Gathered by mFHAST / Friday, December 5, 2014 / Categories: Patient Engagement Short message service (SMS) can enhance compliance and reduce cancellations in a sedation gastrointestinal endoscopy center An article from the Journal of Medical Systems From the article abstract findings: "There was a significant reduction in the rate of cancellations for patients in the SMS group (4.8%) compared with patients in the control group (8.0%) (P<0.001). Patients in the SMS group were 40% less likely to be cancelled by medical staff than patients in the control group. The compliance score of the two groups based on demographic and clinic characteristic distribution showed that for both male and female patients, the compliance score was higher in the SMS group than that in the control group (P=0.023, P<0.001, respectively). Additionally, the compliance score was also significantly higher in the SMS group among patients who were under 50 years old, less than an undergraduate education level, experiencing their first time for procedure, or whose procedures were gastroscopy, waiting time was between 4 and 15 days, and schedules were in morning (P≤0.032)." Print 1982 Rate this article: No rating Tags: educationSMSRCTcompliance Study RegionChinaOrganizationSichuan UniversityIssue or ProblemIncreasing appointment complianceTech MediumSMSTechnology DeviceMobile PhonemFHAST ImplicationOpportunity for SMS messages to increase appointment compliance More links Link to the article in PubMedSMS reminders can be considered a complement to conventional preparation instructions, which could help improve the compliance of outpatients and reduce the rate of cancellations. Please login or register to post comments.