The effect of text message reminders on medication adherence among patients with coronary heart disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To determine the effectiveness of text message reminders (TMR) on medication adherence (MA) and to investigate the effects of TMR on clinical outcomes.

Methods

The PubMed, Cochrane library, EMbase, and China Biology Medicine databases were searched for randomized-controlled trials with TMR as the intervention for patients with coronary heart disease. Two reviewers independently extracted data and assessed the risk of bias. Meta-analysis was conducted using Stata 15.0 software.

Results

In total, 1678 patients in 6 trials were included. Compared with the control group, the MA was 2.85 times greater among the intervention group (RR [relative risk] 2.85; 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.07-7.58). TMR reduced systolic blood pressure (BP) (weighted mean difference)

SUBMITTER: Zhao YY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6946488 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature