Digital messaging to support control for type 2 diabetes (StAR2D): a multicentre randomised controlled trial

• Main Authors: A. Farmer (Author), K. Bobrow (Author), N. Leon (Author), N. Williams (Author), E. Phiri (Author), H. Namadingo (Author), S. Cooper (Author), J. Prince (Author), A. Crampin (Author), D. Besada (Author), E. Daviaud (Author), L-M Yu (Author), J. N'goma (Author), D. Springer (Author), B. Pauly (Author), L. Tarassenko (Author), S. Norris (Author), M. Nyirenda (Author), N. Levitt (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Failure to take medicines for diabetes as prescribed contributes to poor outcomes from the condition. Mobile phones are ubiquitous and short message service (SMS) texts have shown promise as a low-cost intervention. We tested the effectiveness of SMS-text messaging in improving o...