaries, the app delivered more complete, timely data, and also collected a large set of symptoms.
      (© 2021. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.)
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    • Grant Information:
      UL1 TR002319 United States TR NCATS NIH HHS; DR304-WH-60191 CooperSurgical, Inc; UL1 TR002319 United States TR NCATS NIH HHS
    • Contributed Indexing:
      Keywords: Contraception; Paper diaries; SMS; Self-reported bleeding data; Smartphone app; Text messaging
    • Accession Number:
      0 (Contraceptive Agents)
    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 20220123 Date Completed: 20220527 Latest Revision: 20220716
    • Publication Date:
      20240105
    • Accession Number:
      PMC9133066
    • Accession Number:
      10.1007/s10995-021-03362-6
    • Accession Number:
      35066706