To evaluate the effect of telehealth through short messaging services (SMSs) on adherence to statins in patients with diabetes.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
90
SMS three-times per week in the first six weeks and twice per week in the second six weeks reminding the patient about adherence to prescribed medication
Faculty of Nursing
Asyut, Egypt
Adherence rate
Adherence rate was measured by: 1\. Pill counting (PC) Pill count (PC) Is an objective mesearrment, calculated by the sum of days covered by lipid-lowering medication divided by the number of days in that period. Investigators calculated the index date for adherence on the day of recruitment for each patient. Patients were considered to have good adherence to lipid-lowering medication if their estimated PC was ≥80%, Equation : Sum of days covered by lipid-lowering medication / number of days in that period × 100. Percentage ≧ 80% means a good medication adherence Percentage \< 80% means a poor medication adherence
Time frame: 6 and 12 weeks
Adherence rate
Medication Adherence Reporting Scale -5 (MARS-5) is a self-reporting scale. Is a subjective method of mesearrment, It is a 5 five-point Likert scale response ranging from 1 (always) to 5 (never). The total score of the MARS-5 ranges from 5 to 25 Mean score ≥20 means good medication adherence Mean score \< 20 means poor medication adherence
Time frame: 6 and 12 weeks
Lipid profile
Mean score of lipid profile will be monitored at follow up times comparison between baseline and follow up measurements will be done
Time frame: at 12 week
Acute cardiovascular events (CVE)
Number of cases who will be hospitalized or exposed to acute cardiovascular events (CVD) within follow periods.
Time frame: at 12 weeks
Mortality
Number of death or mortality within follow up period.
Time frame: at 12 weeks
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