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Current Trends in Electronic Medication Reminders for Self Care.

Kerry Y Fang¹, Anthony J Maeder², Heidi Bjering¹

¹School of Computing, Engineering and Mathematics, Western Sydney University Campbelltown NSW Australia.

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|October 27, 2016

Summary

Poor medication adherence causes health issues. This review explores electronic medication reminders in self-care, identifying trends in mobile, in-home, and portable devices to improve patient adherence.

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Area of Science:

Health Informatics
Patient Adherence Research
Digital Health Interventions

Background:

Medication non-adherence leads to adverse health outcomes and increased healthcare costs.
Effective strategies are needed to support patients in managing their treatment regimens.
Self-care settings present unique challenges for consistent medication adherence.

Purpose of the Study:

To conduct a literature review on electronic medication reminders for improving medication adherence.
To identify current technological solutions and future trends in electronic reminder systems.
To synthesize findings on the application of electronic reminders in self-care contexts.

Main Methods:

A structured literature search was performed using PubMed.
MeSH terms were utilized to identify relevant publications.
A total of 45 relevant publications were selected for analysis.

Main Results:

Three primary categories of electronic medication reminders were identified: mobile phone-based, in-home devices, and portable reminder devices.
These technologies aim to support patients with medication adherence in daily life.
The review highlights the diversity of electronic solutions available.

Conclusions:

Electronic medication reminders represent a significant area of development in digital health.
Future trends may involve more integrated and personalized reminder systems.
These devices hold promise for enhancing medication adherence in self-care settings.