| Title |
Randomised Trial of Text Messaging on Adherence to Cardiovascular Preventive Treatment (INTERACT Trial)
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, December 2014
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0114268 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
David S. Wald, Jonathan P. Bestwick, Lewis Raiman, Rebecca Brendell, Nicholas J. Wald |
| Abstract |
About one third of patients prescribed blood pressure or lipid-lowering drugs for the prevention of coronary heart disease and stroke do not take their medication as prescribed. We conducted a randomized trial to evaluate text messaging as a means of improving adherence to cardiovascular disease preventive treatment. |
X Demographics
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 15 | 36% |
| United States | 5 | 12% |
| Spain | 4 | 10% |
| Canada | 2 | 5% |
| Chile | 1 | 2% |
| Ireland | 1 | 2% |
| France | 1 | 2% |
| New Zealand | 1 | 2% |
| Denmark | 1 | 2% |
| Other | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 10 | 24% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 23 | 55% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 9 | 21% |
| Scientists | 7 | 17% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 3 | 7% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 2 | <1% |
| Switzerland | 2 | <1% |
| United States | 2 | <1% |
| Netherlands | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 218 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 41 | 18% |
| Student > Master | 39 | 17% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 32 | 14% |
| Student > Bachelor | 21 | 9% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 11 | 5% |
| Other | 36 | 16% |
| Unknown | 45 | 20% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 50 | 22% |
| Psychology | 27 | 12% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 25 | 11% |
| Social Sciences | 19 | 8% |
| Economics, Econometrics and Finance | 7 | 3% |
| Other | 41 | 18% |
| Unknown | 56 | 25% |