TY - JOUR T1 - Text messaging to promote health JF - British Journal of General Practice JO - Br J Gen Pract SP - 72 LP - 73 DO - 10.3399/bjgp14X677086 VL - 64 IS - 619 AU - Clare Michell AU - Pippa Oakeshott Y1 - 2014/02/01 UR - http://bjgp.org/content/64/619/72.3.abstract N2 - Douglas and Free’s qualitative study1 alongside a randomised controlled trial2 show that text messaging offers a valuable way of supporting people trying to give up smoking. Text messages may also have wider potential in health promotion, including within sexual health.In September 2013 we carried out a patient and public involvement user group to investigate what female genitourinary medicine clinic attendees thought about texts encouraging regular STI checks, use of long … ER -