Treatment via text
September 29, 2010
PATIENTS who received
educational information on their
condition, along with medication
reminders via SMS text messaging
had improved rates of medication
adherence, according to a new
study conducted by the US Centre
for Connected Health.
The study involved 25 teenagers
and adults who suffered from
atopic dermatitis, and who
admitted to often forgetting their
medication (92%) and who stopped
taking meds when their condition
improved (88%).
Published in the current
Dermatology Research and Practice
journal, the study involved an initial
consult with patients, followed by
daily text messages providing
condition information and
reminding them to continue their
treatment, followed by a final
consultation at the seventh week.
According to researchers, at the
end of the study 72% of participants
reported improved adherence and
68% reported an improvement in
their self-car skin routine.
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