Mobile Phone Text Messages to Support Treatment Adherence in Adults With High Blood Pressure (SMS-Text Adherence Support [StAR]): A Single-Blind, Randomized Trial

BACKGROUND—We assessed the effect of automated treatment adherence support delivered via mobile phone short message system (SMS) text messages on blood pressure. METHODS AND RESULTS—In this pragmatic, single-blind, 3-arm, randomized trial (SMS-Text Adherence Support [StAR]) undertaken in South Afric...

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Published in:	Circulation (New York, N.Y.) N.Y.), 2016-02, Vol.133 (6), p.592-600
Main Authors:	Bobrow, Kirsten, Farmer, Andrew J., Springer, David, Shanyinde, Milensu, Yu, Ly-Mee, Brennan, Thomas, Rayner, Brian, Namane, Mosedi, Steyn, Krisela, Tarassenko, Lionel, Levitt, Naomi
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Language:	English
Subjects:	Adult Aged Cell Phone - statistics & numerical data Female Follow-Up Studies Humans Hypertension - drug therapy Hypertension - epidemiology Hypertension - psychology Male Medication Adherence - psychology Middle Aged Single-Blind Method South Africa - epidemiology Telemedicine - methods Telemedicine - statistics & numerical data Text Messaging - statistics & numerical data
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