The teenager’s cell phone rang telling him he was getting a text message. He opened it and read, “Hi. Remember to take your medication.” Then he closed his phone and went back to whatever it was he was doing. And oh yes, he also took his asthma medication.
This is a daily occurrence for some teenagers who have asthma. They’re patients of Dr. Maria Britto at the Children’s Hospital Medical Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. Britto is a primary care physician working in the Division of Adolescent Medicine and the Center for Innovation in Chronic Disease Care. Britto, Jennifer Knopf, who is a project specialist, and others are developing new ways to deliver healthcare and to communicate with teens who have chronic illnesses. A common problem for many teens is medication adherence (or lack thereof). Knopf says that teens often forget to take their medication or, if they do remember, plan on taking it later. According to Knopf, the daily text message reminders are a way to get teens to stop for a second and say, “Hey, I need to take my medication."
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