Table 4.
Feasibility and Acceptability of Measuring Parent Confidence by Text Message
| n (%)a | |
|---|---|
| Feasibility Measures | |
| How easy was it to respond to text messages during the study? | |
| Very easy | 60 (95.2) |
| Somewhat easy | 2 (3.2) |
| Neutral | 1 (1.6) |
| Somewhat difficult | 0 |
| Very difficult | 0 |
| Did you experience any technical difficulties sending or receiving texts? | |
| No | 58 (92.1) |
| Acceptability Measures | |
| During the study, the total number of texts you received was… | |
| About right | 56 (88.9) |
| Too few | 6 (9.5) |
| Too many | 1 (1.6) |
| You received a text message asking you to tell us about your child’s health every two weeks. How often do you think we should send parents a text message? | |
| Daily | 2 (3.2) |
| Weekly | 17 (28.0) |
| Every 2 weeks | 35 (55.6) |
| Monthly | 8 (12.7) |
| Every 2 months | 1 (1.6) |
| How much of a burden was it for you to send and receive the study text messages? | |
| Not a burden at all | 61 (96.8) |
| Minor burden | 1 (1.6) |
| Major burden | 1 (1.6) |
| Very likely to continue texting | 59 (93.7) |
| Would be interested in participating in another study with similar goals | 58 (92.1) |
a
Complete post-study data was available for n=63 enrolled caregivers.