Cochrane · systematic review · CD007458
Mobile phone messaging reminders for attendance at healthcare appointments
Gurol‐Urganci, I, de Jongh, T, Vodopivec‐Jamsek, V, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2013 · Cochrane Library
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
8
current version
GRADE rated
4
No studies
4
Included studies
NR
No studies 4 · 50%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 2 · 25%Moderate 2 · 25%High 0 · 0%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
Questions and results
Current version onlyMobile phone text message reminders compared to no reminders for patients with scheduled healthcare appointments
Population: Patients with healthcare appointments
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Attendance rate at healthcare appointments Mobile phone text message reminders vs no reminders | RR 1.14 [1.03, 1.26] | 7 studies · 5841 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Other outcomes Mobile phone text message reminders vs no reminders | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Mobile phone message text reminders plus postal reminders compared to postal reminders alone for patients with scheduled healthcare appointments
Population: Patients with healthcare appointments
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Attendance rate at healthcare appointments Mobile phone message text reminders plus postal reminders vs postal reminders alone | RR 1.1 [1.02, 1.19] | 1 study · 291 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Other outcomes Mobile phone message text reminders plus postal reminders vs postal reminders alone | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Mobile phone message reminders compared to phone call reminders for patients with scheduled healthcare appointments
Population: patients with healthcare appointments
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Attendance rate at healthcare appointments Mobile phone message reminders vs phone call reminders | RR 0.99 [0.95, 1.02] | 3 studies · 2509 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Costs Mobile phone message reminders vs phone call reminders | no estimate extracted | 55 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Adverse outcomes Mobile phone message reminders vs phone call reminders | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Other outcomes Mobile phone message reminders vs phone call reminders | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Mobile phone text message reminders compared to no reminders for patients with healthcare appointments
Population: patients with healthcare appointments
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Attendance rate at healthcare appointments Mobile phone text message reminders vs no reminders | RR 1.1 [1.03, 1.17] | 3 studies · 2313 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Other outcomes Mobile phone text message reminders vs no reminders | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Mobile phone message text reminders plus postal reminders compared to postal reminders alone for patients with scheduled healthcare appointments
Population: Patients with healthcare appointments
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Attendance rate at healthcare appointments Mobile phone message text reminders plus postal reminders vs postal reminders alone | RR 1.1 [1.02, 1.19] | 1 study · 291 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Other outcomes Mobile phone message text reminders plus postal reminders vs postal reminders alone | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Mobile phone message reminders compared to phone call reminders for patients with healthcare appointments
Population: patients with healthcare appointments
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Attendance rate at healthcare appointments Mobile phone message reminders vs phone call reminders | RR 0.99 [0.95, 1.03] | 2 studies · 1887 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Costs Mobile phone message reminders vs phone call reminders | no estimate extracted | 55 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Other outcomes Mobile phone message reminders vs phone call reminders | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |