Medication Adherence

A recent report by the World Health Organization (WHO) revealed that 50% of patients with chronic disease do not take their medication as prescribed.  Poor medication adherence leads to increasingly poor health outcomes for patients and has a significant negative economic impact on healthcare resources.  Readily-available communications technology can provide real-time information and feedback to patients, to support improved medication adherence.

Center for Connected Health Models of Care

Hypertension Adherence

This trial will evaluate the effect of communications technology, providing real-time information to patients, on adherence to medication. The aims of the trial are to increase drug adherence, to create and use a novel and automated feedback loop and to demonstrate patient satisfaction with this service.

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Sunscreen Adherence

The aim of this trial is to assess the effect of text-message reminders delivered via cell phone on adherence to sunscreen application.

Center for Connected Health Models of Care

Hypertension Adherence

This trial will evaluate the effect of communications technology, providing real-time information to patients, on adherence to medication. The aims of the trial are to increase drug adherence, to create and use a novel and automated feedback loop and to demonstrate patient satisfaction with this service.

1 Comment

Sunscreen Adherence

The aim of this trial is to assess the effect of text-message reminders delivered via cell phone on adherence to sunscreen application.

Stories

Stan Grzybek

Stan says that the orb that serves to remind him to take his blood pressure medication is also working to get his family members more involved and aware of his medical care.

Stories

Stan Grzybek

Stan says that the orb that serves to remind him to take his blood pressure medication is also working to get his family members more involved and aware of his medical care.

Research Materials & External Resources

Medication nonadherence: an unrecognized cardiovascular risk factor

Nonadherence with prescribed drug regimens is a pervasive medical problem. Multiple variables affecting physicians and patients contribute to nonadherence, which negatively affects treatment outcomes. In patients with hypertension, medication nonadherence is a significant, often unrecognized, risk factor that contributes to poor blood pressure control.

September 2007 | Munger MA, Van Tassell BW, LaFleur J

Hypertension Intervention Nurse Telemedicine Study (HINTS): testing a multifactorial tailored behavioral/educational and a medication management intervention for blood pressure control

The authors describe a study that tests 3 different interventions in a randomized controlled trial using home BP telemedicine monitoring.

June 2007 | Bosworth HB, Olsen MK, McCant F, Harrelson M, Gentry P, Rose C, Goldstein MK, Hoffman BB, Powers B, Oddone EZ

Telemonitoring of medication adherence in patients with schizophrenia

The aim of this study was to assess the impact of telemonitoring of medication adherence on symptomatology and service use in patients with schizophrenia.

December 2005 | Frangou S, Sachpazidis I, Stassinakis A, Sakas G

Interventions for enhancing medication adherence (Review)

The authors updated a review summarizing the results of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of interventions to help patients follow prescriptions for medications for medical problems, including mental disorders but not addictions.

2005 | Haynes RB, Yao X, Degani A, Kripalani S, Garg A, McDonald HP

Enhancing Patient Adherence

The American Pharmacists Association (APhA) convened a roundtable discussion on patient adherence programs.

October 2004 | American Pharmacists Association

Adherence To Long-Term Therapies: Evidence for Action

This report is part of the work of the Adherence to Long-term Therapies Project, a global initiative launched in 2001 by the Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health Cluster of the World Health Organization.

July 2003 | World Health Organization

Research Materials & External Resources

Medication nonadherence: an unrecognized cardiovascular risk factor

Nonadherence with prescribed drug regimens is a pervasive medical problem. Multiple variables affecting physicians and patients contribute to nonadherence, which negatively affects treatment outcomes. In patients with hypertension, medication nonadherence is a significant, often unrecognized, risk factor that contributes to poor blood pressure control.

September 2007 | Munger MA, Van Tassell BW, LaFleur J

Hypertension Intervention Nurse Telemedicine Study (HINTS): testing a multifactorial tailored behavioral/educational and a medication management intervention for blood pressure control

The authors describe a study that tests 3 different interventions in a randomized controlled trial using home BP telemedicine monitoring.

June 2007 | Bosworth HB, Olsen MK, McCant F, Harrelson M, Gentry P, Rose C, Goldstein MK, Hoffman BB, Powers B, Oddone EZ

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Report touts 'med-op' technology for older adultsInformation technology is key to improving medication-related errors and improving medication adherence among older adults, according to a recent report by the Center for Technology and Aging.
Monday, December 28, 2009 | Healthcare IT News
Medicine Bottles Get Net ConnectionA new pill bottle cap with a wireless Internet connection flashes when it's time to take a pill and even calls forgetful patients with reminders.
Friday, November 20, 2009 | InformationWeek
A Jewish Mother in Your Cell PhoneHow nagging text messages can make you healthier and richer.
Wednesday, November 11, 2009 | Newsweek
Textual healingCompany uses text-message reminders to ensure patients take medication.
Monday, November 9, 2009 | The Daily Orange
Texting as a Health Tool for Teenagers Researchers at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York found that text message reminders helped young liver transplant patients better adhere to their medication regimen.
Thursday, November 5, 2009 | New York Times
The 'Nana' generationAs the American population ages and grandparents become more tech-savvy, a growing number of manufacturers are designing souped-up -- or stripped-down -- gadgets for the senior set.
Saturday, May 16, 2009 | Ana Veciana-Suarez
Cell Phones Monitor TB Drug ComplianceA small pilot study in Nairobi, Kenya, found success with using video from cell phones to monitor tuberculosis patients taking their medications.
Monday, March 23, 2009 | Joseph Goedert
New Study Finds Text-Messaging Reminders Effective in Improving Adherence to Sunscreen UseJoseph C. Kvedar, MD presented findings of the Center's study that showed text messaging reminders were effective in improving sunscreen usage, this week at the 67th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology in San Francisco.
Thursday, March 5, 2009 | PRNewswire
It's time to take your medicineCambridge start-up says its high-tech gadget can help save lives, cut healthcare costs, boost pharmacies' business.
Monday, November 17, 2008 | The Boston Globe
Vital medicineVitality's Web-connected, glowing bottle cap reminds patients to take their pills, potentially saving millions of dollars in healthcare costs.
Tuesday, November 11, 2008 | Fortune Magazine
Keeping Your Own Health Chart, Online Zume Life, of San Jose, Calif., is testing a small hand-held device, the Zuri, that prompts users to take their pills on schedule and to keep track of health-related matters like diet and exercise.
Saturday, October 11, 2008 | The New York Times
Video game on a 'Re-Mission' to help kids with cancerA recent study found that young adults with cancer who played an online video game, called Re-Mission, were slightly more likely to take their prescribed antibiotics.
Sunday, August 3, 2008 | USA Today
Doctor's text nagging prods teens to take medsPilot program reminds busy, chronically ill kids to take daily doses.
Monday, May 12, 2008 | MSNBC
Scientists test device to track medication adherence in patients with HIV/AIDSA breath-monitoring device developed by UF scientists and Xhale allows patients to participate in a type of virtual DOT (directly observed therapy) from home.
Monday, April 21, 2008 | University of Florida News
Getting Meds Reminders by Phone Verizon Wireless is offering an application designed to offer consumers drug information and medication reminders on their smart phones.
Friday, April 18, 2008 | Health Data Management
Meds Monitoring Vendor Gets GrantLeap of Faith Technologies has received a nearly $1 million grant from the National Institute on Aging to further develop its smart phone-based medication monitoring system.
Tuesday, April 8, 2008 | Health Data Management
Improving Medication AdherenceA group of 76 HIV patients achieved an 89.5% medication adherence rate—much higher than average--by using "smart" pillboxes from Rockville, Md.-based InforMedix Holdings Inc.
Wednesday, March 26, 2008 | Health Data Management
'Smart' pillbox helps patients rememberMed-eMonitor is connected to a drug database through the patient's phone line and is programmed remotely via the Internet. A large-print message pops up on the display screen as a voice announces when a pill is to be taken, reminds the patient when doses are missed, and alerts to potentially dangerous medication interactions.
Thursday, March 20, 2008 | USA Today
MIT's smart pillbox targets TBMIT researchers have developed a new strategy to help TB patients follow the six-month regimen of daily doses of medication.
Monday, March 3, 2008 | PhysOrg.com
System Enables Care by Mobile PhoneAction Healthcare Management care managers will use Web-based two-way messaging that can be used on various mobile phones to deliver personalized reminders for medications, appointments and other health monitoring needs to patients' mobile phones.
Thursday, January 31, 2008 | Health Data Management
America's Other Drug Problem Poor Medication AdherenceThe National Council on Patient Information and Education (NCPIE) today released a 10-step action plan to reduce the adverse health and economic consequences associated with this growing public health threat.
Wednesday, August 1, 2007 | Marketwire
Millions skip meds, don't take pills correctlyHalf of patients with chronic illnesses skip doses, study finds.
Monday, July 30, 2007 | MSNBC.com
Take your medicine: Strategies for sticking to a drug regimenTuesday, May 22, 2007 | The Wall Street Journal OnlineSmart pillbox for forgetful patientsKvedar is studying a new system that uses an electronic pillbox and a color-changing globe to help people remember whether they have taken their daily dose of medication.
Thursday, March 29, 2007 | Ivanhoe Broadcast News
Dude, It's Time To Take Your MedicineHypertension patients participating in a new telemedicine drug study will soon be seeing glowing colors. No, the changing hues aren't a side effect of the medicine, but rather a reminder for high-blood pressure patients to take their daily pills
Tuesday, October 3, 2006 | InformationWeek
 

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