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- Mobile phone text message reminders vs no reminders · Attendance rate at healthcare appointments
  Mobile phone messaging reminders for attendance at healthcare appointments 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 1.14 [1.03, 1.26]
  7 studies · 5841 participants
  Moderate
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- Mobile phone message reminders vs phone call reminders · Attendance rate at healthcare appointments
  Mobile phone messaging reminders for attendance at healthcare appointments 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.99 [0.95, 1.02]
  3 studies · 2509 participants
  Moderate
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- Mobile phone message text reminders plus postal reminders vs postal reminders alone · Attendance rate at healthcare appointments
  Mobile phone messaging reminders for attendance at healthcare appointments 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 1.1 [1.02, 1.19]
  1 study · 291 participants
  Low
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- Mobile phone text message reminders vs no reminders · Other outcomes
  Mobile phone messaging reminders for attendance at healthcare appointments 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found
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- Mobile phone message reminders vs phone call reminders · Other outcomes
  Mobile phone messaging reminders for attendance at healthcare appointments 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

Mobile phone message reminders vs phone call reminders

Attendance rate at healthcare appointments · patients with healthcare appointments

Mobile phone message reminders showed no clear difference in attendance rate at healthcare appointments compared with phone call reminders (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Mobile phone messaging reminders for attendance at healthcare appointments 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.99 [0.95, 1.02]
3 studies · 2509 participants
Moderate

Mobile phone message reminders vs phone call reminders

Costs · patients with healthcare appointments

1 finding from 1 review

Mobile phone messaging reminders for attendance at healthcare appointments 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
55 participants
Low

Mobile phone message reminders vs phone call reminders

Adverse outcomes · patients with healthcare appointments

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Mobile phone messaging reminders for attendance at healthcare appointments 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Mobile phone message reminders vs phone call reminders

Other outcomes · patients with healthcare appointments

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Mobile phone messaging reminders for attendance at healthcare appointments 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Mobile phone message reminders vs no reminders

Attendance rate at healthcare appointments · patients with healthcare appointments

Mobile phone text message reminders probably leads to higher attendance rate at healthcare appointments compared with no reminders (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Mobile phone messaging reminders for attendance at healthcare appointments 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.14 [1.03, 1.26]
7 studies · 5841 participants
Moderate

Mobile phone message reminders vs no reminders

Other outcomes · patients with healthcare appointments

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Mobile phone messaging reminders for attendance at healthcare appointments 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Mobile phone message text reminders plus postal reminders vs postal reminders alone

Attendance rate at healthcare appointments · patients with healthcare appointments

Mobile phone message text reminders plus postal reminders may leads to higher attendance rate at healthcare appointments compared with postal reminders alone (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Mobile phone messaging reminders for attendance at healthcare appointments 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.1 [1.02, 1.19]
1 study · 291 participants
Low

Mobile phone message text reminders plus postal reminders vs postal reminders alone

Other outcomes · patients with healthcare appointments

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Mobile phone messaging reminders for attendance at healthcare appointments 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found