ArticleFrontiers in medical technology2020
Digital Medication Adherence Support: Could Healthcare Providers Recommend Mobile Health Apps?
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- Evaluating the Effectiveness of Mobile Apps on Medication Adherence for Chronic Conditions: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Pooled it
- Health Information Technology Supporting Adherence Memory Disorder Patients: A Systematic Literature Review.Applied clinical informatics · 2024Pooled it
- Impact of telehealth modalities on medication adherence in older adults with heart disease: Evidence from NHATS.Internet interventions · 2026Article
- Contexts and Mechanisms Related to the Efficacy of Digital Medication Adherence Interventions to Support Medication Adherence Among Adults With Chronic Diseases: Realist Review.Interactive journal of medical research · 2026Review
- Mobile App Rating Scale for Health Care Professionals to Assess the Quality of mHealth Apps: Questionnaire Development and Psychometric Analysis.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2026Article
- Design, implementation, and evaluation of web-based medication management application for polypharmacy adolescents: a mixed methods study.BMC health services research · 2025Article
- A Digital Software Support Platform for Hyperthyroidism Management in South Korea: Markov Simulation Model-Based Cost-Effectiveness Analysis.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2025Article
- Digital interventions in medication adherence: a narrative review of current evidence and challenges.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2025Review
- IoT-based remote monitoring system: A new era for patient engagement.Healthcare technology letters · 2024Review
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- Understanding Patient Perspectives on the Use of Gamification and Incentives in mHealth Apps to Improve Medication Adherence: Qualitative Study.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2024Article
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- A Cross-Sectional Study Identifying Medication Adherence Technologies (MATech) in Sweden Using Behavior Change Techniques.Patient preference and adherence · 2024Article
- Post-transplant education for kidney recipients and their caregivers.Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) · 2023Review
- Modeling the Conversation with Digital Health Assistants in Adherence Apps: Some Considerations on the Similarities and Differences with Familiar Medical Encounters.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Expanding Family Health History to Include Family Medication History.Journal of personalized medicine · 2023Article
- Functions of mHealth Diabetes Apps That Enable the Provision of Pharmaceutical Care: Criteria Development and Evaluation of Popular Apps.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- From Testers to Cocreators-the Value of and Approaches to Successful Patient Engagement in the Development of eHealth Solutions: Qualitative Expert Interview Study.JMIR human factors · 2022Article
- Strategies and Tools for Supporting the Appropriateness of Drug Use in Older People.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Editorial: Social and Administrative Policy in Healthcare and Pharmacy Practice.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
Adherence to prescribed medication is suboptimal in 50% of the chronic population, resulting in negative medical and economic outcomes. With the widespread use of mobile phones worldwide, medication adherence apps for mobile phones become promising medication adherence aids thanks to simplicity, user-friendliness, and accessibility for the public. Yet, until today, there is insufficient evidence in favor of using mobile health (mHealth) apps to increase medication adherence. This study aims to develop a methodology for scientific and end-user (patient) mHealth evaluation (a) to identify medication adherence apps search terms, (b) to evaluate identified apps based on scientific criteria, and (c) to report best smartphone apps evaluated by patients. Search terms were identified
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