Assessing the acceptability of a text messaging service and smartphone app to support patient adherence to medications prescribed for high blood pressure: a pilot study

Assessing the acceptability of a text messaging service and smartphone app to support patient adherence to medications prescribed for high blood pressure: a pilot study

Abstract Aims and objectives This paper describes a pilot non-randomised controlled study of a highly tailored 56-day text messaging and smartphone app prototype intervention to increase adherence to anti-hypertensive medication in primary care. The aim of this study was to evaluate the acceptabilit...

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Main Authors: Aikaterini Kassavou, Charlotte Emily A’Court, Jagmohan Chauhan, James David Brimocombe, Debi Bhattacharya, Felix Naughton, Wendy Hardeman, Cecilia Mascolo, Stephen Sutton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-09-01
Series:Pilot and Feasibility Studies
Subjects:
Hypertension
Primary care
Digital intervention
Acceptability
Medication adherence
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40814-020-00666-2

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