The effect of SMS messaging on the compliance with iron supplementation among pregnant women in Iran: a randomized controlled trial

Autor:	Marzieh Rakhsh Khorshid, Parvin Abedi, Poorandokht Afshari
Rok vydání:	2014
Předmět:	medicine.medical_specialty Pediatrics Pregnancy Short Message Service biology business.industry Public health Gestational age Health Informatics medicine.disease Compliance (psychology) law.invention Ferritin Randomized controlled trial law medicine biology.protein Iron supplementation business
Zdroj:	Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare. 20:201-206
ISSN:	1758-1109 1357-633X
DOI:	10.1177/1357633x14533895
Popis:	We examined the effect of SMS text messages on compliance with iron supplementation among pregnant women. A randomized controlled trial was conducted on 116 pregnant women referred from public health centres in Ahvaz. Their gestational age was 14-16 weeks. The subjects were randomly assigned to a control group who received usual care, or to a 12-week intervention with SMS reminders in addition to usual care. Participants in both groups were provided with iron supplements and taught how to take iron tablets. Most women in the intervention group (94%) had high compliance with iron supplements compared to the control group (66%); this difference was significant ( P = 0.003). Although haemoglobin, haematocrit and ferritin decreased significantly in each group, there was no significant difference between them. Using SMS reminders is an efficient way of improving compliance of women with iron supplementation during pregnancy. However, in the present study better compliance did not improve anaemia.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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