Background Many patients experience difficulties in adhering to long-term treatment.
Although patients' reasons for not being adherent are diverse, one of the most commonly …

Background Adherence to chronic therapy is a key determinant of patient health outcomes in
chronic disease. However, only about 50% of patients adhere to chronic therapy. One of the …

Background Chronic disease patients often face multiple challenges from difficult
comorbidities. Smartphone health technology can be used to help them manage their …

Importance Medication nonadherence, which has been estimated to affect 28% to 31% of
US patients with hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and diabetes, may be improved by electronic …

Background Given the ubiquity of mobile phones, their use to support healthcare in the
Indian context is inevitable. It is however necessary to assess end-user perceptions …

BACKGROUND: Poor adherence to oral antidiabetics has a negative influence on
glycaemic control in type 2 diabetes patients. Real Time Medication Monitoring (RTMM) …

Background: Real-time adherence monitoring is now possible through medication storage
devices equipped with cellular technology. We assessed the effect of triggered cell phone …

Despite the increased availability of smartphones and health applications (apps), little is
known about smartphone technology and apps for implementation in health promotion …

Background Medication non-adherence leads to a vast range of negative outcomes in
patients with coronary artery disease. An automated web-based system managing short …

Integration of in-person contacts with technology-driven medication adherence reminders,
electronic medication reconciliation, and pharmaceutical databases may improve …