Mobile Texting and Lay Health Supporters to Improve Schizophrenia Care in a Resource-Poor Community in Rural China (LEAN Trial): Randomized Controlled Trial Extended Implementation

• Main Authors: Cai, Yiyuan (Author), Gong, Wenjie (Author), He, Hua (Author), Hughes, James P (Author), Simoni, Jane (Author), Xiao, Shuiyuan (Author), Gloyd, Stephen (Author), Lin, Meijuan (Author), Deng, Xinlei (Author), Liang, Zichao (Author), He, Wenjun (Author), Dai, Bofeng (Author), Liao, Jing (Author), Hao, Yuantao (Author), Xu, Dong (Roman) (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: JMIR Publications, 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z.
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BackgroundSchizophrenia is a severe and disabling condition that presents a dire health equity challenge. Our initial 6-month trial (previously reported) using mobile texting and lay health supporters, called LEAN, significantly improved medication adherence from 0.48 to 0.61 (adjusted mean 0.11, 95...