Mobile text messaging and medication monitors (medication monitor boxes) have the potential to improve adherence to tuberculosis (TB) treatment and reduce the need for directly observed treatment (DOT), but to our knowledge they have not been properly evaluated in TB patients. We assessed the effectiveness of text messaging and medication monitors to improve medication adherence in TB patients.
Original Source [2]
Technology Partners: MimirTech
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/effectiveness-electronic-reminders-improve-medication-adherence-tuberculosis
[2] http://journals.plos.org/plosmedicine/article?id=10.1371/journal.pmed.1001876
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/xiaoqiu-liu
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/james-j-lewis
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/hui-zhang-et-al
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/plos-medicine
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tuberculosis
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/china
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/drugs
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health-care
