Using short message service text reminders to reduce 'did not attend' rates in sexual health and HIV appointment clinics

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 289-293

  Farmer, Thomas ^a   Brook, Gary ^a   McSorley, John ^a   Murphy, Siobhan ^a   Mohamed, Azmina ^a  

^a CENTRAL MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

attendance rates; environment; Equipment; sexual health; sexually transmitted infection; short message service; SMS; technology; text messaging

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; DNA DETERMINATION; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOBILE PHONE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL HEALTH; SHORT MESSAGE SERVICE; TEXT MESSAGING;

ATTENDANCE RATES; ENVIRONMENT; EQUIPMENT; SEXUAL HEALTH; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTION; SHORT MESSAGE SERVICE; SMS; TECHNOLOGY; TEXT MESSAGING;

AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; CELLULAR PHONE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OFFICE VISITS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; REMINDER SYSTEMS; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; TEXT MESSAGING;

EID: 84895835464     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0956462413502325     Document Type: Article

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