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Automated telephone reminder messages can assist electronic diabetes care

Abstract

Telephone reminder systems have been used to assist in the treatment of many chronic diseases. However, it is unclear if these systems can increase medication and appointment adherence in patients with diabetes without direct patient-provider telephone contact. We tested the feasibility of using an automated telephone reminder system (ATRS) to deliver reminder messages to 253 adults with diabetes enrolled in a randomized controlled trial. …

Authors

Mollon B; Holbrook AM; Keshavjee K; Troyan S; Gaebel K; Thabane L; Perera G

Journal

Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, Vol. 14, No. 1, pp. 32–36

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Publication Date

April 2008

DOI

10.1258/jtt.2007.070702

ISSN

1357-633X