Built upon our proprietary application framework – the Behavior Change Suite™ - DPS Health’s test message solution promotes behavior change through individual interactions and peers-to-peer support. The program collects information on each patient’s health status so you can quickly determine how each patient is doing and asses overall program effectiveness. One example of an SMS intervention is the diabetes tool deployed by UCLA. In that intervention, individuals with diabetes receive specific questions, messages and prompts from the system sent via text message. They are then encouraged to communicate with their peer partners to discuss the topic of the initial text.

This novel approach to peer-to-peer support can:

Increase patient’s ability to manage their own health

Decrease feelings of social isolation

Increase self-efficacy

Improve outcomes

Provide effective engagement by individuals with limited internet access or skills