The effectiveness of mobile phone text messaging in improving medication adherence for patients with chronic diseases: A systematic review

Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2016, Pages

  Sarabi, Roghayeh Ershad ^a   Sadoughi, Farahnaz ^a   Orak, Roohangiz Jamshidi ^a   Bahaadinbeigy, Kambiz ^b  

^a IRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b KERMAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Cellular phones; Chronic disease; Medication adherence; Review; Text messaging

Indexed keywords

ALLERGY; ASTHMA; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DIABETES MELLITUS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEART DISEASE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; LUPUS VULGARIS; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; META ANALYSIS; MOBILE PHONE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; REVIEW; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TEXT MESSAGING; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 84969567958     PISSN: 20741804     EISSN: 20741812     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5812/ircmj.25183     Document Type: Review

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