Daily SMS reminders to obtain adherence to asthma treatment

Daily SMS reminders to obtain adherence to asthma treatment

Regarding Razykov et al.'s comment on the "dramatic and unexpected drop in the adherence rate in the control group", Charles et al observed a similar drop in adherence rate in their two treatment groups during the first study period.1 The drop in adherence rate early in a study may b...

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Veröffentlicht in:Respiratory medicine 2010-08, Vol.104 (8), p.1236
Hauptverfasser: Strandbygaard, Ulla, Thomsen, Simon Francis, Backer, Vibeke
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Asthma
Medicine
Patient education
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Zusammenfassung:Regarding Razykov et al.'s comment on the "dramatic and unexpected drop in the adherence rate in the control group", Charles et al observed a similar drop in adherence rate in their two treatment groups during the first study period.1 The drop in adherence rate early in a study may be due to the fact that adherence is usually artificially increased because of high motivation when subjects are enrolled in a clinical trial, following a more realistic real life adherence plateau after some time.
ISSN:0954-6111
1532-3064
DOI:10.1016/j.rmed.2010.03.034;10.1016/j.rmed.2009.12.018