Medication Adherence Patterns in Rheumatic Diseases: A Behavioral Trial

"Patients in the first intervention arm will participate in a goal-setting exercise during which they will identify which habit they want to link their medication-taking to. Patients will also receive text messages reminding them of the habit they decided to link to their medication-taking.~Finally, patients will also select a charity to which a donation will be made every time the bottle is opened. The research team will donate $0.50 every day that the patient takes their medication as prescribed. A research assistant will place a sticker with the charity logo under the pill bottle cap so that the patient is reminded of the donation every time they take the medication. Additionally, the patient will receive texts every 4 days summarizing how much money was donated on their behalf."

"Patients in the second intervention arm will participate in a goal-setting exercise during which they will identify which habit they want to link their medication-taking to. Finally, patients will also select a charity to which a donation will be made every time the bottle is opened. The research team will donate $0.50 every day that the patient takes their medication as prescribed. A research assistant will place a sticker with the charity logo under the pill bottle cap so that the patient is reminded of the donation every time they take the medication. Additionally, the patient will receive texts every 4 days summarizing how much money was donated on their behalf.~After 6 weeks, patients who demonstrate an adherence under 80% to study medications (as measured by the electronic pill bottle) will begin receiving text messages reminding them of their selected cue."