Farzana Yasmin|Bilkis Banu|Salman Zakir|Rainer Sauerborn|Liaquat Ali|Aurélia Souares
Positive influence of short message service and voice call interventions on adherence and health outcomes in case of chronic disease care: a systematic review
Heidelberg University|Bangladesh University of Health Sciences|Bangladesh University of Health Sciences|Heidelberg University|Bangladesh University of Health Sciences|Heidelberg University
chronic diseases emerged serious threat health well global development endenger considerably increased health care costs diminish productivity adult population group therefore create burden health well global economy management chronic diseases involves longterm care often lifelong patient adherence key better health outcomes carried systematic literature review impact mobile health interventions mobile phone texts andor voice messages high middle low income countries ascertain impact patients adherence medical advice well impact health outcomes cases chronic diseasesthe review identified fourteen related studies following defined inclusion exclusion criteria pubmed cochrane library library congress web sciences interventions critically analysed according study design sample size duration tools used statistical methods used analysing primary data impacts different interventions outcomes interest also analysedthe findings showed evidence improved adherence well health outcomes disease management using mobile short message systems andor voice calls significant improvement found adherence taking medicine following diet physical activity advice well improvement clinical parameters like hba1c blood glucose blood cholesterol control blood pressure asthmathough studies showed positive impacts adherence health outcomes three caveats considered clear understanding processes interventions worked ii none studies showed cost data mhealth interventions iii short term impacts captured remains unclear whether effects sustained research needed three areas drawing concrete conclusions making suggestions policy makers decision implementation