Treatment Adherence and Secondary Prevention of Ischemic Stroke Among Discharged Patients Using Mobile Phone- and WeChat-Based Improvement Services: Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Real-world studies have indicated that adherence is important for guaranteeing medication effectiveness. Few studies have tested the feasibility and efficacy of WeChat-based improvement services, via mobile phone, in secondary prevention-specific follow-up among discharged stroke patients.

Objective

We evaluated a quadruple-domain, WeChat-based service for ischemic stroke secondary prevention designed to improve treatment adherence of discharged patients. This service focuses on sending reminders for drug use, blood pressure recording, and glucose recording; it also records medication use. We compared the endpoint event rate between WeChat self-monitoring and traditional monitoring.

Methods

A cohort study was used to determine the feasibility of a physician

SUBMITTER: Zhang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7190093 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature