Document Type
Article
Journal/Book Title/Conference
World Medical & Health Policy
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell Publishing, Inc.
Publication Date
6-2-2020
First Page
1
Last Page
35
Abstract
Poor treatment outcomes due to nonadherence and consequent high levels of drug resistance continue to challenge efforts to combat tuberculosis (TB) in India. Mobile health‐ or mHealth‐based reminder cues have been considered in multiple health behavior modification interventions, including TB treatment nonadherence. We conducted a quasi‐experimental study in Ahmedabad, India, to examine the effectiveness of mHealth‐based reminder cues customized to meet diverse patient needs. Results from this experiment indicate that the potential of customized mHealth reminder cues may remain unrealized unless addressed in conjunction with the multifaceted drivers of TB treatment nonadherence. The perspective we present here has broad relevance for future mHealth studies, especially in interpreting challenges that arise within resource‐scarce settings of the urban poor and prevent them from adhering to recommended TB treatment regimens.
Recommended Citation
Das Gupta, D., Patel, A., Saxena, D., Koizumi, N., Trivedi, P., Patel, K., Raval, D., King, A. and Chandler, K. (2020), Choice‐Based Reminder Cues: Findings From an mHealth Study to Improve Tuberculosis (TB) Treatment Adherence Among the Urban Poor in India. World Medical & Health Policy. doi:10.1002/wmh3.337
Comments
This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Das Gupta, D., Patel, A., Saxena, D., Koizumi, N., Trivedi, P., Patel, K., Raval, D., King, A. and Chandler, K. (2020), Choice‐Based Reminder Cues: Findings From an mHealth Study to Improve Tuberculosis (TB) Treatment Adherence Among the Urban Poor in India. World Medical & Health Policy. doi:10.1002/wmh3.337, which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1002/wmh3.337. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions.