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. 2014 Nov 5;2(4):e46. doi: 10.2196/mhealth.3660

Table 2.

Language comparison.


Total English Spanish

N=20 n=5 n=15
Female, n (%) 13/20 (65) 2/5 (40) 11/15 (73)
Response rate, % 47 61 42
Age 56 58 55
Sessions attended 20 27 17
Use SMSb prior, n (%) 13/20 (65) 4/5 (80) 9/15 (60)
Learned SMSb for study, n (%) 7/20 (35) 1/5 (20) 6/15 (40)
Continued, n (%) 17/20 (85) 4/5 (80) 13/15 (87)
PHQ9 10.94 6.2 12.92
Sessions attended 20 27 17
Average rating (1-5)



Did messages make you feel closer to the group? 4.51 4.00 4.67a

Did messages make you more likely to attend? 4.51 4.00 4.67
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Prompts reflection, n (%) 11/20 (55) 4/5 (80) 7/15 (47)

Feel cared for, n (%) 8/20 (40) 0/5 (0) 8/15 (53.33a)

Reminders, n (%) 7/20 (35) 0/5 (0) 7/15 (47)

Cheers you up, n (%) 6/20 (30) 0/5 (0) 6/15 (40)

Activates (behavioral), n (%) 3/20 (15) 0/5 (0) 3/15 (20)

Easy, n (%) 1/20 (5) 1/5 (20) 0/15 (0)

a P<.05

b SMS = short messaging service