Effect of a reminder system on medication adherence
- Conditions
- Ischemic Heart Disease.Other forms of chronic ischaemic heart disease
- Registration Number
- IRCT2016081125937N2
- Lead Sponsor
- Vice Chancellor for Research (VCR) of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 116
Patients aged between 18 and 65 years old hospitalized in Shahid Madani hospital suffering from acute coronary syndrome undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention with drug-eluting stent implantation who has been diagnosed with no significant systolic dysfunction by a cardiologist (without clinical symptoms and ejection fraction greater than 40%); Have the ability to read the contents of the sent text message; participation in the study based on personal desire; Having the access to cell phone and have the ability to use it; Not participated in research projects similar to the current study. Exclusion criteria: Unwillingness to participate in the study; No access to mobile phone; Referring to other treatment centers during the study; inaccessibility to patient after 6 months (ie travel abroad); Having cognitive impairment according to patient's medical documents; referral to other medical centers during the study; Inability to read short messages (inability to read and write, visual impairment); Having systolic heart failure.
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Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Medication adherence. Timepoint: Before the beginning of intervention and soon as the end of intervention at the end of the sixth month. Method of measurement: Morisky medication adherence questionaire(MMAS-8).
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method