Comparison of the effect of using a reminder application and medication reminder box on the adherence of patients with heart failure to the medication regime
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- Conditions
- Heart failure.Heart failure
- Registration Number
- IRCT20160110025937N6
- Lead Sponsor
- Tabriz University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 189
Inclusion Criteria
Minimum age 18 years
Ability to read and write in Persian
Early diagnosis of chronic heart failure confirmed by a cardiologist
No cognitive problems based on the Cognitive Level Status Questionnaire ATMS (Abbreviated Mental Test Score)
Mobile phone availability and ability to use it
Class 2 and 3 heart failure based on the New York Cardiac Function Scale for 3 months or more based on the physician
Exclusion Criteria
Having cognitive impairment
Inability to read short messages
Lack of access to mobile phones
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Medication Adherence. Timepoint: Before the intervention, at the end of the first, second and third months after the intervention. Method of measurement: Medication Adherence Rating Scale Questionnaire and use the medicine box.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Hospitalization. Timepoint: After the end of the intervention. Method of measurement: Self-report of patients.