Ask, Don't Tell — Mobile Phones to Improve HIV Care
A text-messaging program for HIV care in Kenya uses an “Ask, don't tell” approach. Patients tire of repeated medication reminders but do not seem to tire of text messages asking how they are doing, especially when their questions are answered and help is provided when needed. To the Editor: Alm...
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| Published in: | The New England journal of medicine Vol. 369; no. 19; pp. 1867 - 1868 |
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| Format: | Journal Article |
| Language: | English |
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United States
Massachusetts Medical Society
07.11.2013
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| ISSN: | 0028-4793, 1533-4406, 1533-4406 |
| Online Access: | Get full text |
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| Summary: | A text-messaging program for HIV care in Kenya uses an “Ask, don't tell” approach. Patients tire of repeated medication reminders but do not seem to tire of text messages asking how they are doing, especially when their questions are answered and help is provided when needed.
To the Editor:
Almost all health care is voluntary: patients choose when to engage in care, when to take their medicine (if they choose to take it), and whether to return for follow-up visits. In human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and other chronic diseases, the benefits of medication adherence for the patient and public health are tremendous. Mobile health — the use of mobile devices such as cell phones to improve health outcomes and health care services — has been shown to be effective in promoting adherence to treatment for HIV infection. The World Health Organization has strongly recommended text . . . |
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| Bibliography: | SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Correspondence-2 content type line 14 ObjectType-Letter to the Editor-1 content type line 23 ObjectType-Correspondence-1 |
| ISSN: | 0028-4793 1533-4406 1533-4406 |
| DOI: | 10.1056/NEJMc1310509 |