Mobile phone text message reminders: Measuring preferences of people with antipsychotic medication

An article from the Schizophrenia Research journal

Mobile phone text message reminders: Measuring preferences of people with antipsychotic medication
From the article findings: "The study sample involved 562 people on antipsychotic medication, and a total of 2112 text messages (2 to 25 monthly) were analysed. Regarding message content, there was no significant variation in the proportions relating to 'medication', 'treatment appointments' or 'free time'. Monday was the most popular day to receive messages and morning was preferred to later in the day. Age was most closely associated with 'number of messages' and 'time of messages'. Older women and younger men preferred higher numbers of messages (p=0.0031). Participants preferred positive, encouraging and slightly humorous messages. The findings suggest that messages may be acceptable for difficult to access groups in follow-up. "
Study RegionFinland
OrganizationUniversity of Turku
Issue or ProblemPreferences regarding the type or timing of text messages
Tech MediumSMS
Technology DeviceMobile Phone
mFHAST ImplicationText message content preferences for populations receiving antipsychotic medication therapy
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