A Text Messaging Intervention to Improve Heart Failure Self-Management After Hospital Discharge in a Largely African-American Population: Before-After Study

• Main Authors: Nundy, Shantanu (Author), Razi, Rabia R (Author), Dick, Jonathan J (Author), Smith, Bryan (Author), Mayo, Ainoa (Author), O'Connor, Anne (Author), Meltzer, David O (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: JMIR Publications, 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BackgroundThere is increasing interest in finding novel approaches to reduce health disparities in readmissions for acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF). Text messaging is a promising platform for improving chronic disease self-management in low-income populations, yet is largely unexplored in A...