Feasibility and Preliminary Outcomes of a Web and Smartphone–Based Medication Self-Management Platform for Chronically Ill Patients

Autor: Ethel Sequeira, Marina Rovira-Illamola, Jose Miguel Sotoca-Momblona, Helena Anglada-Martínez, M. Angels Moreno, Carles Codina-Jané, Valentin Aragunde, Marta Catalan, Maite Martin-Conde
Rok vydání: 2016
Předmět:
Adult
Male
medicine.medical_specialty
020205 medical informatics
Concordance
Medicine (miscellaneous)
HIV Infections
Health Informatics
02 engineering and technology
computer.software_genre
Health outcomes
Health informatics
Medication Adherence
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Health Information Management
Intervention (counseling)
Health care
0202 electrical engineering
electronic engineering
information engineering
medicine
Humans
Prospective Studies
030212 general & internal medicine
Aged
Dyslipidemias
Heart Failure
Internet
business.industry
Cardiovascular Agents
Middle Aged
medicine.disease
Mobile Applications
Self Care
Anti-Retroviral Agents
Cardiovascular Diseases
Patient Satisfaction
Chronic Disease
Hypertension
Physical therapy
Population study
Female
Smartphone
Data mining
business
computer
Dyslipidemia
Information Systems
Self-medication
Zdroj: Journal of Medical Systems. 40
ISSN: 1573-689X
0148-5598
Popis: The aim of this study was to assess the feasibility and preliminary outcomes of a medication self-management platform for chronically ill patients, Medplan. We performed a 6-month single-arm prospective pre-post intervention study of patients receiving treatment for hypertension and/or dyslipidemia and/or heart failure and/or human immunodeficiency virus infection. During the pre-intervention phase, participants were followed according to their usual care; during the intervention phase, they used Medplan. We evaluated adherence, health outcomes, healthcare resources and measured the satisfaction of patients and health care professionals. The study population comprised 42 patients. No differences were found in adherence to medication measured by proportion of days covered with medication (PDC). However, when adherence was measured using the SMAQ, the percentage of adherent patients improved during the intervention phase (p
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