Anantha Naik Nagappa*, Manipal University, Manipal, India Uday Venkat Mateti, Manipal University, Manipal, India Asim Priyendu, Manipal University, Manipal, India Swapna S, Manipal Univiersity, Manipal, India Nischita Prabhu, Manipal Univiersity, Manipal, India Track: Practice Presentation Topic: Consumer empowerment, patient-physician relationship, and sociotechnical issues Presentation Type: Poster presentation Submission Type: Single Presentation Last modified: 2013-09-25

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Background:
The use of mobile phone is a latest phenomenon of health care communications. The mobile phone is very much available with all kind people in the society. The patients who are ambulatory are usually remotely located and are difficult approach by health care professionals in a community. The SMS through internet based technologies are available for use for example ways 2 sms.com. The sms can be used to remind the patients regarding medication alerts.
Objective:
To estimate the scope of SMS based medication alerts in patient’s compliance.
Methods:
The community based short messaging services are offered to the patients who are on medication. The base line data was collected by administering Medication Adherence rating scale (MARS). The mobile numbers are registered in way to sms. The medication alerts regarding taking of medicines are customized based n the pharmacokinetic profile for the patients for example the SMS like Metformin 500mg BID the message will be Metformin 500mg 8AM and 8PM. The MARS again administered after 15days. The complaints rate is calculated by using student‘t’ test by comparing all the patients data. The failure of SMS delivery is also recorded.
Results:
A total of 20 patients were enrolled during the in the study period. The baseline (before SMS alerts) average total Medication adherence score in the study population was 88%. Average total Medication adherence score after the SMS alters in the study population was 89.5%. There is an increment of 1.5% medication adherence scores after the SMS alters. P value 0.083, t value – 1.83 and 95%CI (-3.21-.0.21).
Conclusion:
The present study results shown that a mean increment of 1.5% medication adherence scores after the SMS alters. The short text messaging is an excellent mode of approaching the patients. The short messaging services are cheap and cost effective communication tools.