One-way versus two-way text messaging on improving medication adherence: Meta-analysis of randomized trials

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 128, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 1139.e1-1139.e5

  Wald, David S ^a   Butt, Shahena ^a   Bestwick, Jonathan P ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adherence; Medication; Text message

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; META ANALYSIS; ONE WAY TEXT MESSAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); TEXT MESSAGING; TWO WAY TEXT MESSAGING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; REMINDER SYSTEM; STATISTICAL MODEL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

HUMANS; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; REMINDER SYSTEMS; TEXT MESSAGING;

EID: 84941806075     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: 15557162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2015.05.035     Document Type: Article

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