Ischemic Heart Disease. Other forms of chronic ischaemic heart disease
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Sending follow-up SMSs for the patients after angioplasty, containing educational subjects, reminders regarding refer time and drug use (five times a week at 10 o’clock in the morning
Sending follow-up SMSs for the patients after angioplasty, containing educational subjects, reminders regarding refer time and drug use (five times a week at 10 o’clock in the morning except Thursdays
routine follow up for control group
Sponsors
Vice Chancellor for Research (VCR) of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: Patients in range of 18 to 65 years old with diagnosis of acute coronary syndrome referred to Cardiac Clinic of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences; Patients who have gone under angioplasty for at least one month before the study; With the ability to read SMSs; Samples are selected by own tendency; Have a mobile phone and have the ability to use it; Not participating in a similar study like the current one; Exclusion criteria: Not willing to participate in the study; Not having a mobile phone; Referrals to other treatment centers during the study; Not able to read the SMSs; not being accessible after 12 weeks (eg. travelling aboard); Having cognitive impairment, based on patients records
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria:
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Illness perception. Timepoint: Before the beginning of intervention and soon as the end of intervention at the end of the third month. Method of measurement: Brief illness perception questionaire.;Medication adherence. Timepoint: Before the beginning of intervention and soon as the end of intervention at the end of the third month. Method of measurement: Morisky medication adherence questionaire. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactDr Atefeh Allahbakhshian
Tabriz University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed