Trial reportJournal of medical systems2015
Short message service (SMS) can enhance compliance and reduce cancellations in a sedation gastrointestinal endoscopy center: a prospective randomized controlled trial.
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- Mobile health technologies supporting colonoscopy preparation: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.PloS one · 2021Pooled it
- Preoperative communication with anesthetists via anesthesia service platform (ASP) helps alleviate patients' preoperative anxiety.Scientific reports · 2020Trial
- Preferences for Personalized Text Message Appointment Reminders Among Outpatients in a Universal Health System: Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Article
- Incidence of Postoperative Pain at 7 Days After Day Surgery Reported Using a Text Messaging Platform: Retrospective Observational Study.JMIR perioperative medicine · 2022Article
- Efficacy of a new day surgery management mode based on WeChat: a study protocol for randomised controlled trials.BMJ open · 2022Article
- Alleviating Pregastroscopy Anxiety Using Mobile Social Media Application.Frontiers in medicine · 2022Article
- Effects of a short message service (SMS) by cellular phone to improve compliance with fasting guidelines in patients undergoing elective surgery: a retrospective observational study.BMC health services research · 2021Observational
- Efficiency of Text Message Contact on Medical Safety in Outpatient Surgery: Retrospective Study.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2020Article
- What Patients Want in a Smartphone App That Supports Colonoscopy Preparation: Qualitative Study to Inform a User-Centered Smartphone App.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2019Article
- A Mobile Health Intervention for Prostate Biopsy Patients Reduces Appointment Cancellations: Cohort Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2019Article
- Using text message reminders in health care services: A narrative literature review.Internet interventions · 2018Review
- Clinical Interest and Economic Impact of Preoperative SMS Reminders before Ambulatory Surgery: A Propensity Score Analysis.Journal of medical systems · 2018Article
- mHealth Interventions for Health System Strengthening in China: A Systematic Review.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2017Article
- Reminders make people adhere better to a self-help sleep intervention.Health and technology · 2017Article
- Leveraging Clinical Informatics in the Conduct of Clinical Trials.Journal of medical systems · 2015Article
- Facilitators and barriers in acceptance of telemedicine among healthcare providers in Pakistan: A cross-sectional survey.The journal of medicine accessArticle
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Abstract
Many outpatients who inadequately prepared for the procedure were cancelled on the day of the examination for various reasons. The aim of study was to investigate whether short message service (SMS) can improve patients' compliance and reduce cancellation rates. Outpatients scheduled for sedation gastrointestinal endoscopy were randomly assigned to mobile phone SMS group or control group. Patients in the control group received a leaflet on preparation instructions, while patients in the SMS group received SMS reminders after making an appointment. A total of 1786 patients were analyzed. There was a significant reduction in the rate of cancellations for patients in the SMS group (4.8%) compared with patients in the control group (8.0%) (P<0.001). Patients in the SMS group were 40% less likely to be cancelled by medical staff than patients in the control group. The compliance score of the two groups based on demographic and clinic characteristic distribution showed that for both male and female patients, the compliance score was higher in the SMS group than that in the control group (P=0.023, P<0.001, respectively). Additionally, the compliance score was also significantly higher in the SMS group among patients who were under 50 years old, less than an undergraduate education level, experiencing their first time for procedure, or whose procedures were gastroscopy, waiting time was between 4 and 15 days, and schedules were in morning (P≤0.032). SMS reminders can be considered a complement to conventional preparation instructions, which could help improve the compliance of outpatients and reduce the rate of cancellations.
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