Pengguna teknologi informasi mobile merupakan saluran yang
potensial untuk mempromosikan kesehatan dengan lebih personal khususnya kelompok usia muda. Pesan motivasi dan metode perubahan perilaku yang biasa digunakan dalam konseling tatap muka dapat pula dimodifikasi dan dimanfaatkan melalui pesan telepon seluler/hand phone (HP) kepada sasaran. Pesan teks HP sudah dimanfaatkan sebagai media promosi kesehatan seperti memonitor perkembangan klinis pasien HIV/AIDS, hipertensi, diabetes, asma(Cole-Lewis & Kershaw, 2010)1 sebagai pengingat perilaku sehat seperti menjaga berat badan dan minum vitamin.(Cocosila et al., 2009) (Gerber et al., 2009)2;3 Pesan teks HP juga terbukti secara ilmiah pada kasus penanggulangan roko.(Fjeldsoe et al., 2009; Free et al., 2011; Haug et al., 2009)4;5;6 DAFTAR PUSTAKA Cocosila, M., Archer, N., Brian Haynes, R., & Yuan, Y. (2009). Can wireless text messaging improve adherence to preventive activities? Results of a randomised controlled trial. International Journal of Medical Informatics, 78(4), 230–238. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2008.07.011 Cole-Lewis, H., & Kershaw, T. (2010). Text messaging as a tool for behavior change in disease prevention and management. Epidemiologic Reviews, 32(1), 56–69. https://doi.org/10.1093/epirev/mxq004 Fjeldsoe, B. S., Marshall, A. L., & Miller, Y. D. (2009). Behavior Change Interventions Delivered by Mobile Telephone Short-Message Service. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 36(2), 165–173. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amepre.2008.09.040 Free, C., Knight, R., Robertson, S., Whittaker, R., Edwards, P., Zhou, W., Rodgers, A., Cairns, J., Kenward, M. G., & Roberts, I. (2011). Smoking cessation support delivered via mobile phone text messaging (txt2stop): A single-blind, randomised trial. The Lancet, 378(9785), 49–55. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(11)60701-0 Gerber, B. S., Stolley, M. R., Thompson, A. L., Sharp, L. K., & Fitzgibbon, M. L. (2009). Mobile phone text messaging to promote healthy behaviors and weight loss maintenance: A feasibility study. Health Informatics Journal, 15(1), 17–25. https://doi.org/10.1177/1460458208099865 Haug, S., Meyer, C., Schorr, G., Bauer, S., & John, U. (2009). Continuous individual support of smoking cessation using text messaging: A pilot experimental study. Nicotine and Tobacco Research, 11(8), 915–923. https://doi.org/10.1093/ntr/ntp084