Mobile telephone short message service reminders can reduce nonattendance in physical therapy outpatient clinics: A randomized controlled trial

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 21-26

  Taylor, Nicholas F ^a,b   Bottrell, Judy ^b   Lawler, Katherine ^b   Benjamin, Deenika ^b  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b EASTERN HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Appointments and schedules; Musculoskeletal system; Patient appointment; Physical therapy; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOBILE PHONE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TELEPHONE;

ADULT; APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; AUSTRALIA; CELLULAR PHONE; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERENCE VALUES; REMINDER SYSTEMS; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84855538608     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: 1532821X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2011.08.007     Document Type: Article

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