It turns out patients are far more likely to use the devices if they receive automatic phone calls or texts reminding them to perform the checks, or alerting them to negative trends in their results, says Dr. Joe Cafazzo, lead researcher on a one-year clinical trial of BP monitors for patients with diabetic hypertension.
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Reminder calls boost patient monitoring via smartphones
FierceMobileHealthcare: Remote patient monitoring alone may not be an effective way to increase patient compliance, with tasks like checking blood pressure or blood glucose, according to a study out of the University Health Network in Toronto.
It turns out patients are far more likely to use the devices if they receive automatic phone calls or texts reminding them to perform the checks, or alerting them to negative trends in their results, says Dr. Joe Cafazzo, lead researcher on a one-year clinical trial of BP monitors for patients with diabetic hypertension.
It turns out patients are far more likely to use the devices if they receive automatic phone calls or texts reminding them to perform the checks, or alerting them to negative trends in their results, says Dr. Joe Cafazzo, lead researcher on a one-year clinical trial of BP monitors for patients with diabetic hypertension.
