mHealth can Activate Patients to Discuss Hepatitis C Screening with Physicians

Abstract

JOURNAL OF MOBILE TECHNOLOGY IN MEDICINE VOL. 8 ISSUE 1 JUNE 2019 20 Background: Despite the prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) and the availability of effective treatments, HCV screening remains suboptimal, in part due to primary care physicians’ (PCPs) unawareness of and discomfort discussing HCV risk factors. Patient-facing text message campaigns may overcome these barriers by empowering patients to initiate screening discussions with their PCPs.