Table 2

Participants' opinion regarding the set-up, timing, and accuracy of reminder calls


Survey Responses:

Yes
No
Don't Remember
Interview questions:
N
%
N
%
N
%

A. Did you understand what the automated telephone call was about?
17
44.7
21
55.3


B. Did you receive a reminder call from the IVR system?
28
73.7
10
26.3


The following questions pertain only to those who answered yes to having received a reminder call (n = 28):






C. Did you have any difficulty setting up the time and location of the reminder call?
4
14.3
24
85.7


D. Did the reminder call come in at the time you requested?
8
29.0
6
21.0
14
50.0
E. Was the name of the medication(s) to be refilled correct?1
18
78.3
0
0.0
5
21.7
F. When the reminder call came, had you already refilled your prescription?
20
71.4
8
28.6


G. Did you find the call system helpful for remembering to refill your prescription?
4
14.3
24
85.7



15 participants did not answer this question

Reidel et al. BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2008 8:46   doi:10.1186/1472-6947-8-46