Secure Messaging Intervention in Patients Starting New Antidepressant to Promote Adherence: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
Carolyn Turvey, Lindsey Fuhrmeister, Dawn Klein, Kimberly McCoy, Jane Moeckli, Kenda R Stewart Steffensmeier, Natalie Suiter, Jen Van Tiem · 2023
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Carolyn Turvey and co-authors pilot a secure text message program to help patients stick with a new antidepressant. About a third of patients quit the drug within a month, and nearly half by three months. Side effects, a feeling the drug fails, and a wish to recover without drugs drive most quitting.
The messages were built to answer each of those reasons head-on. Reminders and plain advice arrived by phone through a secure system. The trial enrolled veterans starting treatment. It tested whether patients accepted the program, whether clinics could run it, and whether early results looked promising. A phone-based nudge is cheap to scale if it works. The pilot checks the ground before a full trial.
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| CREATOR | Carolyn Turvey, Lindsey Fuhrmeister, Dawn Klein, Kimberly McCoy, Jane Moeckli, Kenda R Stewart Steffensmeier, Natalie Suiter, Jen Van Tiem |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2023 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 42 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |