Trial reportBMC medical informatics and decision making2013
Effects of and satisfaction with short message service reminders for patient medication adherence: a randomized controlled study.
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- Advanced Messaging Intervention for Medication Adherence and Clinical Outcomes Among Patients With Cancer: Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR cancer · 2023Article
- IBD Monitor: Romanian National Mobile Application for Inflammatory Bowel Disease Personalized Treatment and Monitoring.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Qualitative Study of General Public Views towards Adverse Drug Reactions in Lithuania.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Adverse Drug Reaction Reporting by Patients in 12 European Countries.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Use of a Machine Learning Program to Correctly Triage Incoming Text Messaging Replies From a Cardiovascular Text-Based Secondary Prevention Program: Feasibility Study.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2020Article
- Mobile Apps for Blood Pressure Monitoring: Systematic Search in App Stores and Content Analysis.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2018Article
- Using text message reminders in health care services: A narrative literature review.Internet interventions · 2018Review
- A model for predicting utilization of mHealth interventions in low-resource settings: case of maternal and newborn care in Kenya.BMC medical informatics and decision making · 2018Article
- The Extent and Reasons for Dissatisfaction From Outpatients Provided With Pharmacy Services at Two Public Hospitals in Eastern Ethiopia.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2018Article
- The Effect of Education through Short Message Service (SMS) Messages on Diabetic Patients Adherence.Scientia pharmaceutica · 2017Article
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- Evaluating the Validity and Reliability of the Beliefs About Medicines Questionnaire in Low-Income, Spanish-Speaking Patients With Diabetes in the United States.The Diabetes educator · 2017Observational
- The Effectiveness of Mobile Phone Text Messaging in Improving Medication Adherence for Patients with Chronic Diseases: A Systematic Review.Iranian Red Crescent medical journal · 2016Review
- Mobile Phone Apps for Inflammatory Bowel Disease Self-Management: A Systematic Assessment of Content and Tools.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2016Article
- Effect of Reinforcement of Oral Health Education Message through Short Messaging Service in Mobile Phones: A Quasi-Experimental Trial.International journal of telemedicine and applications · 2016Article
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Abstract
backgroundMedication adherence is critical for patient treatment. This study involved evaluating how implementing Short Message Service (SMS) reminders affected patient medication adherence and related factors.
methodsWe used a structured questionnaire to survey outpatients at three medical centers. Patients aged 20 years and older who were prescribed more than 7 days of a prescription medication were randomized into SMS intervention or control groups. The intervention group received daily messages reminding them of aspects regarding taking their medication; the control group received no messages. A phone follow-up was performed to assess outcomes after 8 days. Data were collected from 763 participants in the intervention group and 435 participants in the control group.
resultsAfter participants in the intervention group received SMS reminders to take medication or those in the control group received no messages, incidences of delayed doses were decreased by 46.4 and 78.8% for those in the control and intervention groups, respectively. The rate of missed doses was decreased by 90.1% for participants in the intervention group and 61.1% for those in the control group. We applied logistic regression analysis and determined that participants in the intervention group had a 3.2-fold higher probability of having a decrease in delayed doses compared with participants in the control group. Participants in the intervention group also showed a 2.2-fold higher probability of having a decrease in missed doses compared with participants in the control group.
conclusionsUse of SMS significantly affected the rates of taking medicine on schedule. Therefore, daily SMS could be useful for reminding patients to take their medicine on schedule.
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