Personalized Patient Data and Behavioral Nudges to Improve Adherence to Chronic Cardiovascular Medications: A Randomized Pragmatic Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Poor medication adherence is common. Text messaging is increasingly used to change patient behavior but often not rigorously tested.

Objective

To compare different types of text messaging strategies with usual care to improve medication refill adherence among patients nonadherent to cardiovascular medications.

Design, setting, and participants

Patient-level randomized pragmatic trial between October 2019 to April 2022 at 3 US health care systems, with last follow-up date of April 11, 2023. Adult (18 to <90 years) patients were eligible based on diagnosis of 1 or more cardiovascular condition(s) and prescribed medication to treat the condition. Patients who did not opt out and had a 7-day refill gap were randomized to 1 of 4 study groups.

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SUBMITTER: Ho PM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11612915 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature