Title: Effectiveness of mobile-phone short message service (SMS) reminders for ophthalmology outpatient appointments : observational study

Authors: Koshy, Elizabeth and Car, Josip and Majeed, Azeem

Place: [London]

Publisher: BioMed central

Year: 2008

Journal: BMC Ophthalmology

Volume: Vol. 8, No. 9

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Subject: mHealth in Low-Resource Settings

Keywords: mobile telecommunication services, health services, cost effectiveness

Abstract: The effectiveness of SMS appointment reminders was tested to improve adherence among patients in a hospital ophthalmology department in London. Attendance rates were compared between an intervention group and a control group.

URL: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2438329/pdf/1471-2415-8-9.pdf

Document type: E-article