User engagement with and attitudes towards an interactive SMS reminder system for patients with tuberculosis

Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 404-408

  Mohammed, Shama ^a,b   Siddiqi, Osman ^a   Ali, Owais ^a   Habib, Ali ^a   Haqqi, Faraz ^a   Kausar, Maimoona ^a   Khan, Aamir J ^a,b  

^a Interactive Research Development   (Pakistan)

^b THE INDUS HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOBILE PHONE; PAKISTAN; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REMINDER SYSTEM; TEXT MESSAGING; TUBERCULOSIS; UTILIZATION REVIEW; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CELLULAR PHONE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAKISTAN; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PILOT PROJECTS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REMINDER SYSTEMS; TEXT MESSAGING; TUBERCULOSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84868317758     PISSN: 1357633X     EISSN: 17581109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/jtt.2012.120311     Document Type: Article

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