Table 4.
Perceived helpfulness of the intervention program and user feedback.
| Characteristics | Total, n (%) | Shanghai, n (%) | Hainan, n (%) | |
| Helpful in | ||||
| Medication adherence (n=152) | 123 (80.9) | 68 (74.7) | 55 (90.2) | |
| Healthy diet (n=173) | 132 (76.3) | 69 (75.8) | 63 (76.8) | |
| Exercise (n=173) | 115 (66.5) | 53 (58.2) | 62 (75.6) | |
| Smoking cessation (n=23) | 14 (60.9) | 3(30.0) | 11 (84.6) | |
| Communication with physicians (n=173) | 129 (74.6) | 59 (64.8) | 70 (85.4) | |
| Preferred way of receiving messages (n=171) | ||||
| Text messages | 111 (64.9) | 84 (92.3) | 27 (33.8) | |
| Voice calls | 57 (33.3) | 4 (4.4) | 53 (66.3) | |
| Other | 3 (1.8) | 3 (3.3) | 0 | |
| Preferred time of receiving messages (n=173) | ||||
| 8:00-11:59 AM | 73 (42.2) | 40 (44.0) | 33 (40.2) | |
| 12:00-12:59 PM | 3 (1.7) | 2 (2.2) | 1 (1.2) | |
| 1:00-4:59 PM | 14 (8.1) | 5 (5.5) | 9 (11.0) | |
| 5:00-9:00 PM | 24 (13.9) | 9 (9.9) | 15 (18.3) | |
| Does not matter | 59 (34.1) | 35 (38.5) | 24 (29.3) | |
| Preferred frequency of receiving messages (n=171) | ||||
| ≥Twice/day | 3 (1.8) | 2 (2.2) | 1 (1.3) | |
| Once/day | 42 (24.6) | 31 (34.1) | 11 (13.8) | |
| 5-6 times/week | 8 (4.7) | 6 (6.6) | 2 (2.5) | |
| 3-4 times/week | 17 (9.9) | 9 (9.9) | 8 (10.0) | |
| 1-2 times/week | 68 (39.8) | 29 (31.9) | 39 (48.8) | |
| 1-3 times/month | 33 (19.3) | 14 (15.4) | 19 (23.8) | |
| Receiving messages in (n=170) | ||||
| One-way only | 59 (34.7) | 46 (50.5) | 13 (16.5) | |
| Two-way | 111 (65.3) | 45 (49.5) | 66 (83.5) | |
| Satisfaction toward the program (n=172) | 153 (89.0) | 75 (82.4) | 78 (96.3) | |