While the results of this systematic review are promising , there is insufficient evidence to draw conclusions on the effectiveness of text message-based interventions for adherence to medications for secondary prevention of CVD .
BACKGROUND Worldwide at least 100 million people are thought to have prevalent cardiovascular disease ( CVD ) .
This population has a five times greater chance of suffering a recurrent cardiovascular event than people without known CVD .
Secondary CVD prevention is defined as action aim ed to reduce the probability of recurrence of such events .
Drug interventions have been shown to be cost-effective in reducing this risk and are recommended in international guidelines .
However , adherence to recommended treatments remains sub-optimal .
In order to influence non-adherence , there is a need to develop scalable and cost-effective behaviour-change interventions .
OBJECTIVES To assess the effects of mobile phone text messaging in patients with established arterial occlusive events on adherence to treatment , fatal and non-fatal cardiovascular events , and adverse effects .
The effect of a text message and telephone follow-up program on cardiac self-efficacy of patients with coronary artery disease: A randomized controlled trial
Background : Cardiac self-efficacy is an essential factor in persistence of healthy behaviors in patients with coronary artery disease ( CAD ) . Today , telenursing methods have numerous applications in health care . Therefore , this study aim ed to determine the effect of a text message and telephone follow-up program on cardiac self-efficacy of patients with CAD . Material s and Methods : This was a r and omized controlled trial on 70 patients with CAD who were hospitalized in Shahid Chamran Hospital ( Isfahan , Iran ) . The participants were r and omly assigned to the experimental and control groups . Collection of data on cardiac self-efficacy was performed before , 3 months after , and 4 months after the beginning of the intervention using Cardiac Self-Efficacy Scale design ed by Sullivan et al. During the 3 months of intervention , six messages were sent to the subjects each week and calls were made twice a week in the first month and once a week during the second and third months . The statistical analysis of data was performed using independent t-test , Chi-square , Mann-Whitney U test , and repeated measures analysis of variance ( ANOVA ) . Results : Before the intervention , there was no significant difference between the mean scores of cardiac self-efficacy of the two groups . However , 3 months and 4 months after the beginning of the intervention , the mean score of cardiac self-efficacy in the experimental group was significantly higher than in the control group ( P < 0.001 ) . Conclusions : The text message and telephone follow-up program is effective in promoting the cardiac self-efficacy of patients with CAD
While the results of this systematic review are promising , there is insufficient evidence to draw conclusions on the effectiveness of text message-based interventions for adherence to medications for secondary prevention of CVD .
BACKGROUND Worldwide at least 100 million people are thought to have prevalent cardiovascular disease ( CVD ) .
This population has a five times greater chance of suffering a recurrent cardiovascular event than people without known CVD .
Secondary CVD prevention is defined as action aim ed to reduce the probability of recurrence of such events .
Drug interventions have been shown to be cost-effective in reducing this risk and are recommended in international guidelines .
However , adherence to recommended treatments remains sub-optimal .
In order to influence non-adherence , there is a need to develop scalable and cost-effective behaviour-change interventions .
OBJECTIVES To assess the effects of mobile phone text messaging in patients with established arterial occlusive events on adherence to treatment , fatal and non-fatal cardiovascular events , and adverse effects .