Effectiveness of a daily reminder through short message service (SMS) for medication adherence to oral antibiotics among adult Filipino outpatients of a tertiary government hospital in Metro Manila: a randomized controlled study

Introduction: Non-adherence to oral antibiotics often leads to therapeutic failure, aggravation of infection, and antimicrobial resistance. One of the most common reasons for non-adherence is forgetting to take medications as prescribed. Short message service (SMS) reminders have been proven to be a...

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Main Author:	Medenilla, Daniel R. (Author)
Other Authors:	Rodriguez, Ricco N. (author .), Ruizal, Erica Faith P. (author .), Gutierrez, Margarita M. (adviser.)
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English
Subjects:	Randomized Controlled Trials > Outpatient medical care > Antibiotics. Medication adherence > Short message service > (Manila) Philippines. Health services accessibility > Hospital services > Philippines . Short-term antibiotics . Medication adherence. SMS reminders, . Outpatients.