The use of text messaging to improve attendance in primary care: a randomized controlled trial

• Main Authors: Leong, K.C., Chen, W.S., Leong, K.W., Mastura, I., Mimi, O., Sheikh, M.A., Zailinawati, A.H., Ng, C.J., Phua, K.L., Teng, C.L.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford University Press 2006
• Subjects: R Medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/10332/1/Leong-2006-The_use_of_text_mess.pdf; http://eprints.um.edu.my/10332/; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16916871
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

Background. Non-attendance is common in primary care and previous studies have reported that reminders were useful in reducing broken appointments. Objective. To determine the effectiveness of a text messaging reminder in improving attendance in primary care. Design. Multicentre three-arm randomized...