A randomized controlled trial to assess adherence to allergic rhinitis treatment following a daily short message service (SMS) via the mobile phone

International Archives of Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 163, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 51-58

  Wang, Kuiji ^a,b   Wang, Chengshuo ^a,b   Xi, Lin ^b   Zhang, Yuan ^a,b   Ouyang, Yuhui ^b   Lou, Hongfei ^a,b   Zhang, Wei ^b   Zhang, Luo ^a,b  

^a CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

Author keywords

Adherence; Allergic rhinitis; Short message service; Treatment

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; NITRIC OXIDE; BUDESONIDE;

ADULT; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOBILE PHONE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SHORT MESSAGE SERVICE; TEXT MESSAGING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; YOUNG ADULT; ACOUSTIC RHINOMETRY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DAILY SHORT MESSAGE SERVICE; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FOLLOW UP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; MORNING DOSAGE; NASAL PRURITUS; NOSE AIRWAY RESISTANCE; NOSE OBSTRUCTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RHINORRHEA; SNEEZING; TREATMENT DURATION;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRANASAL; ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADULT; CELLULAR PHONE; EXHALATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NITRIC OXIDE; OUTPATIENTS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, PERENNIAL; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TEXT MESSAGING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84893063565     PISSN: 10182438     EISSN: 14230097     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000356317     Document Type: Article

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