A new study published today in JAMA reveals text message reminders for patients who delay refilling their medications didn't help improve how regularly they refilled medications over a year.
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical CampusDec 2 2024 A new study published today in JAMA reveals text message reminders for patients who delay refilling their medications didn't help improve how regularly they refilled medications over a year.
There are a lot of studies that focus on using technology to improve healthcare behaviors. However, it's unclear and under-studied whether text message reminders are effective for a sustained period, given they have become a commonly used practice in healthcare settings. That's one of the reasons why we wanted to focus on text message reminders for refilling medication in this study, which we were hoping would also decrease serious health issues.
The researchers compared different types of text messaging strategies to usual care to improve medication refill adherence for chronic cardiovascular medications. Messages were delivered when patients had a refill gap of more than seven days and sent in either English or Spanish based on patients' language preference.
Related StoriesThe research found refill adherence over the first three months improved by five percentage points and the median length of initial gaps was reduced by approximately five days, meaning patients had five more days of their medication supply.
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