A Spanish Pillbox App for Elderly Patients Taking Multiple Medications: Randomized Controlled Trial

Joaquín Mira, José; Navarro, Isabel; Botella, Federico; Borrás, Fernando; Nuño-Solínis, Roberto; Orozco‐Beltrán, Domingo; Iglesias-Alonso, F.; Pérez-Pérez, Pastora; Lorenzo, Susana; Toro, Nuria

doi:10.2196/jmir.3269

Public

A Spanish Pillbox App for Elderly Patients Taking Multiple Medications: Randomized Controlled Trial

Published in Journal of Medical Internet Research • Apr 4, 2014

Authors:

José Joaquín Mira

Isabel Navarro

Federico Botella

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Nonadherence and medication errors are common among patients with complex drug regimens. Apps for smartphones and tablets are effective for improving adherence, but they have not been tested in elderly patients with complex chronic conditions and who typically have less experience with t...

Subject

Medicine

Randomized controlled trial

Medical prescription

Research Assistant

AI chat, annotations, notes & similar papers

Finding related papers...

Discussions

(0)

No comments yet

Be the first to share your thoughts!