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Table 5 Satisfaction survey among a sample of patients having received the intervention reminders

From: Text-messaging versus telephone reminders to reduce missed appointments in an academic primary care clinic: a randomized controlled trial

 

General primary care clinic (n = 288)

Substance abuse clinic (n = 85)

n (%)

n (%)

Type of reminder

  

   - Text messaging

89 (30.9)

35 (41.2)

   - Telephone

104 (36.1)

18 (21.2)

   - Text messaging and telephone

95 (33.0)

32 (37.6)

I was disturbed by the reminder

  

   - Text messaging

1 (0.5)

2 (3.0)

   - Telephone

0

5 (10.0)

The reminder is useful

  

   - Text messaging

181 (98.4)

60 (88.2)

   - Telephone

196 (98.5)

42 (85.7)

I recommend the use of a systematic reminder

  

   - Text messaging

211 (77.6)

74 (88.1)

   - Telephone

192 (70.3)

40 (52.6)