Digital Medication Adherence Support: Could Healthcare Providers Recommend Mobile Health Apps?

Article Article scientifique Article Digital Medication Adherence Support: Could Healthcare Providers Recommend Mobile Health Apps? eng 2021 author Backes Claudine 873534 author Moyano Carla 837136 author Rimaud Camille 823170 author Bienvenu Christine author Schneider Voirol Marie Paule 0000-0002-7557-9278 604314 10.3389/fmedt.2020.616242 2673-3129 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmedt.2020.616242/full Adherence to prescribed medication is suboptimal in 50% of the chronic population,resulting in negative medical and economic outcomes. With the widespread use of mobilephones worldwide, medication adherence apps for mobile phones become promisingmedication adherence aids thanks to simplicity, user-friendliness, and accessibility forthe public. Yet, until today, there is insufficient evidencein favor of using mobilehealth (mHealth) apps to increase medication adherence. This study aims to developa methodology for scientific and end-user (patient) mHealthevaluation (a) to identifymedication adherence apps search terms, (b) to evaluate identified apps based onscientific criteria, and (c) to report best smartphone apps evaluated by patients. mHealth eHealth Chronic diseases Pharmacists Dewey 615 31 Section des sciences pharmaceutiques 17 false 1344 Adhésion thérapeutique et interprofessionnalité Frontiers in Medical Technology 2 685ff133-bbce-4068-81a8-7fa8f5f835e5 Article (Published version) Public fmedt-02-616242.pdf 1027380 application/pdf openAccess Faculté des sciences / Section des sciences pharmaceutiques

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