Mobile Directly Observed Therapy: Monitoring and Improving Hydroxyurea Adherence in Pediatric Sickle Cell Patients
Creary S, Gladwin M, Krishnamurti L. Mobile Directly Observed Therapy: Monitoring and Improving Hydroxyurea Adherence in Pediatric Sickle Cell Patients. Blood 2012, 120: 2060. DOI: 10.1182/blood.v120.21.2060.2060.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSickle cell diseaseMedication possession ratioPediatric sickle cell diseaseLaboratory markersPediatric sickle cell patientsMorisky Medication Adherence ScaleAcute chest syndromeFrequent pain crisesHemoglobin F percentageHemoglobin SS diseasePrescription refill recordsMedication Adherence ScaleAnti-tuberculosis therapyPoor medication adherenceLarge clinical trialsRed blood cell disordersSelf-reported adherenceSickle cell patientsBlood cell disordersDOT participantsHU adherenceChest syndromePain crisisMedication ingestionPossession ratio