The investigators are testing the hypothesis that patients who are exposed to daily text-message (TM) assessments with feedback will have better adherence to prescription than those patients not exposed to TM-based queries with feedback.
Short course, oral antibiotics are frequently prescribed to patients treated/discharged from the Emergency Department. Medication adherence involves the patient taking the proper daily dosing of prescribed medication for the entire length of time it is prescribed. Previous studies have shown that prescription non-filling rates range from 5 to 20%. Other studies have shown that even if patients fill their prescription, as low as 30-40% will properly take the medication. The purpose of this study is to determine if the proportion of patients discharged from the Emergency Department that are adherent with antibiotics is higher in patients that are provided TM support using self-report.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
200
Daily assessment followed by feedback
UPMC Mercy Emergency Department
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Successfully picked up prescription within 24 hours of ED discharge
We will compare the proporiton of participants in each group who have picked up their prescription within 24 hours of discharge
Time frame: 24 hours post ED discharge
Complete adherence to oral antibiotics
We will compare the proporiton of participants in either group who have achieved complete adherence to dosing and days of treatment
Time frame: 3-14 days
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