Effectiveness of Electronic Reminders to Improve Medication Adherence in Tuberculosis Patients: A Cluster-Randomised Trial

PLoS Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 9, 2015, Pages

  Liu, Xiaoqiu ^a   Lewis, James J ^b   Zhang, Hui ^a   Lu, Wei ^c   Zhang, Shun ^d   Zheng, Guilan ^e   Bai, Liqiong ^f   Li, Jun ^a   Li, Xue ^a   Chen, Hongguang ^a   Liu, Mingming ^a   Chen, Rong ^a   Chi, Junying ^a   Lu, Jian ^g   Huan, Shitong ^h   Cheng, Shiming ^a   Wang, Lixia ^a   Jiang, Shiwen ^a   Chin, Daniel P ^h   Fielding, Katherine L ^b  

^a CHINESE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c JIANGSU PROVINCIAL CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

^d Chongqing Museum   (China)

^e Heilongjiang Provincial Tuberculosis Dispensary   (China)

^f Hunan Institute of Tuberculosis   (China)

^g Dafeng County Center for Disease Control and Prevention   (China)

^h BILL AND MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DIRECTLY OBSERVED THERAPY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; MEDICATION ERROR; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCRIPTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TEXT MESSAGING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; REMINDER SYSTEM; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; CHINA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; REMINDER SYSTEMS; TEXT MESSAGING; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 84943170283     PISSN: 15491277     EISSN: 15491676     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001876     Document Type: Article

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