2.4. Inclusion criteria
IBD, UC
DISEASE, RECRUITMENT
The study included patients diagnosed with UC who, during the recruitment phase, irrespective of the disease activity met all the following criteria: had at least three months of active registration at POP; prescribed with at least one medication to treat UC; aged 18 or over; able to answer the research instruments; who were assisted by the IBD outpatient clinics at two reference centers; who had a cell phone; and were classified as non-adherent according to Morisky-Green-Levine Test (MGLT).