Text Messaging for Cardiovascular Risk Prevention in Psoriasis

In adults with psoriasis, does a 6-month lifestyle-focused text-messaging program improve patient activation compared with usual care?In this randomized clinical trial of 111 adults with psoriasis, participants receiving the text-messaging intervention had statistically significant higher 13-item Patient Activation Measure scores at 6 months than those receiving usual care.Low-intensity text messaging may be a scalable adjunct to support cardiovascular risk self-management in adults with psoriasis.

Corresponding Author: Annika Smith, MBBS, MPHTM, PhD, Westmead Applied Research Centre (WARC), Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Hawkesbury Road, Westmead, Sydney, NSW 2145, Australia (asmi3525@uni.sydney.edu.au).

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