Effect of mobile reminders on screening yield during opportunistic screening for type 2 diabetes mellitus in a primary health care setting: A randomized trial

Effect of mobile reminders on screening yield during opportunistic screening for type 2 diabetes mellitus in a primary health care setting: A randomized trial

Objective. We wanted to study whether mobile reminders increased follow-up for definitive tests resulting in higher screening yield during opportunistic screening for diabetes. Methods. This was a facility-based parallel randomized controlled trial during routine outpatient department hours in a pri...

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Main Authors: Sathish Kumar, Hemant Deepak Shewade, Kavita Vasudevan, Kathamuthu Durairaju, V.S. Santhi, Bhuvaneswary Sunderamurthy, Velavane Krishnakumari, Krishna Chandra Panigrahi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-01-01
Series:Preventive Medicine Reports
Subjects:
Randomized controlled trial
Operational research
Reminder system
Diabetes mellitus, type 2
Opportunistic screening
Loss to follow-up
Primary health care
Primary Health Centre
Outpatients
India
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