A randomized controlled behavioral intervention trial to improve medication adherence in adult stroke patients with prescription tailored SMS
An article from BMC Neurology
From the results posted in PubMed: "Two hundred participants were enrolled. 38 participants were lost to follow-up. After 2 months, the mean medication score was 7.4 (95 % CI: 7.2-7.6) in the intervention group while 6.7 (95 % CI: 6.4-7.02) in the control group. The adjusted mean difference (Δ) was 0.54 (95 % CI: 0.22-0.85). The mean diastolic blood pressure in the intervention group was 2.6 mmHg (95 % CI; -5.5 to 0.15) lower compared to the usual care group."
| Study Region | Pakistan |
| Organization | Aga Khan University |
| Issue or Problem | Increasing medication adherence in stroke survivor populations |
| Tech Medium | SMS |
| Technology Device | Mobile phones |
| mFHAST Implication | Opportunity for use of SMS to improve medication adherence for stroke survivors |
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Link to original research article in PubMedhis was a parallel group, assessor-blinded, randomized, controlled, superiority trial. Participants were centrally randomized in fixed block sizes. Adult participants on multiple medications with access to a cell phone and stroke at least 4 weeks from onset (Onset as defined by last seen normal) were eligible.