Text-messaging program improves outcomes in outpatient cardiovascular rehabilitation

Text-messaging program improves outcomes in outpatient cardiovascular rehabilitation

Background: Outpatient cardiac rehabilitation (OP-CR) is a highly beneficial program but vastly under utilized. Methods: The efficacy of a text-messaging program was analyzed to determine if implementation could improve number of OP-CR sessions completed. All patients enrolled in OP-CR from July 201...

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Main Authors: Patricia Lounsbury, Ahmed S. Elokda, Darin Gylten, Ross Arena, William Clarke, Ellen E.I. Gordon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-06-01
Series:International Journal of Cardiology: Heart & Vasculature
Subjects:
Cardiac rehabilitation
Short message service (SMS)
Text-messaging
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352906715000408

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