ReviewPatient education and counseling2016
Automated alerts and reminders targeting patients: A review of the literature.
Review in Patient education and counseling, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 37 papers.
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37 citing papers in PubMed.
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- Acceptability and feasibility of a mobile health application for enhancing public private mix for TB care among healthcare Workers in Southwestern Uganda.BMC digital health · 2023Article
- Stop the denosumab delay! The effect of implementing an automatic reminder in the electronic medical record.Archives of osteoporosis · 2022Article
- Surgery remember@: an innovation to reduce surgical cancellations.Revista do Colegio Brasileiro de Cirurgioes · 2022Article
- Addressing barriers to evidence-based medicine in pediatric surgery: an introduction to the Canadian Association of Paediatric Surgeons Evidence-Based Resource.World journal of pediatric surgery · 2022Article
- A Digital Case-Finding Algorithm for Diagnosed but Untreated Hepatitis C: A Tool for Increasing Linkage to Treatment and Cure.Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) · 2021Article
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Abstract
objectiveInformation technology supporting patient self-management has the potential to foster shared accountability for healthcare outcomes by improving patient adherence. There is growing interest in providing alerts and reminders to patients to improve healthcare self-management. This paper describes a literature review of automated alerts and reminders directed to patients, the technology used, and their efficacy.
methodsAn electronic literature search was conducted in PubMed to identify relevant studies. The search produced 2418 abstracts; 175 articles underwent full-text review, of which 124 were rejected. 51 publications were included in the final analysis and coding.
resultsThe articles are partitioned into alerts and reminders. A summary of the analysis for the 51 included articles is provided.
conclusionReminders and alerts are advantageous in many ways; they can be used to reach patients outside of regular clinic settings, be personalized, and there is a minimal age barrier in the efficacy of automated reminders sent to patients. As technologies and patients' proficiencies evolve, the use and dissemination of patient reminders and alerts will also change. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: Automated technology may reliably assist patients to adhere to their health regimen, increase attendance rates, supplement discharge instructions, decrease readmission rates, and potentially reduce clinic costs.
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