Text-messaging program improves outcomes in outpatient cardiovascular rehabilitation
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Text-messaging program improves outcomes in outpatient cardiovascular rehabilitation
BACKGROUND Outpatient cardiac rehabilitation (OP-CR) is a highly beneficial program but vastly under utilized. METHODS The efficacy of a text-messaging program was analyzed to determine if implementation could improve number of OP-CR sessions completed. All patients enrolled in OP-CR from July 2011 through December 2012 were invited to join a text-messaging program on their first visit. The p...
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عنوان ژورنال: IJC Heart & Vasculature
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2352-9067
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcha.2015.04.002