Journal article
Mobile phone text messages for improving adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART): a protocol for an individual patient data meta-analysis of randomised trials
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Mobile phone text messaging is emerging as an important tool in the care of people living with HIV; however, reports diverge on its efficacy in improving adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART), and little is known about which patient groups may benefit most from phone-based adherence interventions. We will conduct an individual patient data meta-analysis to investigate the overall and subgroup effects of text messaging in three …
Authors
Mbuagbaw L; van der Kop ML; Lester RT; Thirumurthy H; Pop-Eleches C; Smieja M; Dolovich L; Mills EJ; Thabane L
Journal
BMJ Open, Vol. 3, No. 5,
Publisher
BMJ
Publication Date
2013
DOI
10.1136/bmjopen-2013-002954
ISSN
2044-6055