Use of short messaging services to assess depressive symptoms among refugees in South Africa
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Use of short messaging services to assess depressive symptoms among refugees in South Africa

An article from the Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare

From the article results: "Nearly everyone possessed a mobile phone and utilized SMS. Furthermore, low incomplete item response in QIDS and high perceived ease of interacting via SMS with service providers supported the feasibility of this method. There was a fair level of reliability between face-to-face and SMS-based screening methods, but no significant difference in preference rating between the two methods."
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Tags: SMSRefugeeSouth Africadepressionmobile phone
Study RegionSouth Africa
OrganizationUniversity of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa
Issue or ProblemDepression assessment within refugee populations
Tech MediumSMS
Technology DeviceMobile Phone
mFHAST ImplicationOpportunity for use of SMS to investigate depression with refugee populations

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