Why the study?
High-quality evidence regarding SMS text messaging for lifestyle and cardiovascular risk factor self-management was lacking, particularly in Asian populations with unique demographic characteristics.
Does a 1-way SMS text messaging program improve physiological risk factors and lifestyle behaviors in patients who underwent their first PCI?
Population
879 patients who underwent their first PCI at 2 university hospitals in the Republic of Korea
Comparison
Standard care plus website access and 4 weekly SMS text messages vs standard care alone
Design
Parallel, single-blinded, 1:1 randomized controlled trial
Follow-up
6 months
Authors
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Should not be counted on to lower LDL-C, SBP or BMI; challenges TEXTME and leaves open objective benefit in Asian post-PCI patients.
Does a 1-way SMS text messaging program improve physiological risk factors and lifestyle behaviors in patients who underwent their first PCI?
A 6-month SMS text messaging intervention in post-PCI patients improved lifestyle behaviors and medication adherence but did not significantly reduce physiological risk factors such as LDL-C, SBP, and BMI.
Bae et al. (2021) studied this question.
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