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Mhealth Sms Text Messaging Interventions And To Promote Medication Adherence: An Integrative Review, Tracy Dekoekkoek, Barbara Given, Charles W. Given, Kimberly Ridenour, Monica Schueller, Sandra L. Spoelstra
Mhealth Sms Text Messaging Interventions And To Promote Medication Adherence: An Integrative Review, Tracy Dekoekkoek, Barbara Given, Charles W. Given, Kimberly Ridenour, Monica Schueller, Sandra L. Spoelstra
Sandra L. Spoelstra, PhD, RN, FGSA, FAAN
Aims and objectives: This article is an integrative review of the evidence for mobile health Short Message Service text messages as an innovative and emerging intervention to promote medication adherence. Authors completed this review to draw conclusions and implications towards establishing a scientific foundation for use of text messages to promote medication adherence, thus informing clinical practice. Background: The World Health Organization has identified medication adherence as a priority global problem. Text messages are emerging as an effective means of improving health behaviours and in some diseases to promote medication adherence. However, a gap in the literature indicates lack of …
Interventions Combining Motivational Interviewing And Cognitive Behavior To Promote Medication Adherence: A Literature Review, Sandra L. Spoelstra, Monica Schueller, Melissa Hilton, Kimberly Ridenour
Interventions Combining Motivational Interviewing And Cognitive Behavior To Promote Medication Adherence: A Literature Review, Sandra L. Spoelstra, Monica Schueller, Melissa Hilton, Kimberly Ridenour
Sandra L. Spoelstra, PhD, RN, FGSA, FAAN
Aims and objectives: The World Health Organization has indicated medication adherence is a global problem. Both motivational interviewing (MI) and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) interventions alone have been found to be effective at improving medication adherence. This article summarizes research that has combined motivational interviewing and cognitive behavioral therapy to improve medication adherence. Background: Projections indicate that by 2015, 33% of cancer treatment will be in pill form, shifting responsibility for managing medication adherence to patients. These regimens are often complex, with multiple doses, drugs, or cycling, and patients often experience side effects from symptoms, making adherence difficult. Patients taking …