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Short Message Service-based intervention to improve child immunization visit rates: preliminary findings from a pilot activity in communities with low immunization appointment rates in the Lviv Region

Zdorovʹe Rebenka
Background. Digital health interventions, particularly Short Message Service (SMS) notifications, have significant potential to improve healthcare outcomes, including vaccination rates.
Ye.O. Grechukha, N.M. Kolachynskyi, N.O. Ivanchenko, A.V. Kovalchuk, A.P. Volokha, G.V. Gnyloskurenko   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

How Accurate Are Electronic Monitoring Devices? A Laboratory Study Testing Two Devices to Measure Medication Adherence

Sensors, 2010
In a prospective descriptive laboratory study, 25 Helping Hand™ (HH) (10 without and 15 with reminder system) and 50 Medication Event Monitoring Systems (MEMS) (25 with 18-month and 25 with 2-year battery life) were manipulated twice daily following a ...
Fabienne Dobbels, Johan Vanhaecke, Sofie Vandenbroeck, Sabina De Geest, Leentje De Bleser   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Evaluation of a Novel Electric Health Record Sidecar Application to Display Rheumatoid Arthritis Clinical Outcomes During Clinic Visits: Results of a Stepped‐Wedge Cluster Randomized Pragmatic Trial

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective We developed a novel electronic health record sidecar application to visualize key rheumatoid arthritis (RA) outcomes, including disease activity, physical function, and pain, via a patient‐facing graphical interface designed for use during outpatient visits (“RA PRO dashboard”).
Gabriela Schmajuk, Jing Li, Cathy Nasrallah, Cherish Wilson, Alicia Hamblin, Christine Hariz, Cammie Young, Stephen Shiboski, Emma Kersey, Mary Nakamura, Judith F. Ashouri, Mehrdad Matloubian, Andrew J. Gross, Jennifer Barton, Beth Berrean, Jonathan Prugh, Jinoos Yazdany   +16 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effectiveness of electronic point-of-care reminders versus monthly feedback to improve adherence to 10 clinical recommendations in primary care: a cluster randomized clinical trial

BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, 2019
Background Numerous studies have analyzed the effectiveness of electronic reminder interventions to improve different clinical conditions, and most have reported a small to moderate effect.
Ermengol Coma, Manuel Medina, Leonardo Méndez, Eduardo Hermosilla, Manuel Iglesias, Carmen Olmos, Sebastian Calero   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Correlates of mobile phone use in HIV care: Results from a cross-sectional study in South Africa

Preventive Medicine Reports, 2015
Objective: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is a major disease burden worldwide. Challenges include retaining patients in care and optimizing adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy (ART). One possible solution is using mobile phones as reminder tools. The
Naieya Madhvani, Elisa Longinetti, Michele Santacatterina, Birger C. Forsberg, Ziad El-Khatib   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effect of Implementing a Dashboard With or Without a Best Practice Alert on HLA‐B*58:01 Testing Rates Among Allopurinol Users at VA Medical Centers

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective The American College of Rheumatology recommends HLA‐B*58:01 allele testing before the initiation of allopurinol, specifically among Asian and African American/Black patients, due to their increased risk for severe hypersensitivity reactions. However, testing rates remain low at many health care facilities.
Abimbola Fadairo‐Azinge, Gabriela Schmajuk, Sristi Sharma, Colleen P. Flanagan, Sara Faghihi‐Kashani, Ning Zhang, Mary A. Whooley   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Designing healthcare information technology to catalyse change in clinical care

Journal of Innovation in Health Informatics, 2008
The gap between best practice and actual patient care continues to be a pervasive problem in our healthcare system. Efforts to improve on this knowledge_performance gap have included computerised disease management programs designed to improve guideline ...
William Lester, Adrian Zai, Richard Grant, Henry Chueh   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Formal and informal social care in people with Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal diseases: a cross‐sectional multicentre survey

Arthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.
Introduction Rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases(RMDs) are leading causes of physical disability, necessitating support with activities of daily living(ADLs). This study describes social care received by patients with RMDs in two disperate regions of England: Salford(urban) and Norfolk(rural).
Mehreen Somro, Karen Durrant, William G Dixon, John McBeth, Alex MacGregor, Max Yates, Jenny H Humphreys   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Efficacy of Different Reminders to Reduce Missed Orthodontic Appointments

Journal of Dental School, 2019
Objectives: Since forgetfulness is the major cause of missed appointments, reminder systems can be used prior to appointments. The present study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of different reminders [e-mails, social networks, telephone, and short message
Morteza Oshagh, Lida Pishbin, Faezeh Saadati, Faranak Razmjouei, Kazem Dalaie   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Student Reminder Android Based System

International Journal of Engineering and Advanced Technology, 2020
Now a day’s usage of android applications has become a part of our life. By using these applications our work becomes simple and easier in our day to day activities. This paper suggests an android application which is generally useful for the students and parents. It contains various features like notifying the student about the renewal date of library
openaire   +1 more source