Acceptability of short message service (SMS) as a tool for malaria treatment adherence in the Brazilian Amazon: a qualitative study
ABSTRACT Background: Malaria is one of the leading causes of morbidity worldwide, and patient adherence to prescribed antimalarials is essential for effective treatment. Methods: This cross-sectional study, with in-depth telephone interviews, analyzed participants’ perceptions of short message servi...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:d3c3f288266a48faa0bb8901ce4a1874 2023-06-11T04:09:14+02:00 Acceptability of short message service (SMS) as a tool for malaria treatment adherence in the Brazilian Amazon: a qualitative study Sheila Rodovalho Ádila Liliane Barros Dias Maria Paz Ade Diego Macias Saint-Gerons Jose Luis Castro Andrea Beratarrechea Felipe Leão Gomes Murta Alicia Cacau Patrine dos Santos Leonardo Lincoln Gomes Marques Vanderson Souza Sampaio Djane Clarys Baia-da-Silva Wuelton Marcelo Monteiro 2023-05-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0616-2022 https://doaj.org/article/d3c3f288266a48faa0bb8901ce4a1874 EN eng Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822023000100609&lng=en&tlng=en http://www.scielo.br/pdf/rsbmt/v56/1678-9849-rsbmt-56-e0616-2022.pdf https://doaj.org/toc/1678-9849 1678-9849 doi:10.1590/0037-8682-0616-2022 https://doaj.org/article/d3c3f288266a48faa0bb8901ce4a1874 Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, Vol 56 (2023) Malaria SMS Medication adherence Malaria treatment Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 article 2023 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0616-2022 2023-05-28T00:37:06Z ABSTRACT Background: Malaria is one of the leading causes of morbidity worldwide, and patient adherence to prescribed antimalarials is essential for effective treatment. Methods: This cross-sectional study, with in-depth telephone interviews, analyzed participants’ perceptions of short message service (SMS) in adherence to treatment. Results: Five thematic categories emerged: decreased forgetfulness, the novelty of the tool, easy-to-understand language, the impact of SMS messages during treatment, and suggestions for improvement and complaints. Conclusions: SMS could assist patients in adhering to prescribed antimalarials. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical 56 |
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ABSTRACT Background: Malaria is one of the leading causes of morbidity worldwide, and patient adherence to prescribed antimalarials is essential for effective treatment. Methods: This cross-sectional study, with in-depth telephone interviews, analyzed participants’ perceptions of short message service (SMS) in adherence to treatment. Results: Five thematic categories emerged: decreased forgetfulness, the novelty of the tool, easy-to-understand language, the impact of SMS messages during treatment, and suggestions for improvement and complaints. Conclusions: SMS could assist patients in adhering to prescribed antimalarials. |
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Sheila Rodovalho Ádila Liliane Barros Dias Maria Paz Ade Diego Macias Saint-Gerons Jose Luis Castro Andrea Beratarrechea Felipe Leão Gomes Murta Alicia Cacau Patrine dos Santos Leonardo Lincoln Gomes Marques Vanderson Souza Sampaio Djane Clarys Baia-da-Silva Wuelton Marcelo Monteiro |
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Sheila Rodovalho Ádila Liliane Barros Dias Maria Paz Ade Diego Macias Saint-Gerons Jose Luis Castro Andrea Beratarrechea Felipe Leão Gomes Murta Alicia Cacau Patrine dos Santos Leonardo Lincoln Gomes Marques Vanderson Souza Sampaio Djane Clarys Baia-da-Silva Wuelton Marcelo Monteiro |
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Acceptability of short message service (SMS) as a tool for malaria treatment adherence in the Brazilian Amazon: a qualitative study |
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Acceptability of short message service (SMS) as a tool for malaria treatment adherence in the Brazilian Amazon: a qualitative study |
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Acceptability of short message service (SMS) as a tool for malaria treatment adherence in the Brazilian Amazon: a qualitative study |
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Acceptability of short message service (SMS) as a tool for malaria treatment adherence in the Brazilian Amazon: a qualitative study |
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Acceptability of short message service (SMS) as a tool for malaria treatment adherence in the Brazilian Amazon: a qualitative study |
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acceptability of short message service (sms) as a tool for malaria treatment adherence in the brazilian amazon: a qualitative study |
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