TEXTED reminders have been
proven to enhance medication
adherence according to a new
meta-analysis of 16 randomised
clinical trials published in JAMA
Internal Medicine.
The study showed that
mobile phone text messaging
approximately doubles the odds
of medication adherence, which
translates into adherence rates
improving from 50% to 67.8%, or
an absolute increase of 17.8%.
Variations existed in methodology
such as the study where patients
were sent a text when they failed
to open a medication dispenser
or those sent texts about specific
medications and dosages, with
some messages sent daily and
others weekly.
The doubling result was shown to
be independent of the variation on
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