Adherence
Automated, semipersonalized text messaging interventions significantly improve multiple cardiovascular risk factors (LDL-C, blood pressure, BMI, physical activity, and smoking cessation) in patients with coronary heart disease compared to usual care.
If you have heart disease, receiving regular, personalized text messages about diet, exercise, and smoking can help you lower your cholesterol, blood pressure, and weight, and quit smoking. This simple, low-cost tool works by keeping healthy habits top-of-mind without requiring complex apps or smartphones. It is most effective when combined with your usual medical care.
Among patients with coronary heart disease, the use of a lifestyle-focused text messaging service compared with usual care resulted in a modest improvement in LDL-C level and greater improvement in other cardiovascular disease risk factors.
Why this rating
Randomized clinical trial with 710 participants, single-blind design, and objective outcome measures.
Source
Effect of Lifestyle-Focused Text Messaging on Risk Factor Modification in Patients With Coronary Heart Disease
Clara K Chow et al. · JAMA · 2015
DOI 10.1001/jama.2015.10945
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