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Trial reportJMIR human factors2025

Satisfaction and Usability of a Commercially Available Medication Adherence App (Medisafe) Among Medically Underserved Patients With Chronic Illnesses: Survey Study.

Christa Hartch, Mary S Dietrich, B Jeanette Lancaster, Shelagh A Mulvaney, Deonni P Stolldorf

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Trial report in JMIR human factors, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05098743 (The Influence of a Medication Adherence Smartphone Application on Medication Adherence in Chronic Illness), which is not on this map. Cited by 1 paper.

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2 · The registry

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NCT05098743 nacompletednot on this map

The Influence of a Medication Adherence Smartphone Application on Medication Adherence in Chronic Illness

TypeinterventionalSponsorVanderbilt UniversityRan2021 to 2022Enrolled65ConditionsMedication Adherence, Self EfficacyArmsMedisafe smartphone mobile application, Printed medication list
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Christa Hartch *School of Nursing and Health Sciences, Manhattanville University, Purchase, NY, United States.ORCID 0000-0003-3267-6948
Mary S Dietrich *School of Nursing, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, United States.ORCID 0000-0003-4474-0767
B Jeanette Lancaster *Sadie Heath Cabiness Professor and Dean Emerita, School of Nursing, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, United States.ORCID 0009-0005-1929-8737
Shelagh A Mulvaney *School of Nursing, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, United States.ORCID 0000-0003-1622-6744
Deonni P Stolldorf *School of Nursing, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-1352-5397

Funding

Vanderbilt Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (VICTR) -Identifying correlates of functional immunity in SARS-CoV-2 convalescent plasmaUL1TR002243 · NCATS · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI Paul A. Harris, Wesley H Self · 2017 to 2026
$130.7M
The Vanderbilt Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (VICTR)UL1TR000445 · NCATS · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI BERNARD, GORDON RAPHAEL · 2012 to 2016
$41.4M
NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR000445NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR002243
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundResearch supports the use of mobile phone apps to promote medication adherence, but the use of and satisfaction with these apps among medically underserved patients with chronic illnesses remain unclear.

objectiveThis study reports on the overall use of and satisfaction with a medication adherence app (Medisafe) in a medically underserved population.

methodsMedically underserved adults who received care for one or more chronic illnesses at a federally qualified health center (FQHC) were randomized to an intervention group in a larger randomized controlled trial and used the app for 1 month (n=30), after which they completed a web-based survey. Objective data on app usage were provided as secondary data by the app company.

resultsThe participants were very satisfied with the app, with all participants (30/30, 100%) somewhat or strongly agreeing that they would recommend the app to family and friends. Participants strongly agreed (28/30, 93%) that the reminders helped them remember to take their medications at the correct time each day, and they (28/30, 93%) found the app easy to use. Additional features accessed by some included educational features and the adherence report. Participants noted the helpfulness of having a medication list on their phones, and some used it during medication reconciliation at doctor visits. Use of the Medfriend feature, which alerts a social support person if a medication is missed, was low (n=2), but those who used it were very positive about the feature.

conclusionsA commercially available medication adherence app was found to be useful by participants, and they were satisfied with the app and the additional features provided. The use of medication adherence mobile phone apps has the potential to positively influence chronic disease management in a medically underserved population on a large scale.

trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov NCT05098743; https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05098743.

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Medication AdherenceMobile ApplicationsPatient SatisfactionAdultAgedChronic DiseaseFemaleHumansMaleMedically Underserved AreaMiddle AgedReminder SystemsSurveys and Questionnairesappchronic diseasehealth disparitiesmedically underservedmedication adherencemHealthmobile phonesatisfactionusage

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