The use of text messaging to improve attendance in primary care: a randomized controlled trial
Background. Non-attendance is common in primary care and previous studies have reported that reminders were useful in reducing broken appointments. Objective. To determine the effectiveness of a text messaging reminder in improving attendance in primary care. Design. Multicentre three-arm randomized...
Main Authors: | Leong, K.C., Chen, W.S., Leong, K.W., Mastura, I., Mimi, O., Sheikh, M.A., Zailinawati, A.H., Ng, C.J., Phua, K.L., Teng, C.L. |
---|---|
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Oxford University Press
2006
|
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | http://eprints.um.edu.my/10332/1/Leong-2006-The_use_of_text_mess.pdf |
Similar Items
-
Text messaging reminders to reduce non-attendance in chronic disease follow-up: a clinical trial
by: Liew, Su May, et al.
Published: (2009) -
Process of Care and Prescribing Practices for Hypertension in Public and Private Primary Care Clinics in Malaysia
by: Tong, S.F., et al.
Published: (2012) -
Antibiotics for URTI and UTI Prescribing in Malaysian primary care settings
by: Teng, C.L., et al.
Published: (2011) -
The role of text messaging and telehealth messaging apps
by: Ganapathy, Sashikumar, et al.
Published: (2022) -
Promoting Antenatal Care Attendance Through a Text Messaging Intervention in Samoa: Quasi-Experimental Study
by: Watterson, Jessica L, et al.
Published: (2020-06-01)